治溺水死方。
凡溺水。急解去死人衣。炙脐中即瘥。
又方。
上以灶中灰。布地令浓五寸。以甑侧安着灰上。令溺人伏于甑上。使头小垂。下抄盐二
钱。
中。
又方。
上掘地作坑。熬数斛热灰纳坑中。下溺人。灰覆。湿彻即易之。灰勿太热。灰冷更易。
半日即活也。
又方。
上取大甑倾之。扶溺人伏其上。口临甑口。燃苇火二七把。烧甑中。当溺人心下。令烟
出。小入溺人鼻口中。水出尽则活。火尽复益之。令人足得暖。卒无甑者。于岸侧掘地如甑。
空
又方。
上但埋溺人暖灰中。头足俱没。唯开七孔。水出即活。
又方。
上倒悬溺人。以好酒灌鼻。又灌下部。
又方。
上绵裹皂荚纳下部中。须臾水出。
又方。
上绵裹锻石。纳下部中。水尽即活。
又方。
上倒悬。解去衣。去脐中垢。极吹两耳。起乃止。即活。
又方。
上熬沙覆溺人上下。但出鼻口耳。沙湿即易。
又方。
上屈溺人两脚。着别人两肩上。溺人背向别人背。倒负。持走行。吐水出便活。
治冬月落水。冻。四肢直。口噤。尚有气方。
上熬灰使暖。盛以囊。敷其心上。冷即易之。心暖气通转。口乃开。温小便粥。稍稍与
之。人即活。若不温。不得持火炙身。冷气与火相争则死。
Formulas for Treating Drowning Death.
In cases of drowning, immediately untie and remove the deceased's clothing. Apply moxibustion to the umbilicus (Shenque, CV8), and the patient will recover.
Another formula:
Spread ash from the stove on the ground to a thickness of five cun. Place a steamer basket on its side upon the ash. Have the drowning person lie prone on the steamer, with the head slightly hanging down. Insert two qian of salt powder into the mouth.
Another formula:
Dig a pit in the ground. Pour several hu of hot ash into the pit. Place the drowning person inside and cover them with ash. Replace the ash when it becomes wet. Ensure the ash is not too hot; replace it promptly once it cools. The patient may revive within half a day.
Another formula:
Take a large steamer basket and invert it. Support the drowning person in a prone position on top of it, with the mouth near the opening of the steamer. Burn fourteen bundles of reed fire inside the steamer, directing the heat towards the area below the heart. Allow the smoke to rise and enter the nostrils and mouth of the drowning person in small amounts. The patient will revive once all water is expelled. Add more fire as needed to keep the body warm. If no steamer is available, dig a pit in the shape of a steamer by the shore.
Another formula:
Bury the drowning person in warm ash, submerging both the head and feet completely, leaving only the seven orifices (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, and one mouth) exposed. The patient will revive once water is expelled.
Another formula:
Hang the drowning person upside down. Irrigate the nostrils with good-quality wine. Also irrigate the lower orifice (anus/vagina).
Another formula:
Wrap Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Fructus, 皂荚) in silk gauze and insert it into the lower orifice. After a short while, water will be expelled.
Another formula:
Wrap Duanshi (Hematitum calcinatum, 锻石) in silk gauze and insert it into the lower orifice. The patient will revive once water is fully expelled.
Another formula:
Hang the drowning person upside down. Remove their clothing and clean dirt from the umbilicus. Blow forcefully into both ears until the patient revives.
Another formula:
Heat sand and cover the upper and lower body of the drowning person, exposing only the nose, mouth, and ears. Replace the sand when it becomes damp.
Another formula:
Flex the legs of the drowning person and place them on the shoulders of another person. Position the back of the drowning person against the back of the rescuer. Carry the drowning person in an inverted posture while walking. The patient will revive once water is vomited out.
Formula for Treating Winter Drowning with Freezing, Stiff Limbs, Locked Jaws, but Remaining Vitality:
Heat ash until warm and place it in a cloth bag. Apply the bag to the cardiac region (heart area). Replace it when it cools. Once warmth circulates through the heart region, the jaw will open. Provide warm, thin rice gruel and administer it gradually. The patient will revive. Do not use fire to warm the body if the gruel is not warm; otherwise, cold qi and fire qi will conflict, leading to death.