Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-11-26


where the skin is inflamed, as in scalds
End degree, where blisters appear;
3rd degree, where the tissue is destroyed
and the burned parts are charred.
Burns are caused
a. By dry heat, as fire or hot iron.
b. By rail, wire or dynamo charged
with high pressure electric current.
c. By acid, such as vitrol
d. By corrosive alkali, such as
caustic soda. ammonia or quicklime.
e. By friction, contact with revolv.
ing wheel or belt, or sliding down a
rope.
+. Scalds by moist heat, boiling wa.
ter, tar, oil or steam.
To treat burns, first remove clothing
from burned parts, but if any sticks.
don It pull off; just cut around with
scissors and soak clinging pieces with
oil and leave to doctor to remove.
Never break blisters. Leave these also
to the doctor. Immediately cover burnt
areas with gauze, absorbent 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 covers large surface, it is
best to apply oil dressings in strips
three or four inches wide, as these will
it better on the parts. If you cannot
secure oils quickly, mix strong solu-
ton Of baking soda, Arm brand salar-
atus, thoroughly soak cloths and cover
parts and keep wet with the solution.
On failing in these, smother burned
part with pure -four. The cir must be
quickly excluded rom the burned sur
face.
If the face is burned, cut mask out
of gauze or linen, leaving holes for
eyes, nose and mouth and smear this
with oil or va,el.1e and cover with
absorbent cott,n with holes to 'orrcs-
pon with dressing.
If the hand is turned 5adly. sub
merge in water at temperature of body
(aS cegrees,) in which som, baking
soda H.s been r;xed, an! when oil
drcs*;rg is re"dy. apply strips to each
finger and tn ,mb separately and bind
the whole with absorbent cotton.
In an severe cases of burns, it will
be necessary to treat shock.
If the burn is caused by corrosive
acid; quickl apply water, and then
follow with a weak alkaline solution
made from salaratus, washing soda or
slaked lime in warm water and then
apply oil dressings.
IF it is a corrosive alkali, Immediate
ly neutralize with water, then battle in
a weak acid lotion made from equal
parts vinegar or lemon juice and water.
If it is quicklime, be sure to remove
any lime before the water is applied.
When a xoman's dress catches fire,
if she runs, which is most common and
also an aggravation Of the shocking
accident, It only fans the fire and also
in screa ming she will probably inhale
the flames.
1st, get her down, beat out fire, TAX
ing great care to do so with something
to protect your hands. If fire is on
front of dress, keep her on 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 suggested, re-
membering that shock must quickly be
treated.
3rd. if a woman should 6e the one
who is to save her, she must first pro"
tect her own dress from catching fire
by wrapping blanket or rug 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-inAammable material, call
for help, phone but don't 60 out Of
doors if possible.