The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09
SKIN GRATING.
Loses Half of Skin, but Will Recove,
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ness and pride. From each of those
accepted the doctor took twenty or
thirty pieces Of skin and tie grating
began.
When at last the list Of lodge men
had been exhausted aid came from
a new quarter, and one that prom.
lsed rich harvest of the needed skin
layers.
DIR. Fredericks, whose home is in
Dunelleu, N. j., and Plain6eld, is the
chief clerk in New York of the Unit
ed States Express Company, having
his Office at 49 Broadway. In this
capacity he has under him something
like 5000 Offices. Heis widely known
in the service of the company and pop
ular with his fellow-employees.
When the list of Masons was used
up the army Of men in the employ of
the company was called on for help.
The appeal was royalty answered.
The expresamen everywhere strove TO
match in dieinterested fsiendship the
| 'indness Of the Masous. and the offers
OF skin poured in from every euaEse.
OK the compass. Thereafter and ur 20
today it has only been with DR.. Pittis
q Case OF eeleOtion end rejection.
The men came forward ia dsovas,
travelling at eheir own expense snd ad.
| jussing their slime 70 tae -conven:aa
OF che sufferer.
The plaoiug ON FredeEieko Of tho
5000 bits OF okin made wonderful
operation. Today he 10 doing we'll, is
| oheaEeul and hopeful, and there is
every prospect that he will make what
the medical men choose to call q
! good Fsoo very He will not be
marked mach, If at all, and promiaes
TO- be g thoroughly sound and healthy
man.
In speaking of Frederioks' case;
DIR. Pettis refused to indulge in proph-
eoies, content to rest where he is.
He said three-fourths Of the soalded
area OF Fredericks' body was already
covered, but he did not care to ven.
ture how many more strips of skin
would be needed. Some parts would
require more than others. In any
case. there was no lack Of prospective
material. Generally speaking, the
operation was highly successful.
Tie method Of skin grating en-
r!oyed is performed in the following
manner:
The arms Of the applicant are arst
made thoroughly.antiseptio. By means
Of thoroughly sterilized wide razor,
applied aatwise, the derm and epi-
derm, the two topmost layers Of the
skin, are removed. The razor is kent
flooded with q normal salt solution 20
keep the thin graft from crrling on
itself.
Each graft is then Immediately laid
upon the prepared surface Of the
wound, upon which it is Aoated from
tho razor Dy the salt solution. 1t
therefore lies on flat. as grated. il
is gently pressed into place and cover
ed with q sterilized piece Of perfor-
ated rubber tissue wet with saline
solution. This lattice work Of rubber
tissue is now moistened With salt
solution and covered With Scultetis
bandage in the ealif7e soiution.
The operation of removing the skin
is not painful to either the donor or
the receiver. In these days, when
any man 10 likely to be called on, IL is
important that these reassuring facts
be noted. The size Of the pieces OF
skin removed e.e small, eaoh being
about the width and half as long as
the ordinary match. They ars taken
from the arms, and the wounds gen.
orally hnal after about three dress-
ings. Modern surgery has eliminated
the, faint possibility Of infection, ind
the whole operation can best bo de-
scribed as merely inconv nvenisnt. There
is absolutely no pain il applying tie
skin to the person burned OF soalded.
Chicago Tribune.
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