Sinusitis is an inflammation of any of the Para nasal sinuses, as the frontal, maxillary or ethmoidal sinuses.
Water Treatment:
1. Steam inhalation, 2 times a day.
2. Hot footbath. If headache is due to head congestions.
3. Hot compress on the sinuses.
4. Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water or fruit juices during the day.
5. Avoid eating sweet and oily foods.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR FLATULENCE OR GAS PAINS
FLATULENCE OR GAS PAIN*
Flatulence is the presence of excessive gas in the stomach and in the intestinal tract.
Water Treatments:
1. Fomentation of the abdomen, 2 times a day.
2. Turpentine stupes, 2 times a day.
3. Heating compress on the abdomen overnight.
4. Rectal tube insertion for severe gas pain, especially for babies.
Flatulence is the presence of excessive gas in the stomach and in the intestinal tract.
Water Treatments:
1. Fomentation of the abdomen, 2 times a day.
2. Turpentine stupes, 2 times a day.
3. Heating compress on the abdomen overnight.
4. Rectal tube insertion for severe gas pain, especially for babies.
HOW TO PERFORM A HEATING COMPRESS
Heating Compress is a mild, prolonged application of moist heat of several hours duration.
Effects:
1. Relaxes the muscles.
2. Relieves the pain of the throat and rheumatic joints.
3. Relieves abdominal discomfort.
4. Reduces joint inflammation.
5. A mild heating effect.
Things need:
1. A piece of cotton cloth, folded for moderate thickness, about two inches wide and lone enough to wrap around the neck or joint twice.
2. Piece of flannel cloth, about four inches long and wide enough to wrap around the patient’s joint or neck. A baby’s flannel blanket or diaper, folded lengthwise, will be just right for the knees.
3. Two safety pins.
4. If medicated compress is ordered, use he medication prescribed. A commercial vaporub may be used in the process.
Procedure:
1. Soak cloth with tap water. Wring and put around the neck or joint twice. Be sure that the wet cloth is neither too wet nor too dry. If medicated compress is applied, rub area with prescribed medication or ointment. Do not wet the cloth with water but wrap the cloth around the area dry after the medication is applied.
2. Apply compress smoothly and quickly to avoid chilling.
3. With the piece of flannel cloth, wrap compress snugly to exclude air and pin securely on the side of the neck or joint.
4. Leave compress on overnight or at least 6-8 hours before removing it.
5. Take care that the compress is not too tight so it does not interfere with the blood circulation in the area which heating compress is applied.
6. Rub the area with a cloth wrung out of cold water (tap water) immediately after removing the heating compress in the morning or after 6-8 hours.
7. Dry area thoroughly. Compress may be applied once or twice a day.
Note: It is best to apply a heating compress at night just before sleeping.
Effects:
1. Relaxes the muscles.
2. Relieves the pain of the throat and rheumatic joints.
3. Relieves abdominal discomfort.
4. Reduces joint inflammation.
5. A mild heating effect.
Things need:
1. A piece of cotton cloth, folded for moderate thickness, about two inches wide and lone enough to wrap around the neck or joint twice.
2. Piece of flannel cloth, about four inches long and wide enough to wrap around the patient’s joint or neck. A baby’s flannel blanket or diaper, folded lengthwise, will be just right for the knees.
3. Two safety pins.
4. If medicated compress is ordered, use he medication prescribed. A commercial vaporub may be used in the process.
Procedure:
1. Soak cloth with tap water. Wring and put around the neck or joint twice. Be sure that the wet cloth is neither too wet nor too dry. If medicated compress is applied, rub area with prescribed medication or ointment. Do not wet the cloth with water but wrap the cloth around the area dry after the medication is applied.
2. Apply compress smoothly and quickly to avoid chilling.
3. With the piece of flannel cloth, wrap compress snugly to exclude air and pin securely on the side of the neck or joint.
4. Leave compress on overnight or at least 6-8 hours before removing it.
5. Take care that the compress is not too tight so it does not interfere with the blood circulation in the area which heating compress is applied.
6. Rub the area with a cloth wrung out of cold water (tap water) immediately after removing the heating compress in the morning or after 6-8 hours.
