SILVESTER'S METHOD
\sˈɪlvɛstəz mˈɛθəd], \sˈɪlvɛstəz mˈɛθəd], \s_ˈɪ_l_v_ɛ_s_t_ə_z m_ˈɛ_θ_ə_d]\
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Artificial respiration effected, the patient being on his back, by raising the arms upward by the sides of the head, keeping them there two seconds, then turning the arms down and pressing them firmly against the chest for two seconds. Called by Silvester the physiological method.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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