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100 1 _aAmerican National Red Cross
245 1 0 _aAmerican Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-04
508 _aHeiko Evermann, Fox in the Stars, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick" by Jane A. Delano is a practical guide on health and nursing care written in the early 20th century. Aimed particularly at women and family caretakers, the text offers essential knowledge for preventing disease and effectively caring for the sick at home, while addressing the need for health education in communities during times of medical personnel shortages. The opening of the book presents a preface that emphasizes the importance of home hygiene and caring for the sick, especially during critical periods such as wartime when trained healthcare providers may be limited. It underscores that many illnesses, particularly communicable diseases, can be prevented through knowledge of basic hygiene practices and proper care methods. The author advocates for accessible education on these subjects, aiming to enable every household to manage health concerns more effectively while supporting public health initiatives within their communities. This lays a foundation for the structured content that follows, which includes detailed chapters on causes of sickness, hygiene practices, and caregiving methods essential for maintaining health within families. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHygiene
653 _aNursing
653 _aNurses
653 _aHome nursing
700 1 _aDelano, Jane A.,
_d1862-1919
700 1 _aMcIsaac, Isabel
700 1 _aStrong, Anne Hervey,
_d1876-1925
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32250
999 _c73096
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