The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-02-04

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The ill effects sustained from a
burn vary in accordance with the
extent Of the area involved, and
according TO its location. Sur.
geons have conc to regard burn
of the skins surface as usually
fatal when its extent is greater
than d tenth of the body surface,
The severest burns usually
originate from scalding by steam,
from explosions, and particular.
IL, says the Youths Companion,
from clothing which has caught
fire. The common use of gaso.
line, naphtha and benzine for
cleaning purposes, all of which
are highly inflammable, and tho
vapor from which is explosive,
makes a sevcre burn from them
common.
No accident demands more
prompt Intervention, if one
would limit it's severity, than u.
burn Of any kind. The skin is
able to endure momentarily the
direct application of heat of a de.
gree very much above what might
be termed destructive heat be.
cause Of the moisture Of the cp.
idermis, which covers the true
skin more or less thickly; most
thickly of course on the palms Of
the hands and solos of the feet.
AS soon as all moisture is COM.
pletely evaporatcd, a high degree
of heat causes the destructive
process to begin.
/ Wherever possible 4 burned
surface should be Immediately
plunged into water, preferably
cold. Water IS an excellent con.
ductor of heat, and is most gener.
ally available. After the lapse OF
but q few seconds from the time
Of burning such a remedy will
have lost it's virtue. One instinct.
lively applies this remedy when on
scorching his finger he immcdi.
ately lays it on the tongue. The
depth of the burn is thus greatly
lessened. and destruction of tho
( entire thickness Of tic skin is pro
vented.
So many severe burns have
their origin from the Kitchen
CRATE, alongside which there is
ordinarily a running water-tap,
that il seems strange the latter is
not more frequently utilized. \
tiimsr cotton garment, for exam.
pic, which catches fire is extin.
| guished by water with much less
damage to the wearer than by
smothering the flames by WOODEN
fabrics. This is especially apt to
be the case if there is no WOODEN
underwear to protect the skin.
The prevention of severe burns,
as in the case Of other accidents,
often lies in ones having thought
out beforehand what would best
be done in ease the needfor immc.
date action should occur.
On the occurrence of a severe
burn every %precaution should be
taken to prevent the disturbance
OF the burned area from further
harm from rubbing or from strip.
ping off the blistered skin. No
raw surface must be made if that
can possibly be prevented. Cloth.
ing should be cut away quickly
but cautiously. Pain is less So.
we're if the wound is protected
from the air.
The most common remedy is the
use of some unirritating oily
preparation. A mixture of equal
parts Of olive-oil and lime-water
is a good remedy, or a thick layer
Of powdered starch. Pulyerized
boracic acid may serve even bet.
ter as a means for preventing dis.
turbance of the burned area ana
infection from. the floating organ.
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