American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
Insights into Early 20th-Century Health Practices and Nursing CareBy American National Red Cross, Isabel McIsaac, Anne Hervey Strong, Jane A. Delano
Length7h 16m
About this audiobook
The 'American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick' is a compelling collection that addresses the quintessential practices of health and wellness from a historical nursing perspective. This anthology weaves together a comprehensive guide on hygiene, caregiving, and healthcare procedures crucial for home settings. It reflects on various styles, from practical manuals to nuanced advisory essays that highlight the importance of domestic health care. Without singling out individual contributors, it presents notable perspectives on early 20th-century health practices, offering invaluable insights into the evolution of home healthcare standards. This carefully curated work includes contributions from prominent figures affiliated with the American Red Cross such as Isabel McIsaac, Anne Hervey Strong, and Jane A. Delano. These contributors, seasoned in their advocacy for public health, weave an intricate tapestry of experience drawn from the WWII era, when principles of home care were vital. Each contributor's background in nursing and public health has been interwoven to depict a dynamic historical landscape of healthcare education and the Red Cross's pivotal role in it, forming an anthology rich with historical significance. Readers will find this book an educational treasure trove that explores diverse perspectives and shared cultural values on health. It extends an invitation to immerse in the shared wisdom of authoritative healthcare voices, acting as a bridge to early 20th-century medical practices at home. For enthusiasts of medical history or practical hygiene, this collection offers instructive content that promotes dialogue between past and present caregiving philosophies, ensuring its value transcends mere literary appreciation.
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GenreHealth and Wellness, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Shape.
128To Wash the Hair of a Bed Patient.
2Size.
129Hot foot baths
3Motion.
130Cool Sponge Bath.
4Multiplication.
131EXERCISES
5Spores.
132FOR FURTHER READING
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6Distribution.
133CHAPTER VIII APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR THE SICK-ROOM
7PROTOZOA
134Bed sores
8VISIBLE PARASITES
135Devices to Give Support.
9TRANSMISSION OF PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS
136Bedpans
10Defenses of the Body
137DAILY ROUTINE IN THE SICK-ROOM
11Immunity.
138EXERCISES
12CARRIERS
139CHAPTER IX FEEDING THE SICK
13THE NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
140THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS
14EXERCISES
141FEEDING THE SICK
15FOR FURTHER READING
142Liquid diet
16CHAPTER II HEALTH AND THE HOME
143Semi-solid diet
17HYGIENE OF ENVIRONMENT AND PERSON
144Light or convalescent diet
18Ventilation.
145Full diet
19Lighting.
146Serving Food for the Sick.
20Cleanliness of Houses.
147To Feed a Helpless Patient.
21Garbage
148EXERCISES
22Insects.
149FOR FURTHER READING
23Sewage.
150CHAPTER X MEDICINES AND OTHER REMEDIES
24Personal Cleanliness.
151Action of Drugs.
25Oral Hygiene.
152Amateur Dosing.
26Treatment.
153Patent Remedies.
27Clothing.
154Administration of Medicine.
28Food.
155Suppositories.
29Elimination.
156Enemata.
30Rest and Fatigue.
157Sprays and Gargles.
31Sleep.
158Inhalation
32Recreation.
159Inunction
33EXERCISES
160Household Medicine Cupboard.
34FOR FURTHER READING
161EXERCISES
35CHAPTER III BABIES AND THEIR CARE
162FOR FURTHER READING
36GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
163Footnotes:
37Average Size.
164CHAPTER XI APPLICATION OF HEAT, COLD, AND COUNTER-IRRITANTS
38Muscular Development.
165Inflammation.
39Development of Special Senses.
166HOT APPLICATIONS
40Development of Speech.
167Dry Heat.
41Development of Teeth.
168Moist Heat.
42Normal Excretions.
169COLD APPLICATIONS
43Clothing.
170Dry Cold.
44Sleep.
171Moist Cold.
45Fresh Air.
172COUNTER-IRRITANTS
46Diet.
173EXERCISES
47Intervals of Feeding.
174FOR FURTHER READING
48Water.
