Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-05
FIRST AID OUTFITS FOR SCHOOLS.

be used wherever u Stimulant is called
for. 1t is of seVice when there is faint
ing or when there is shock following a
severe injury.
The cooking soda is to be applied to
burns, sunburns. stings and hives. The
syrup OF ipecac is to be Used to pro-
duce vomiting whenever indicator N
tickling the fauces with the finger has
proved ineffective.
n diarrhoea mixture is to be given
TO relieve violent watcry dlarrhoea
! with crainping.
The oil of cloves is to applied to the
avities of aching teeth with Il pledget
OF cotton and a toothpick. A little alco-
mol snuffed into the nostril and the
same side as the aching tooth often
gives relief.
The Monsel's solution of iron is TO
be used to control eve nose bleed or
local hemorr1age. 1T ran he applied
on cotton.
The rubber tourniquet is to he used
to control squirting hemorrllages in the
cNtremitles. The spiints are to be APP
piled i'll fr;tture cases. The splint
shoul he applied outside of the
clothing and without making any eff
fort to reduce the fracture. The sole
purpose of the first aid splint i'm "A frac-
tire case is to permit The patient to be
moved without injury to the soft it's
sues from the sharp ends of the bone.
~ slICIlSi 1IN lSS
that every school be provided with Il
first aid manikin. This shows the
methods of giving first aid. especially
the control of hemorrhages and the
hNatlon of fractures. Aside from it's
use as "a first aid help, it can be made
use of for the purpose of teaching
anatomy and physiology.
In addition to it's first aid cabinet ev-
cry school should have n welfare cab
met.
Contents Of Welfare Cabinet.
one dozen packages of wooden
tongue depressors.
One dozen wooden applicators with
sterile cotton swabs for taking throat
cultures.
One clinical thermometer.
One set OF Allport's eye testing cards.
One wet and dry bulb thermometer
(hygrometer.)
Emergency Cabinet No. 2.-[For q
consolidated country school in which
manual training n domestic science
are taught. 60 to 120 children.]
There should be everything as in the
No. 1 cabinet and the following in ad-
dition:
Sixteen ounces of picric acid and So
luton. 1.-TWO grains to each fluid
ounce.
NeutraliZing agents.
The picric acid solution is to be ap-
piled to burns. Unimportant burns are
to be treated with soda or soda water;
the severer ones with picric acid solu-
ton.
The neutralizing agents probably be-
long in the laboratories rather than in
the first aid cabinet. What they are
will depend on the chemicals in use.
For acid burns and ~poisonings, alkalis
are to be used. Such are plaster from
the wallis, whiting, soda.
For alkalies, acids are to be used
vinegar or the stronger acids.
For bromine burns apply alcohol.
For carbolic acid burns apply
alcohol.
For nitrate of silver burns apply
common salt.
Welfare equipment as for the smaller
school.
Emergency Cabinet No. 3-(For city
elementary schools. 100 to 1000 chill
dren).
The cabinet should be supplied as in
Nc. 1, except as to IN following:
Eliminate the tourniquet and the
splints.
Although there is a much larger
number of students than in the one
room country school, it is not advis-
able to increase the quantities Of the
different drugs. 1t is easy to %replenish
as needed. and freshness is desirable.
The welfare cabinet to be the same
as for No. 1. Instead of increasing the
numbers of the different articles, it is
better to duplicate cabinets as re.
quired.
No. 4-Same as for No. 2.
No. 5.-Same as for No. 2.