Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-02

T. Keep away the crowd.
Among the directions for tho treatment
of specific injuries the following are
perhaps most important and likely to be
required:
BURNING CLOTHING.
Make the person lie down at once or
throw them down II necessary.
II no covering is at hand roll them on
The grass or ground. II a rug, blanket or
coat OF any on-cumbustable material
Is handy wrap the person in them and
smother the fame by pressing on the
burning points outside the covering.
o BURNS.
Remove the clothing by cutting away
with knife or scissors. II 1t sticks do not
pull 1t off. Simply cut round II and hood
with oil. Chnrron oil, a mixture OF equal
parts OF linsncd oil and lime water is
the pest Tor this purpose, and where
there are children. u supply should lie
kept on hand for oyer the Fourth.
Wet cloth In It and bandnge to ex-
clude the air. This is Ia treatment used
by the Welsh miners. In the absence o,
oil, dust four over the burn. n nothing
else can be obtained moist earth or ella,
may be used. Another simple lotion 70.
reher IN case OF burhs Is a saturated
soda. Wet CLOTHS In IN" solution and Law
on the ourneh surface pouring a fresh
solution over frequently to keep moist
IL is "lsc 10 nave Damages ready also
Tor inc agony OF even as Hght burn call
ior speedy reNef. GA Hh"h may be TORI
IN strlI~ TWO and fouf lncAes wide, mad
INTO co'npact rolls ana pinned ready 70.
! In, ", e1fntc m u.et "a pictc of oL.,~
oent cotton win oil or the SOFA soIutior
ana gently vast the ourn Will prove
toothing as well ms cleansing.
u-ot.xrr
To stop bleeding. II the blood Is bright
red and comes to spurts. an artery has
oeen severed. Send for a surgeon as
quickly az possible. but meantime expose
the wound, max" the patient lie down and
,humh On ~ Into ,ho wound - ,arnor'
arily stop the bleeding. II the location OF
the large artery In the wounded part 10
known press on II above the wound win
the fingers ana later with a tourniouet.
III 1t is not known, surround the PARK
with a bandage above the wound drawn
tightly enough to stop the bleeding Dress
the wound with a compress OF antisept'c
gauze, ABSORBENT cotton or oid' Clean I'M
en-. men bandage.
II the pIood IS dark req OF puFP"sh
and wells IN n continuous stream a
VEIN mas oeen severed 4" .'n' do. pr"
90 ,,yb+" ,Nntb,,y hetweon tho wound
and the heart. If there Is reason TO ne
lieve that the wound holds sphnters OF
wood, bits or glass or art IL "uS' oe
cleansed with an an''specuc' sQ"'ehl"s
1t on repeatedly.
Among III" best antlseptlc solutions
WIN "hlc" TO C'ean'e ~ "'NnN' ~
ono nort ,,nerar TO four parts water. or
three teaspooniuis car"olc "'fu 10 " P'".
OF "ater' Inc cuse' wa. "a
s"ouio "o ui""" Tvs 'e a." "
Icorhpress soaNeo i" '"' 'Np' ~
I"Pp"e"'
WOUNDS.
These. like other WOUNDS shouid oe
treated by checklng the o'eeo'Hs' cream
sing the wounds, applying an antiseQtc
compress ana lastly applying SPhhts W
prevent unnecessary movement IN
case OF 'acera'eo "ouHuS' ui"'ls
Ter NOT orihNs' aro''A'' ''
-,
MOI S'o"es-ahs INNS 70 sNo "' "9
presence OIL d quiet -" '"'"o " "''
treatment should be like that OF an or
~
IN MOVING A PATIENT.
Neve- mako q litter without side sup.
ports. or poles, and in moving a patient
never take hold by the extremities 80 as
!" 81 5000. daor harc,
80, ro,o, e. ,o,o,
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VIA "N'"
POISONED WOUNDS.
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! cog ca'' or '"e nv - 49, -
not dahse'o"s'E "o'so"ou'' ~ ~
AROUND tHe H"se' or "e -
ana the hear'' ,''n "pP'I "
quickly as po~N'"''' ""9 49,"
antlseptc soiu''oh anu paNu'sc '"o
wound IL "h"ue 'S 49,
use " 's"t"!O' ''' 1fF'
ture. then apply pure carbolic acid,
mu't"'N Wv ,,..,
III Nv AN" 49,,
y ~ ..o,aI .,oh os :,
o"u.e''Ho ~" 800 .,,M,u
peh-h"''e' h'''he ""' ~
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ST1NcS OF INSECTS.
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