The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-11
FIRST AID TO THE INJURED
From a series of articles authorized by
Northern Division of the A. r. c,
By Capt. &. r. L. Fisher
BURNS.

Burns are of three kinds-1st de-.
gree, where the skin is inf1amed, as
in scalds; End degree, where blisters
appear; Bird degree, where the tissue
is destroyed and the burned parts are
CHARGED.
Burns are caused
a. Bv dry heat, as fire or hot iron.
b. BY a Tail, wire or dynamo charged
with high pressure electric currant.
C. BY acid, such as vitrol.
d. BY a corrosive alkali, such as
caustic Soda ammonia or quicklime.
e. BY friction. contact with revol.
wing whe ell or belt, or sliding down
a rope.
f. Scalds by moist neat, boiling wat.
err, tar, oil or steam.
T, treat burns, first remove cloth.
ing from burned parts, but if any
sticks, don't pull off; just cut around
with scissors and soak cling:ng pieces
with oil and leave to doctor to re.
move. Never break blisters. Leave
these also to the doctor. Immediate.
ly cover burnt areas with gauze, alb.
sorhe:t cotton or clean cloths soaked
in oil. Any pure oil will do, but the
best is Carron Oil which is easily
made with equal parts of lime water
and raw linseed oil If the burn COW
ers a large surface, it is best to apply
oil dressings in strips three or four
inches wide, as these will fit better
on the parts. If you cannot secure
oils, quickly mix a strong solution of
baking soda, Arm Brand salaratus,
Thoroughly soak cloths and cover parts
and keep wet with the solution. On
failing in these, smother burned part
with pure hoLr. The air must be
quickly excluded from the burned sur
face.
If the face is burned, cut a mask
out of gauze or linen, leaving holes
for eyes, nose and mouth and smear
this with oil or vaseline and cover
with absorbent cotton with holes to
correspond with dressing.
If the hand is burned badly, sub.
merge in water at temerature of body
(98 degrees), in which some baking
soda has been mixed, and when oil
dressing is ready apply strips to each
finger aud thumb separately and bind
the whole with absorbent cotton.
In all severe cases of burns, it will
be necessary to treat shock.
If the burn is caused by a corrosive
acid, quickly apply water, and then
follow with a weak alkaline solution
made from salaratus, washing soda or
slaked lime in warm water ard then
apply oil dressings.
If it is a corrosive alkali, immedi-
ately neutralize With water, then
hathe in a weak acid lotion from
equal parts vinegar or lemon juice
and water. If it is quicklime, be
sur to remove any lime tefore the
water is applied.
When a woman's dress catches fire,
if she runs, which is most common
and also an ~aggravation of the shock
ing accident, it only fans the FIRE,
and also in screaming che will proba-
bly, inhale the flames.
Ist, get her down. heal ont G.e
taking great care to do 80 with some
thing to protect your hands. If fire
is on ee-cnt of dress, keep her or her
back if on the back of her clothes,
lay on stomach. Remember fire burns
upward.
End, if it is out of doors. as soon
as fire is extinguished, get in out of
wind. and proceed as herein suggest.
ed, remembering that shock must
quickly be treated.
Bird, if a woman should be the one
who is to saw her, she must first pro-
tect her own dress from catching fire
by wrapping a blanket or rus around
herself.
4th, if the reader is a woman, and
your dress catches FIRE, try to control
yourself. Throw self on floor, roll
on flames and endeavor to smother fire
with rug or non-imfamabIe material,
call for help, phone, but don't go out