Published by the Cramer Chemical Co.
Gardner, Kansas

THE FIRST AIDER

Page Nine

 

 

 

Centenary College Training Room
(Left to Right) Curtis Parker, Athletic Director and Foot Ball
Chuck Cramer of our company and Marvin “Hoot” Gibson, Trainer. Coach
Parker’s teams are always outstanding in the Southern Intercollegiate
Conference.

Coach,

 

 

come from a nail, wire, weed stubble
or long splinter, there is danger of
tetanus infection. The bacteria of
tetanus is an anaerobe, which means
it cannot grow in the presence of oxy-
gen.

This bacteria lodges in the flesh
beneath the skin and when the skin
closes over, it creates an ideal in-
cubator in which the germ can de-
velop.

If such a wound is brought to your
attention, take your player to a phy-
sician and have him decide as to the
necessity of anti-tetanus serum.

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Treatment of Boils

A common boil is an _ infection
caused by staphloccocus bacteria en-
tering the body through hair follicles,
sweat glands or an abrasion of the
skin, sometimes too small to be seen.

Saturate a small piece of cotton
about one inch square with Athletic
Antiseptic Alcohol. Lay over the boil.
While this remains on, paint all of
the area within three inches of the
boil itself, with Nitrophen, Prepare
a gauze pad approximately 3 inches
by 3 inches and place on it a coating
of Healing Ointment one-fourth inch
thick. Remove the cotton from the
boil and apply this dressing directly
to the boil. Fasten on with Adhesive
Tape and leave 24 hours.

At the end of 24 hours remove this
pad by using Tape Remover, as the
skin must not be irritated any place
near the boil.

Repeat this dressing and on each
application increase the thickness of
the Healing Ointment on the pad
which is placed over the wound. Con-
tinue this treatment every 24 hours
until the boil opens,

. When making each treatment,
cleanse the boil itself thoroughly with
Athletic Antiseptic Alcohol, leave the
pad of cotton right over the boil to
keep it soft while cleaning around the
outside area with Tape Remover. Pain
is caused by pressure on the nerves
due to the swelling and the head

crust on top of the boil itself. The
Healing Ointment softens the skin
an reduces the pressure. The secret
of the treatment is the amount of
Healing Ointment used on the boil.
When the boil opens, draw the skin
gently away from the edges (never
press on it or squeeze) then wipe
gently with cotton sterilized in Ath-
letic Antiseptic Alcohol and gradually
work out the pus and core. When the
core is removed, continue light appli-
cations the same as before, until sat-
isfied that the infection is gone.

A ecarbunele is a conglomeration of
boils. Several heads in close proxim-
ity appear and each seeks a separate
Se a Treatment is the same as for

oils,

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A Coach’s Responsibility

If you give your First Aid serious
consideration, you will find that there
are certain problems you can’t side-
track or delegate to some other per-
son,

First Aid information cannot be
learned rapidly either from reading
or experience.

Injuries should be treated three
times, First, before they occur, study-
ing, planning and preparing; second,
when they occur; and afterwards the
experience should be thoroughly dis-
cussed and considered.

Increased knowledge results. in
greater efficiency. Learn what to do,
how to do it and then do it promptiy
and efficiently,

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Injuries Where the Skin
is Not Broken
These naturally fall
groups.

1. Stiffness and sore muscles that
can be massaged.

2. Deep seated bruises to the mus-
cles, that are too sore to massage.

3. Sprains and “charlie horse.”

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