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Restorative treatment of the apparently drowned:...Silvester's method of inducing respiration, 1864. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
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Restorative treatment of the apparently drowned:...Silvester's method of inducing respiration, 1864. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Restorative treatment of the apparently drowned: Dr Silvester's method of inducing respiration, 1864. Illustrations for '...instructions for the revival of persons apparently drowned, which the Royal National Life-boat Institution has lately compiled...Inspiration; expiration... The points to be aimed at are - first and immediately, the restoration of breathing; and, secondly, after breathing is restored, the promotion of warmth and circulation. The efforts to restore breathing must be commenced immediately and energetically, and persevered in for one or two hours, or until a medical man has pronounced that life is extinct. Efforts to promote warmth and circulation, beyond removing the wet clothes and drying the skin, must not be made until the first appearance of natural breathing. For if circulation of the blood be induced before breathing has recommenced, the restoration to life will be endangered...If there be only slight breathing or no breathing, or if the breathing fail, then, to excite breathing, turn the patient well and instantly on the side, supporting the head, and excite the nostrils with snuff, hartshorn, and smelling salts, or tickle the throat with a feather, if they are at hand.' From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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In this poignant illustration from 1864, Dr. Silvester's method of inducing respiration is depicted as a desperate attempt to revive someone who has apparently drowned. The scene shows a person lying on their back, with the doctor kneeling beside them and attempting to stimulate breathing through various means - including snuffing the nostrils with substances like hartshorn and smelling salts, or tickling the throat with a feather.
The illustration is part of instructions compiled by the Royal National Life-boat Institution for reviving people who have been submerged in water. The text accompanying this image emphasizes the importance of restoring breathing as soon as possible, followed by promoting warmth and circulation to help revive the individual.
This print serves as a powerful reminder of the risks associated with drowning and the need for prompt action when attempting to save someone's life. It also highlights the limited understanding of resuscitation techniques at that time, which would only continue to evolve over subsequent decades.
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