7. Dry area thoroughly. Compress may be applied once or twice a day.
Note: It is best to apply a heating compress at night just before sleeping.
FOMENTATION PROCESS
A fomentation is described as a local application of moist heat by means of cloth wrung from boiling water or from steam tank.
Effects:
1. Increases blood flow to the area.
2. Relaxes muscles.
3. Sedative effect, if applied on the spine.
4. Relaxes pain.
5. Relaxes spasm or cramps.
6. Relieves congestions.
7. Produces sweating.
Thing needed:
1. At least five bath towels.
2. A small basin of ice water.
3. One washcloth or face towel for compress.
4. One blanket or sheet to cover the patient.
5. One kettle of boiling water.
Procedure:
1. Remove patient’s clothing and cover with sheet or blanket.
2. Have a basin of ice water and compress at bedside of the patient.
3. Close windows near patient’s bed to avoid drafts.
4. Cover the area to be treated with one bath towel.
5. Wring out one bath towel from boiling water.
6. Spread the dry towel on the table and wrap the hot towel.
7. Apply the hot towel to the body area to be treated, over the dry towel.
8. Apply cold compress to the patient’s head. Change if three times during application of each fomentation.
9. Give three changes of hot fomentation, drying the treated area quickly between applications. Change fomentation every 5 minutes or till it gets warm or cool. Don’t wait till towel get cold before removing it.
10. Have hot towel ready before used hot towels are removed from the treated area.
11. After the last fomentation, rub the area with a cold compress wrung from the ice water.
12. Dry thoroughly and give sponge or warm bath if desired.
13. Let patient rest after the treatment.
Precautions:
1. Protect sensitive parts of the body like bony areas, and also recent scars. Very thin patients have more bony areas only warm fomentation is recommended.
2. In cases of severe pain, have fomentations as hot as could be tolerated without burning the patient’s skin.
3. If fomentation is unbearably hot, rub areas with hand under hot towel or double the towel insulator.
4. Avoid chilling patient. If patient’s feet are cold wrap the feet with hot fomentations taking precautions not to burn the heels and toes.
5. Take precautions with diabetic and unconscious patients. Children and elderly patients are sensitive to heat. They have poor sensation and are easily burned. Give only warm fomentations.
Effects:
1. Increases blood flow to the area.
2. Relaxes muscles.
3. Sedative effect, if applied on the spine.
4. Relaxes pain.
5. Relaxes spasm or cramps.
6. Relieves congestions.
7. Produces sweating.
Thing needed:
1. At least five bath towels.
2. A small basin of ice water.
3. One washcloth or face towel for compress.
4. One blanket or sheet to cover the patient.
5. One kettle of boiling water.
Procedure:
1. Remove patient’s clothing and cover with sheet or blanket.
2. Have a basin of ice water and compress at bedside of the patient.
3. Close windows near patient’s bed to avoid drafts.
4. Cover the area to be treated with one bath towel.
5. Wring out one bath towel from boiling water.
6. Spread the dry towel on the table and wrap the hot towel.
7. Apply the hot towel to the body area to be treated, over the dry towel.
8. Apply cold compress to the patient’s head. Change if three times during application of each fomentation.
9. Give three changes of hot fomentation, drying the treated area quickly between applications. Change fomentation every 5 minutes or till it gets warm or cool. Don’t wait till towel get cold before removing it.
10. Have hot towel ready before used hot towels are removed from the treated area.
11. After the last fomentation, rub the area with a cold compress wrung from the ice water.
12. Dry thoroughly and give sponge or warm bath if desired.
13. Let patient rest after the treatment.
Precautions:
1. Protect sensitive parts of the body like bony areas, and also recent scars. Very thin patients have more bony areas only warm fomentation is recommended.
2. In cases of severe pain, have fomentations as hot as could be tolerated without burning the patient’s skin.
3. If fomentation is unbearably hot, rub areas with hand under hot towel or double the towel insulator.
4. Avoid chilling patient. If patient’s feet are cold wrap the feet with hot fomentations taking precautions not to burn the heels and toes.
5. Take precautions with diabetic and unconscious patients. Children and elderly patients are sensitive to heat. They have poor sensation and are easily burned. Give only warm fomentations.
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