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American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick — John Shaqi

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American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick

Name: American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Author: American National Red Cross

American National Red Cross

Home nursing; Hygiene; Nurses; Nursing

J. A. D.


ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I wish to express my gratitude to those who have so kindly helped in the
work of preparing the present edition. Thanks are especially due to
Professor Isabel Stewart, Miss Anna C. Jamme, Professor Curtis M.
Hilliard, Professor Maurice Bigelow, Miss Katharine Lord, Miss Josephine
Goldmark, and Miss Evelyn Walker.

A. H. S.




CONTENTS


  PREFACE                                                            v

  INTRODUCTION                                                      xi

  CHAPTER I

                                                                  PAGE

  CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF SICKNESS                                  1

     Communicable diseases, 1. Micro-organisms and bacteria,
     1. Parasites, 3. Structure and development of parasites,
     4. Bacteria, 4. Shape, 4. Size, 5. Motion, 5.
     Multiplication, 5. Spores, 7. Distribution, 8. Protozoa,
     8. Visible parasites, 8. Transmission of pathogenic
     organisms, 9. Defenses of the body, 12. Immunity, 13.
     Vaccination and inoculation, 15. Carriers, 17.
     Non-communicable diseases, 20. Physical examinations, 22.

  CHAPTER II

  HEALTH AND THE HOME                                               27

     Heredity, 27. Hygiene of environment and person, 28.
     Ventilation, 29. Lighting, 32. Cleanliness of houses, 33.
     Garbage, 37. Insects, 38. Sewage, 39. Personal
     cleanliness, 41. Oral hygiene, 44. Treatment of teeth,
     46. Clothing, 47. Food, 48. Elimination, 52. Rest and
     fatigue, 53. Sleep, 55. Recreation, 55.

  CHAPTER III

  BABIES AND THEIR CARE                                             60

     Growth and development, 64. Average size, 64. Muscular
     development, 65. Development of special senses, of
     speech, of teeth, 66. Normal excretions, 67. Clothing,
     68. Sleep, 70. Fresh air, 72. Diet, 72. Intervals of
     feeding, 73. Water, 75. Weaning, 75. Nursing bottles and
     nipples, 75. Tables of diet, 78. Bathing, 78. Eyes, 80.
     Mouth, 81. Nostrils, 81. Genital organs, 81. Development
     of habits, 82. Exercise, 83. Play and toys, 85.

  CHAPTER IV

  INDICATIONS OF SICKNESS                                           88

     Objective symptoms, 92. Temperature, 92. Pulse, 96.
     Respiration, 99. General appearance, 100. Special senses,
     101. Voice, tongue, throat, gums, 102. Cough, 103.
     Appetite, 103. Excretions, 103. Loss of weight, 104.
     Sleep, 104. Mental conditions, 104. Subjective symptoms,
     105. Pain, 105. Records, 107. Tuberculosis, cancer and
     mental illness, 107. Tuberculosis, 109. Cancer, 111.
     Mental illness, 112.

  CHAPTER V

  EQUIPMENT AND CARE OF THE SICK ROOM                              117

     Choice of a sick room, 118. Furnishing, 120. Ventilation,
     123. Heating, 124. Lighting, 124. Cleaning, 126. The
     attendant, 127.

  CHAPTER VI

  BEDS AND BEDMAKING                                               132

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