175CHAPTER XII CARE OF PATIENTS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
49Weaning.
176Incubation Period.
50Nursing Bottles and Nipples.
177Care of Patients with Colds or Other Slight Infections.
51Tables
178Care During More Serious Infections.
52Bathing.
179The Children's Diseases.
53Eyes.
180DISINFECTION
54Mouth.
181Care of Nose and Throat Discharges.
55Nostrils.
182Care of Discharges from the Bowels and Bladder.
56Genital Organs.
183Bath water
57The Development of Habits.
184Care of the Hands.
58Exercise.
185Care of Utensils.
59Play and Toys.
186Care of Linen.
60EXERCISES
187Disinfection of the Person.
61FOR FURTHER READING
188Termination of Quarantine.
62Footnotes:
189Terminal Disinfection.
63CHAPTER IV INDICATIONS OF SICKNESS
190Fumigation.
64OBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS
191EXERCISES
65Temperature.
192FOR FURTHER READING
66Pulse.
193CHAPTER XIII COMMON AILMENTS AND EMERGENCIES
67Respiration.
194CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS INVOLVED
68General Appearance.
195Headache.
69Special Senses.
196Sleeplessness
70The voice
197Fainting
71The tongue
198Convulsions.
72The throat
199Shock
73The gums
200Stimulants
74Cough
201Sunstroke and heat exhaustion
75Appetite
202CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE DIGESTIVE TRACT IS AFFECTED
76vomiting
203Nausea and vomiting
77Excretions.
204Hiccough
78The urine
205Diarrhœa
79Loss of weight
206Constipation
80Sleep.
207Colic
81Mental Conditions.
208CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE EYES OR EARS ARE AFFECTED
82SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS
209Styes
83Pain
210Foreign bodies in the eye
84Records.
211Disorders Affecting the Ears.
85Tuberculosis, Cancer, and Mental Illness.
212CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE SKIN IS AFFECTED
86Tuberculosis.
213Prickly-heat
87Cancer.
214Insect Bites and Stings.
88Mental Illness.
215Ivy poisoning
89EXERCISES
216OTHER EMERGENCIES
90FOR FURTHER READING
217Chills
91CHAPTER V EQUIPMENT AND CARE OF THE SICK ROOM
218Croup
92Choice of a Sick Room.
219BLEEDING
93Furnishing.
220Treatment of Slight Wounds.
94Ventilation.
221Nosebleed
95Heating.
222Profuse menstruation
96Lighting.
223OTHER INJURIES
97Cleaning.
224Sprains.
98The Attendant.
225Bruises.
99EXERCISES
226Burns and Scalds.
100FOR FURTHER READING
227Brush burn
101CHAPTER VI BEDS AND BEDMAKING
228EXERCISES
102Bedsteads.
229FOR FURTHER READING
103Mattresses.
230CHAPTER XIV SPECIAL POINTS IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN, CONVALESCENTS, CHRONICS, AND THE AGED
104Care of the Mattress.
231CHILDREN
105Pillows.
232Physical defects
106Protection of the Mattress and Pillows.
233Eyestrain
107Rubber Sheets and Pillow-cases.
234Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids.
108Sheets.
235Defective Hearing.
109Draw sheets
236Defective teeth
110Pillow Covers.
237Posture.
111Blankets.
238Predisposition to Nervousness.
112Comforters and Quilts.
239CONVALESCENT PATIENTS
113Counterpanes.
240CHRONIC PATIENTS
114BED MAKING
241CARE OF THE AGED
115To Make an Unoccupied Bed
242EXERCISES
116To Change a Patient's Pillows.
243L
117Lifting a Patient in Bed.
244M
118To Turn a Patient in Bed.
245N
119To change the sheets while the patient is in bed
246P
120To Move a Patient from One Bed to Another.
247Q
121EXERCISES
248R
122FOR FURTHER READING
249S
123CHAPTER VII BATHS AND BATHING
250T
124CLEANSING BATHS
251U
125Bed Bath.
252V
126Care of the Mouth and Teeth.
253W
127Care of the Hair.
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