The Coconino sun., 1917-04-06
THIRTY FIRST AID IsMs

i Compiled by Dr. W. N. Lipscomb, Field Representative, American Red
 Cross.)
 1. The best way to treat any in- jury is to prevent it.
 2. First aid work merely means applied common-sense based on a lit- tie extra knowledge. | 8. The fate of an injured man de- pends upon the individual into whose hands he first falls.
 4. The man afraid to apply first aid, knowing how, is a coward; the man who calls it ''hot air" is danger ously igonrant; the man who does the right things at the right time is the real man.
 5. The blind rush to a hospital without first attempting relief is in- sanity-patients have died on the way from loss of blood and shock.
 6. Seventy-eight out of every one hundred cases of infection or "blood- poisoning" begin in the hand--re- member this when you get an injury there.
 z. Do not drill black finger-nail with knife--it may cause a whitlow of bone-felon.
 8. The little wounds are danger ous-often more so than the slarge ores-give them immediate and care ful attention.
 9. Do not "wash out" any wound with water-it merely drives the "germs" deeper in. l 10. A man spent 368 days in the hospital in the State of Washington because he let another man pick a splinter out of his hand with a pocket knife-will you be the next to con- tract such a case of general "blood- poisoning?"
 II. If you have nothing surgically clean to put on wound, leave it ex- posed to the open air-it is safer.
 12. Keep your hands, clothes and handkerchiefs out of wound-it is dangerous to so tamper with it.
 13. Keep cotton out of wounds and burns-do not force a surgeon to pick the goose alive"
 IA. A mans eye is delicate piece of machinery-keep sharp tools out and avoid the dirty ones.
 15. In treating fractures (broken bones) anywhere, first cut away clothing-there is often a wound present.
 16. Many simple fracture has become compound from nasty or rough handling; man who has a fracture is likely to have an open wound through the protruding of sharp end of bone if mishandled.
 IT. Properly splint or immobilize a patients limb when broken, before moving him. It may save money months n the hospital and a possible bad result.
 IS. Never move a man with a broken leg before you see that it is placed in we'll padded and comfort able splints.
 19. If in doubt whether a break exists anywhere, fix as such-this treatment cannot do harm; it may help greatly.
 20. Be careful about dislocations. If not able to reduce, bandage in most comfortable position for patient.
 21. Prevent man from walking on sprained ankle--one or more bones in the foot may be broken.
 22. Elevating injured arms and legs in case of accident means in- creased comfort for the patient, es pecially in event of crushed injuries.
 g. The coat makes a good sling hold injured arm horizontally across chest-fold coat over arm and secure the corner near the neck with pin or nail. Also pin behind to steady arm against shoulder.
 24. In making an emergency stretcher, first try it out with an un- injured patient-it may prevent se- rious consequences.
 25. Walk slowly with patient feet foremost on stretcher, why need lessly shake him up?
 26. In applying tourniquet or "twister" be sure to loosen gently about every twenty minutes-this is an absolute rule for comfort and safety.
 27. The tourniquet is "good servant, but bad master"-be sure that you apply it correctly, and use something broad, not wire or rope.
 2s. Keep an injured mans head low, loosen clothing, look for external injuries, keep him warm, but yourself cool. handle as little and as gently as