A READY REFERENCE LIST
OF
ORDINARY ACCIDENTS
AND ILLNESSES
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED
WITH
APPROVED HOME REMEDIES
A FEW GENERAL REMARKS
In the story part of this little book, the author has endeavored to show that success in first-aid treatment of any open wound lies in protecting the wound from infection.
From long years of experience, physicians have found that:
1. Every open wound should be touched with an antiseptic to kill germs which may have entered; and that the best general antiseptic known is iodine.
2. No wound should be closed entirely from the air; therefore, do not use adhesive plaster or collodion to cover a cut or wound, but cover it with sterile gauze after using iodine. The gauze may be held in place at each side by adhesive plaster or by a bandage.
When sending for the doctor, be sure to let him know what is the matter: for instance, poison case, or drowning, or choking—so that he may bring the articles necessary to treat the case.