Um, Letâs Rethink That Salute (1930s) Again, in his book To the Flag: The Unlikely History of the Pledge of Allegiance, Richard J. Ellis explains that by the mid-1930s, Americans had begun to notice eerie similarities between the Bellamy salute and the âHeil Hitlerâ salute.
A lumbar puncture may be used to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid in order to detect the presence of certain types of cancer or infection. Lumbar punctures may also be used to inject medications, such as spinal anesthesia or chemotherapy drugs.
In order to diagnose this disease, your child will have a lumbar puncture (spinal tap). This is done by inserting a needle in the lower back to get spinal fluid. The spinal fluid is sent to the laboratory to determine whether your child has meningitis and what type: bacterial or viral. How is meningitis treated? Your child will be isolated for at least 24 hours.