FIRST AIDS IN THE HOME

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6672, 27 July 1928, Page 11

FIRST AIDS IN THE HOME

Thera are .’ aiways /a certain, number,' of small- accidents' and . troubles' ip. the;: homo that .can bp. attended .to without; having ta send;'Tq| tho/dbetbi.' Jh/anycasie, it often.'happensthat.,sbmefliing.; has* to be donb before’, the, .doctor ’s..aV ; -: rival jii it.' should-be. necessary’ to .'.bait him in, states an. -exchange, .. . c Cuts’ and burns are. perhaps fhb most frequent,A good safe, way of. dressing a cut,; and one r moreover, “ which’ prevents the forming of a scar, is first to bathe in a warm dilution of boracic and then, to paint with medicinal paraffin, taking, care to use a perfectly clean brush. A piece of rag for protection is all that is needed. It will not stick and the healing will proceed rapidly. .. When dressing a burn of any extent it is much Jess painful if the first oil-soaked rag is put on, not in one piece, but *in several strips or scraps, though a large wad of cotton wool may be laid over-all to exclude the air. The benefit of this method will bo felt when the-time comes for dressing, as then the business of remoVal and renewal can be done by degrees and with much less of shock and exposure.