Byrd’s

(H. L.) Method: the physician’s hands are placed under the middle portion of the child’s back with their ulnar borders in contact and at right angles to the spine. With the thumbs extended, the two extremities of the trunk are carried forward by gentle but firm pre ure, so that they form an angle of 45 degrees with each other in the diaphragmatic region. Then the angle is reversed by carrying backward the shoulders and the nates. Deio’ s Method: the infant is grasped in the left hand, allowing the neck to rest between the thumb and forefinger, the head falling far over backward. The upper portion of the back and scapulae rest in the palm of the hand, the other three fingers being inserted in the axilla of the babe’s left arm, raising it upward and outward. The right hand grasps the babe’s knees, and the lower portion of the body is depre ed to favor inspiration. The movement is reversed to favor expiration, the head, shoulders, and chest being brought forward and the thighs pre ed upon the abdomen. Forest’ s Method: the child is placed on its face and quick, firm pre ure is made on the back; then it is placed in a pail of hot water, and the hands carried upward until the child is suspended by its arms, and mouth-to-mouth insufflation is practised; the arms are then lowered and the body doubled forward; these movements are repeated at the rate of 40 per minute. Hair s Method: by turning the body alternately upon the side or face to compre the chest, and then upon the back to allow the lungs to expand. Howard’’ sMethod: by pre ure upon the lower ribs every few seconds. Bacini’s Method: for resuscitating asphyxiated infants. The child lying on its back, the operator stands at its head, and grasps the axillae, pulling the shoulders forward and upward to compre the thorax, and allowing them to fall in order to expand the chest. Satterthwaite’ s Method: pre ure upon the abdomen alternating with relaxation to allow descent of the diaphragm. Schrceder’ s Method: the babe while in a bath is supported by the operator on the back, its head, arms, and pelvis being allowed to fall backward; a forceful expiration is then effected by bending up the babe over its belly, thereby Method: compre ing the child is the seized thorax. fromSchultze’s behind with both hands, by the shoulders, in such a way that the right index finger of the operator is in the right axilla of the child from behind forward, and the left index finger in the left axilla, the thumbs hanging loosely over the clavicles. The other three fingers hang diagonally downward along the back of the ized thorax. The operator stands with his feet apart and holds the child as above, practically hanging on the index fingers in the first position, with the feet downward, the whole weight resting on the index fingers in the axillae, the head being supported by the ulnar borders of the hands. This is the first inspiratory position. At once the operator swings the child gently forward and upward. When the operator’s hands are somewhat above the horizontal the child is moved gently, so that the lower end of the body falls forward toward its head. The body is not flung over, but moved gently until the lower end rests on the chest. In this position the chest and upper end of the abdomen are compre ed tightly. The child’s thorax rests on the tips of the thumbs of the operator. As a result of this forcible expiration the fluids usually pour out of the nose and mouth of the infant. The child is allowed to rest in this position (the first expiratory position) about one or two seconds. The operator gradually lowers his arms, the child’s body bends back, and he again holds the infant hancfinCT on his index fingers with its feet downward; this is the second inspiratory position. These movements are repeated 15 to 20 times in the minute. Sylvester’s Method consists chiefly of movements of the arms. This method is valuele in asphyxia neon a to rum, owing to non-development of the pectoral muscles. ARTIFICIAL FEEDING OF INFANTS. Q» i/i. Required. Table of Quantity aa S0 fc.y * z f- F.5 j Z r; R H w 2 H Z 0 ^- 2.s z- I oz. 3 st week,... 2 lours. 10 u 2d to 4th week,. 2 9 l£ ozs. 2d to 3d month, 3 n 6 £ - u 3d to 4th month, 3 6 4th to 5th month, 3 6 (( (C 6th month,.. 3 6 4-4* ” ” 3 8th month,... 3 6 4 ” CI a 10th month,.. 3 5 6 5 “” Ary epiglottic iar-e-ep-e-glot’ -ik). Same 3as 8 ” A rytejioepiglottic. ch098.xhtml a 92