Hints for the busy housewife
1939-05 1939 1930s 50 pages : illustrations HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE WASHING THE SICK WASHING a sick person is best learned by assisting a good nurse and by taking a proper course of instruction in the care of the sick. The following hints, however, may be found useful in case of emergency. Plac...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Health & Cleanliness Council
May 1939
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| Summary: | 1939-05
1939
1930s
50 pages : illustrations
HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE WASHING THE SICK WASHING a sick person is best learned by assisting a good nurse and by taking a proper course of instruction in the care of the sick. The following hints, however, may be found useful in case of emergency. Place soap, flannel and a basin of warm water near the bed. Remove the top bedclothes with the exception of one blanket, which is used to keep the patient covered. Remove the nightdress or pyjamas, air thoroughly or warm clean ones. Place towels round the patient so that no drop of water can possibly reach the bedclothes. First wash the face and neck and then dry; wash and dry each arm in turn; next the chest; then the abdomen and groins (under covering blanket); then each leg in turn. Turn patient on one side and wash from above downwards, taking one part at a time and drying off each before proceeding. Keep the patient covered as you wash. When completed, slip the nightdress or pyjamas on the patient quickly and with the least possible disturbance. The teeth should be cleaned and the mouth rinsed after every meal. Bed-sores generally come on the lower part of the back, the heels, shoulders, and sometimes elbows. After washing the patient, if there is any sign of redness, methylated spirit (to harden the skin) should be rubbed on these parts before powdering. Accidents will happen, and the wise housewife keeps a reserve of clean bandages for use in case of emergency. White rags, well washed, can be utilized for this purpose. Page Forty-eight
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