News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-11-29
jars, covered. Use for sore eyes, pus
wounds, sore mouth.
Taking Temperature

wounds, sore mouth.
Taking Temperature
See that the adult patient has
moistened the mouth thoroughly be-
fore placing the thermometer under
the tongue. Hold in mouth two and
one-half minutes. If taken in groin
or under arm (aXilla) dry skin care
fully with towel and hold thermom-
eter in place five minutes. A baby
or child may be placed on table, bed,
or cross the knees, the well oiled
thermometer inserted gently into the
rectum and held carefully three min
utes. 1t is better to empty the bowels
J first. Wash thermometer with soap
and water. Wipe with alcohol or
diluted lysol.
Counter Irritants
May be used for relieving pain, as:
Mustard Paste, one part mustard to
three of flour, mixed with small
amount warm water, spread thin
cloth, fold edges over, cover mustard
entirely and warm before applying.
Rub skin with oil or vaseline first.
Watch closely, remove when skin is
pink.
Enemas or Rectal Injections
To empty rectum use warm water
in which ivory or CASTLE soap has
been dissolved For babies, warm
water and small amount of salt may
be gently injected into bowels. For
adults, severe constipation, inject
equal parts warm milk and molasses.
In giving rectal injection, allow
fluid to flow very slowly, have folded
cloth to press against anus to pre-
vent expulsion of fluid.
Care of Wounds
| Before attempting to treat
wound, the hands should be scrubbed
thoroughly with brush, soap and
water. Make certain that finger
nails are clean. Scissors used for
cutting gauze should first be boiled
or washed with soap and water and
wiped off with alcohol. If no clean
gauze is available any white muslin
or cheesecloth may be boiled and
cooled to use.
Applicator-Small amount absorb
ent cotton wound around toothpick
1ncised Wounds-Make by a sharp
knife, razor, glass, etc. Allow to
bleed freely. Paint with diluted
iodine and cover with gauze.
Lacerated Wounds-Caused by
blunt instrument which tears and
bruises the flesh as cogs of machin-
cry, car wheels, etc Check hemor-
rhage, dress with iodine diluted, on
wound and surrounding tissue. Boric
acid dressings are always safe to use
if much dirt has been ground into
the wound.
Punctured Wounds by
narrow pointed instruments as nails,
rakes, daggers, etc. Lock-jaw
(tetanus) often develops from such
wounds. Use tincture of iodine, apply
deep into wound by means of apph-
Gator and work iodine thoroughly in
the tissues. Paint surface with
iodine and apply sterile dressing. A !
doctor should be consulted at once to
determine whether injections of anti
tetanic serum are necessary to pre-
vent lock-jaw.
Infammed Wounds-Bacteria often
develop pus in the wound. Warm
boric acid dressings relieve the pain.
Any throbbing wound must be opened
with needle or knife that has been
thoroughly cleansed by boiling.
Apply wet boric acid dressings every
two or three hours, and encourage
discharge. Consult physician early,
for serious symptoms may develop
without care.
Health Disorders
Indications of health disorders in
children for which parents should
keep children at home and notify the
school, as prepared by DR.. Thomas
Wood:
Nausea or vomiting, chill, convul-
sions (fits), eruption (rash) of any
Kind, sore and infamed throat, failure
% eat usual breakfast, fever, acutely
swollen glands, coughs, running nose,
dizziness, faintness or unusual pallor,
my disturbing change from the usual
appearance or conduct of child.
POisOns
General treatment for poisons:
Emetic-An emetic is an agent
ausing vomiting (emesis) as: Warm
mustard and water, warm salt and
water, plenty of luke warm water.
Cathartics-A purgative medicine