IN EMERGENCIES DO AND DON'T.
Keep cool and don't get excited. Be quick, but don't hurry here and there aimlessly. Carefully remove all obstacles to breathing, as a tight collar, a corset, or a skirt band. Smother the flames with an overcoat or a blanket, and don't fan them to fury by rushing about. Remember fainting is due to lack of blood in the brain, and don't forget that blood, like water, runs down hill and will flow readily into the head when the head is lower than the body. Also that blood freely flowing from a cut can be stopped by elevating the injured member and by pressure on the part. Press firmly, and don't wash away the blood too soon; allow it to clot. There is always air to breathe on the ground or floor; don't walk, but crawl, out of a burning building. If you find yourself in deep water, hold your breath as long as possible, and don't suck the water into your lungs. Keep cool; a struggling man is always a sinking man. When your child has taken poison by mistake, empty the stomach at once by administering a teaspoonful of mustard in warm water. In a few minutes give a copious draught of milk, and send for the doctor.—Selected.