The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-06-23
BURNS KILL 5000 YEARLY
HEAVY TOLL DUE TO ACCIDENTS
IN WHICH THOUSANDS SUI
FER INJURIES.

An interesting and instructive
pamphlet has been issued from the
office of State Fire Marshal w. S.
Rogers of Ohio, which gives valua-
BILE advice as to first aid to the in
jured and burned at fires. 1t reads
in part:
More than six thousand persons
are burned to death every year in
the United States. Many times that
number are badly burned
"A burn of the first degree hurts
only the outside of the skin. The
burned place is red, painfully hot
and tender. When it gets well the
outside layer of the skin is made of
scales like those of a fish, but very
much smaller.
To stop the pain from such a
burn the air must be kept away from
it. Lint or cotton wet from a pint of
water into which a teaspoonful of
baking soda has been stirred should
be put over the burn and held by a
bandage. If there is no soda use
sweet oil or molasses. Many moth
ers use scrapings from a potato. If
a burn of this kind covers a large
part of the body it is dangerous, and
a doctor should be sent for.
While waiting for him an extern
slve burn should be wrapped in cot
ton or covered with flour. A very
large burn which only makes the
skin red without blistering may
cause one to sink and die from
shock and pain. Big burns that are
not deep often come from gas and
gasoline explosions in which the
heat only lasts a moment.
In burns of the second degree
there are blisters. Blisters are
made by water from the blood being
poured out to cool the burn. The
skin over the blister should not be
taken away, but the water should
be let out of it by a needle prick
at its edge. Clothing should be
taken off with care not to break any
blisters rhe skin over the blister
is the best covering for the raw spot
under it until new skin grows.
Burns of this kind should be COW
cred with soft rags or cotton dipped
in carrOn oil, which can be had at
any drug store, or by cloth smeared
with tallow. Over the cloths a band
age should be put.
Burns of the third degree take
the life out of all the layers of the
skin, and sometimes out of the flesh
under them. The skin is made hard
like stiff paper. The dead skin and
flesh is gotten rid of by matter form.
ing under it. While these deer
burns are healing the flesh under
them may draw up so that a Joint
cannot be moved. They always leave
bad scars.
Amy deep Durn should have the
care of a doctor quickly. Until he
gets there the burned one should be
wrapped in blanket or put into &
bathtub of warm water. Many per
sons say burn should be held neal
fame to draw the fire out of it.
That is foolish.
Most of the deep burns are sui
fered by persons whose clothing i!
ignited. This is because the flame
is kept against the skin so long.
children whose clothes take fire
are usually burned to death.
"Scalds are burns from very hot
water. They are not likely to be
deep, because the water runs off
If the fluid is thicker than water the
scald lis Leeper. Burns and scalds
are most dangerous to children II
on the chest.
Tablespoonful of coffee or sour
heated to 1870 degrees can be swal.
lowed from a spoon without hurt
but if the spoon touches the lips il
burns them. Although the skin on
the soles of the feet is the thickest
on the body one cannot stand on q
hot plate which he could hold in his
hand without discomfort"