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First Aid and Life Saving z73 cloth thrust in the mouth will prevent biting the tongue. When he becomes quiet do not disturb hlm? INJURIES DUE TO HEAT AND GOLD Burns and Scalds For slight burns in order to relieve the pain some dressing to exv. lude the air is needed. Very good substances of this clm? axe pastes made with water and baking sod% starch, or flour. Carbolized vaseline, olive or castor oil, and fresh lard or cream are all good. One of these substances should be smeared over a thin piece of cloth and placed on the burned paxt. A bandage should be put on over this to hold the dress- ing in place a?d for additional protection. Severe burns and scalds are very serious injuries which quire treatment from ? physician. Pending his arrival t?e scout should remember to treat the sufferer for shock as well as to ckess the wound. Bu?m from electricity should be treated exactly like o?her burn? Do not attempt to remove do?hln9 which sticks to a burn; cut t!? doth around the part which sticks and leave it on the burn. PiRST AID FOR EMEROENGIES B_?&!_es the accidents which have been mentioned, certain em cies may demand treatment by a scout ? . T?e commonest of these ar?e descubed here. Something In the Eye No little thing causes mo?e pain and discomfort than some- tblng in the eye. Do not rub to remove a foreign body from the eye, as this is likely to injure the delicate covering of the eyeball. First, close the eye so the tsars will accumulate, these may wash the foreign body into plain view so that it may be easily removed. If this fails, pull the upper lld over the lower two or three times, close the nostril on the opposite side and have the patient blow his nose hard. If the foreign body still rem?in.? in the eye, examine first under the lower and then the upper lid. For the former have the patient look up, is seen ' ' press lower lid down, ?nd if the foreign body gently with the corner of a dean handkerchief. I?