The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-03
FIRST AID ON
JULY FOURTH
a Few q me Remedies which Every
Mesher shouas Have On
Hard On Indepeneenre
Day.
SOME SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Serious Ressitx From Fireeraekes
Injuries May Sc onset BY
! lzttle Judgment
Before Hand.

Here are some Of the things which
eTssr mrshsr sh0ll7 have Al hand on
the Fulr1h a porcelain or agate
Pitcher and basin. 3 package OF ah-
sCTbeat Gotten and one OF Sodosor-n
game. some safety pins, q csrhonic1
solution. solution Of Enseed oil and
line wafer. solution of boric acid
anrisRpfic soSp, daxEeed for poulfices.
and surgeons probe The carhcIic
solution Is known as the = per cent =
2 teaspoonful of carhoIsc acid to pint
Of water The boric solution calls for
a teaspoonful OF the acid to glass
OF warm water.
The simplest form OF injury from
fireworks ia the hnrn- Cover the
burn II at ali severe Eith solution CT
Enseed oil and limew4fe- and swathe
in antiseptic gauze Simple remedies
for burns from punk and matches. Of
which condition acquire goodly nual
Der on the Fourth. are the white OF
egg. which covers the burn Ike mucii-
age and keeps out the air, ard CON-
mon baking soda in the proportion Of
one tablespoonful Of soda to half a
glass of water Cover with gauze.
Another very common accident on
Independence day is the explosion or
shooting OF powder into the face. Do
not allow the boy to pick this powder.
out for himself but battle him at once
with carbolic solution and covering
| il with antiseptic gauze- This does
not relieve the pain or remove the
powder, but it does prevent small,
dirty hands from carving poisonous
matter into torn pores.
When the powder is blown into the
eyes and the injury seems slight do
not touch with the fingers, but have
/ the patient battle the eyebails with
the solution OF boric acid. one table,
spoonful of acid to glass Of warm
water This win prevent bloodshot,
| but the patient should be taken at
/ once to an oculist or, II one cannot
be found. to regular surgeon
When the explosion tears open the
4 f,eshy part of the hand the home nurse
must exercise her utmost skill and
patience. The patient will demand Inn
mediate relief something 10 make
him feel better but here she takes
her first step to ward OF lockjaw-
The wound must not be touched save
with sterilized implements and fab
rics. Place the agate basin over the
gas fame and throw into the water
the probe with which you expect to
take out the offending piece Of wad-
ding.
4 Turn back your sleeves and wash
your hands thoroughly in antiseptic
soap and water as hot as you can bear
it and thereafter touch nothing with
your hands except antiseptlc articles.
fave some one remove the agate pan
from the gas stove after the water in
1t has boiled five minutes and both
water and probe are absolutely asep,
tic. Remove the wadding from the
wound with the sterilized water and a
carbolic solution in the proportions
given above. Use absorbent antisep
tic cotton and each time you are
through with pice OF the cotton
throw it away, but do not lay it back
in the water
Wrap in iodoform gauze and leave
the rest to the surgeon Linseed oil
and limewater win relieve the pain;
but, not being purely aseptic. they car
~ danger from the relief. Cleanliness
and freedom from death dealing germs
are more important at this stage oil
the proceedings than relief from pain
Chamberlain,s Stomach and Live,