Burns and Scalds

Absorbent Dre ings. Acetanilid. Acid, Boric: useful as ointment or lint dre ings, or as boric oil. Acid, Carbolic: 1 per cent. solution relieves pain and prevents suppuration. Acid, Picric: dre ing. Acid, Salicylic: 1 in 60 olive oil. Alkalies: soon remove the pain on exposure to the air after application. Alum: finely powdered over foul, bleeding granulations. Antipyrine: in solution or ointment. Argenti Nitras: wash with a solution of 4 to 8 grn. to the oz. and wrap in cotton wool. Bismuth Sub gallate. Bismuth Sub nitrate: a thick paste with glycerin protective. Calcium Bisulphite (sol.). Carron Oil: in recent burns. Chalk, Oil and Vinegar: applied as a paste of a creamy consistence, relieves pain at once. Chlorinated Soda: in dilute solution. Chloroform, Olive Oil and Lime Water: soon relieves the pain. Cocaine: as lotion to allay the pain. Cod-Liver Oil. Cold: Instant application. Collodion: flexible, to protect from air. Cotton Wool: to protect from irritation and so le en pain. Creolin. Creosote: like Carbolic Acid. Diaphtherin. is: in shock. Europhen. Gallæ Unguentum: 1 part to 8 of lard, to prevent cicatrix. Ichthalbin. Ichthyol. Iodoform: local anesthetic and antiseptic. Iodoformogen: the same. Lead Carbonate: i.e. white-lead paint, for small burns; should be applied instantly. Lead Water. Lin i mentum Calcis (lime-water with linseed oil). Morphine and Atropine: to allay pain. Naftalan. Oakum. Oil and Litharge: applied as a varnish, containing 5 per cent. Salicylic Acid. Ol. Menthæ Piperitæ: painted on. Phytol acc a: to relieve pain. Pota ium Chlorate: solution 5 grn. to 1 oz. Pyoktanin. Resorcin. Rhubarb Ointment: one part of root to two of lard. Rhus Toxicodendron. Soap Suds: instead of alkali, if it is not at hand. Sodium Bicarbonate: immediate application of a saturated solution. Sozoiodole-Pota ium: as dusting-powder, with starch. Sozoiodole-Sodium: as wash. Stimulants, Local: such as Ung. Resinæ, afterwards followed by astringents. Thymol: one per cent. in olive oil, local anesthetic. Warm Bath: keep whole body, with exception of head, totally immersed for some days in very extensive burns or scalds. It relieves pain, although it may not save life. Whiting and Water: mixed to the thickne of cream and smeared over, excluding the air, gives instant relief. Zinc Ointment and Vaselin: in equal parts for dre ing. Zinc Oxide: as dusting powder.