CONTENTS About This Book v Foreword vii 1 . Causes and Symptoms of Illness 1 2. Illness and How To Meet It 25 3. The Patient in Bed 33 4. Food and Nutrition 51 5. Nursing Care in Special Conditions 67 6. Home Emergencies 86 7. Personal and Family Health 102 8. Community Health 122 9. Home Nursing Procedures 135 Chart of Selected Communicable Diseases 218 Supplementary Reading 225 Index 229 Digitized by Google.

Originally published in 1913 under title: American Red Cross textbook on elementary hygiene and home care of the sick

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227)

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