Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-04
FIRST AID FOR INJURED.
Simple Home Remedies for Fire.
cracker Burns.



cracker Burns.
New York World.
As in times OF peace we are admonished
to prepare for war, It is as well for the
mothers OF young America to get their
burns OF all kinds.
Some simple remedies which each house
hold should have are given here with the
hope that they will not be found necessary,
but II they are. that they relieve the pain
Of the small sufferer.
A strong solution OF common baking soda
gives almost instant relief to an ordinary
burn Pour enough water over the soda
to dissolve It, and apply on a piece of clean
linen. or the burn, IL II becomes very much
inhamed, can be painted with conodion.
This is renewed whenever necessary and
will subdue the swelling.
For burns covering q large surface, equal
parts of linseed oil and lime water are
recommended, or four parts of lime water
to one part Of oil. Saturate a cloth with
the mixture and apply to the parts affected.
Where a child has burnt himself and the
pain causes great nervousness, put tea
spoonful Of alum in a pint of water and
battle the parts frequently. Keep the burn
wet with the solution. which extracts the
heat in a remarkable manner, and put the
small patient in bed. The lotion should
soothe into a calm and refreshing sleep.
Where none Of the above remedies is AT
hand kerosene or crude oil can be applied
TO the wound, provided II is not an open
one.
For the first application to a burn moth
ing is really more soothing than lotion
OF equal parts OF lime water and linseed
oil. and this mixture should always be
handy in the medicine closet. When the
skin is broken II should be applied on lint
as ordinary cloth will adhere to the sur
face and cause much pain and suppura-
ton.
In cases where the skin Is unbroken this
lotion may be continued until recovery
But when the surface Is raw and the Skin
nearly or quite destroyed the lotion should
be dispensed with after from eighteen tc
thirty hours, and the following healing
ointment used instead:
Oxide zinc. finely powdered, one ounce.
Balsam Of Peru, ten drops.
Vaseline, eight ounces.
Heat the vaseline and stir in the pow.
dered oxide Of zinc, being sure to mix well
add also the balsam and let stand unit
cool. Apply on lint, using the same pre-
caution specified above.
Last year there were 4O6 deaths due II
loclxjaw from injuries incurred during the
Fourth Of July celebration. Il should
therefore, not be necessary to warn parents
! against permitting their children to play
with the more dangerous explosives, nor fol
them to overlook the slightest open wounC
OF scratched skin which might give tn,
terrible germ OF lockjaw an opening. wheI
such an abrasion has occurred apply som,
strong antiseptic, such as hydrozone. anC
then send for medical attendance. Some
| times a powder wound will inture tn,
deeper tissues Of the skin, producing al
e1usiOn of blood into the skin. This s.
made visible by a livid. deep blue or blacl
patch. A lotion Of an ounce of tincture O
arnica to a pint Of water will remove tn,
pain and hasten an absorption of blood
Another remedy demands a sufficient guam
tity of 1axseed meal to form layer from
three-quarters to an inch thick. Spread ;
cloth the size OF the wound. Upon thi
place small pieces OF ice. sprinkled Will
the meal. Cover with another cloth, turn
ing in the edges so the mass will not es
cape, and apply to the burn.