The bushman's companion : a handful of hints for outbackers / by J. Flynn

Creator
Flynn, John, 1880-1951
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N 616.0252 F648-3
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[Melbourne] : Home Mission Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria, 1912
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Contents

Bushman’s Companion. 1
BUSHMAN'S COMPANION. 3
CONTENTS. 5
Open Letter to Bushmen. 7
Preface to Third Edition. 9
First Aid. 10
INTRODUCTION. 10
BANDAGING. 11
HOW TO STOP BLEEDING. 13
HINTS FOR “BLEEDING PRACTICE.” 15
WHAT TO DO ABOUT BROKEN BONES. 17
BONE IN FINGER. 18
BONE OF HAND (one or more). 18
FOREARM. 18
SHOULDER BLADE. 18
ARM (Upper). 19
BROKEN LOWER JAW. 20
BROKEN RIB. 20
FRACTURE OF SKULL. 20
FRACTURE OF COLLAR BONE. 21
BREAK OF PELVIS (Haunch Bone). 22
BROKEN BACK. 22
BROKEN THIGH. 22
BROKEN BONES OF FOOT. 23
BROKEN KNEECAP. 23
BROKEN LEG. 23
DISLOCATIONS. 24
SPRAINS. 24
STRAINS. 24
APOPLEXY. 25
SHOCK AFTER ACCIDENTS, &c. 25
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. 25
COMPRESSION OF BRAIN. 26
CONCUSSION OF BRAIN. 26
PHYSICAL COLLAPSE FROM ALCOHOL. 26
DELIRIUM TREMENS 27
EPILEPSY. 27
CASES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING (AND ANY ELECTRIC SHOCK). 28
FAINTING. 28
SUNSTROKE OR HEATSTROKE. 28
CONVULSIONS IN CHILDREN. 29
HOW TO DRESS WOUNDS. 29
HYSTERICS. 29
BRUISES. 30
SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR WOUNDS. 30
BURNS AND SCALDS. 31
FROSTBITE. 31
WOUNDS MUCH TORN. 31
TWO PRECAUTIONS WORTH WHILE. 32
WOUNDS OF THE LUNG. 32
SNAKE BITE. 33
WOUNDS OF ABDOMEN. 33
BITES FROM BEES AND “BEASTIES” GENERALLY. 34
DROWNING. 34
CHOKING. TREATMENT. 36
POISONING. 36
CARRYING THE INJURED. 37
FOREIGN BODY IN EAR. 37
FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE. 37
FOREIGN MATTER IN EYE. 37
NOTES ON CARRYING. 39
TO PLACE PATIENT ON OR OFF STRETCHER. 39
HINTS FOR TREATMENT OF SOME COMMON AILMENTS 41
DIPHTHERIA. 43
FOMENT. 44
LIGHT DIET. 44
LIQUID DIET. 44
MUSTARD PLASTER. 44
POULTICE. 44
FIRST AID KIT. 45
IMPORTANT. 46
Directions for Making a Will. 47
MAN WHO TRIES AGAIN. 51
Ramble among Ideals. 51
“THE MAN WHO AIMS HIGH.” 52
MAN WHO PLODS EVER FORWARD. 53
MAN WHO REMEMBERS THE OTHER FELLOW. 55
MAN WHO RULES HIS SPIRIT. 55
MAN WHO MAINTAINS IN HIMSELF WHAT HE DEMANDS IN WOMAN. 58
TWIN SOUL. 60
MAN WHO RECOGNISES POWER “NOT OURSELVES.” 62
RESURRECTED SELF. 64
Mailbag League. 68
Selections from Scripture. 71
CHRIST AND THE OUTSIDER. 73
GOD AND THE OUTSIDER. 73
CHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS. 75
WORK OF CHRIST FOR US. 76
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 77
OUR RETURN TO HIM. 78
Hymns. 80
Nearer, My God, to Thee. 81
Work, for the Night is Coming. 82
Yield Not to Temptation. 82
Psalm 23. 83
Psalm 100. 83
O God of Bethel. 84
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. 84
Lead, Kindly Light. 85
There is a Green Hill. 85
My Faith Looks up to Thee. 86
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go. 86
Rock of Ages. 87
What a Friend We Have in Jesus. 87
Shall We Gather at the River. 88
Now the Day is Over. 89
Crossing the Bar. 90
From “The Church at Home.” Prayers. 91
FOR THE DYING. 92
PRAYER FOR CONSOLATION IN BEREAVEMENT AND TROUBLE. 92
FOR THE DESOLATE. 93
THANKSGIVING. 93
FAMILY PRAYER. 94
Children’s Service. 95
In the Dark. 98
Order of Service for the Burial of the Dead. 99
Auld Lang Syne. 111
POSTAL INFORMATION. 112
1914. 113
CALENDAR 1913. 113

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