Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-20
els. which may ps most rapidly nc.
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should, of course. be called.

els. which may pe most rapidly &C
coTnpiished By IN enema. 4 physician
should. Of course. be called.
Surgical Troubles.
sp~rains.-In this condition there Is
la~ceration Of ligaments. blood vessels
and other structures surrounding a
Joint. The first treatment is to place
the injured part In hot wafer inc Ep-
ply hot cloths for half an hour. The
Joint should then be bandaged. not too
tightly. end kept at rest until the
acute swelling and tenderness subside.
Alternate applications Of hot and cold
water poured over the joint from 1
pitcher are often beneficial. 1t Ia a
mistake to attempt continuous self
treatment of a severe sprain. Months
of suffering and Gripping may result
from neglect to secure early surgical
aid. The x ray has demonstrated
that supposed Simple sprains are often
complicated by fractures.
Fractures.
When a limb Is fractured the first
step is to apply a temporary splint In
order to prevent needless injury to
soft parts by the ends Of the fractured
bone Any stiff material. an umbrella,
rolled up newspapers, canes, ETC., may
be bound to the limb by handkerchiefs,
towels or bandages until surgical aid
has been procured. In fractures Of the
leg M leg may be bound to the other.
Ii the skin has been broken the frac-
ture Is termed compound, and extreme
care is necessary to prevent further
liberation or infection OF the tissues.
Wounds.
Slight punctured or lacerated wounds
are often neglected or improperly
treated, owing to the fact that no
medical aid Is sought Fol- the reason
that blood poison and lockjaw are not
uncommoh following comparatively
trivial injuries all wounds should be
cleansed as quickly as possible with
peroxide Of hydrogen. turpentine or
! some antiseptic solution. A sterilized
gauze pad should then be applied and
held In place by rubber adhesive plas-
ter or gauze bandages. The use OF
strong antiseptic solutions in wounds
IS no longer customary. When the
wound Is infected, as evidenced by
| heat, redness, swelling O. discharge OF
| pus. the parts should be cleansed fire.
i quently with peroxide OF hydrogen and
a simple wet dressing applied as fol-
lows: A gauze pad Is bandaged over
| the wound and kept moist with a sat
urated solution of bicarbonate Of soda
| In boiled WATER Antiseptic solutions
kill germs. but they also interfere with
the natural reparative work Of the
body cells.
Dangers Of carbciio Acid.
Carbolic acid should be banished
from the acknowledgements tho farm
of earboiated vaselfne. This prepara-
ton may be useful 70 apply to cuts or
sores la emergencies. Solutions of car
bolic acid constantly applied to the
extremises. fingers. toes. ETC.. have
been known to cause gangrene.
Every useful purpose served by ear
bolic acid as a. household remedy can
be served by simple nonpoisonous an
tlseptics, such as a saturated sos,itiOn
Of boric acid or the official liquor an
tisepticus Of the United States Phsr-
m~acopoeia. Diluted with several parts
Of water. this latter preparation may
be used whenever a cleansing antisep-
tic wash Is require&
Burns.
Probably nothing causes more excite
ment In the household than burns or
sealds. and this explains why first aid
Is so seldom properly and promptly ap
piled.
The most convenient and perhaps
the best remedy TO apply Is ordinary
baking soda. This may be applied In
powder and the parts wrapped In
clean linen cloths. gauze, ETC., and
then covered with cotton. or the band
ages may be saturated and Kept moist
with a strong solution Of the soda.
Blisters should be p~unctured with q
needle that has been sterilized In boil
ing water, but the skin should not be
removed.
When q burn Is very extensive i'm
mediate proper dressing is difficult,
and 1t Is extremely important to reduce
the shock and protect the burned area
from the air. This may be quickly
lone by placing the patient in a warm
salt bath. keeping the temperature be-
tween 94 and 104 degrees f.. Such
treatment IN often continued for q Ions
time, replenishing the water. of course
as 1t becomes contaminated. Stimu-
lants internally are called for.
Ear Emergencies.
Accommodations of wax or foreign
bodies In the ear should be removed by
Swinging with YARN water or saturat-
ed solution of boric acid. Iasects may
be surocated with a few drops of pure
sweet oil and then removed By syring-
ing with WARN water. Ii Is q bad
practice to use oil La the sar Tor the
removal Of wax. II Swinging with
warm wafer does not suffice a physt
clan should be consulted
Earache h usually due to fnaamma-
tfcn. which nsay develop into suppurs
ton and abscess- Heat should be ap-
piled BY means OF hot wster bags.
hot clay poultscs tCafaplaama sseiin.
U. 8. P.1 or hot lamentations. Hot
water may be poured into the ear
while the patient recfsnea on his op-
posits side and the hest retained by
covering sbM affected @xs rufsh c1ash4