The constant moderate use of alcohol injures the kidneys and when they become too weak to work and throw off the waste, a deadly disease, called "Bright's Disease," results.
CHAPTER III
FIRST AID TO THE SICK AND INJURED
[1478]. Object of teaching first aid. The object of teaching first aid, or early assistance of the injured or sick, is not only to enable one person to help another, but also in some measure to help himself, until a surgeon or other thoroughly trained person can be seen.
It is a mistake to think you must know many things to be helpful, it is only necessary to know a few simple things, but you must understand them clearly and be able to do them well.
[1479]. Asphyxiation (suffocation) by Gas. Asphyxiation by gas is treated the same as in the case of drowning, omitting, of course, the operation of getting the water out of the body.
| [1480]. Bite of dog. | Either requires immediate and heroic treatment. | |
| Bite of snake. |
Lose no time.
1. Prevent the poison from traveling toward the heart and brain by putting on at once a tourniquet between the wound and the heart.