The Water-cure journal, and herald of reforms, devoted to physiology, hydropathy and the laws of life . ction of thepart. Burns are always more or less painful,except in case the injury is so extensive that re-action cannot take place. In the second varietythe anguish is the greatest. The locality of theburn also varies the symptoms. A burn uponthe head, or fibrous parts of the body, such as thehand, is more painful than one upon a less import- ant locality. Burns upon the trunk of the body,or over the region of vital parts, are more dan-gerous than those of like extent on the extremi-ties. Tr
The Water-cure journal, and herald of reforms, devoted to physiology, hydropathy and the laws of life . ction of thepart. Burns are always more or less painful,except in case the injury is so extensive that re-action cannot take place. In the second varietythe anguish is the greatest. The locality of theburn also varies the symptoms. A burn uponthe head, or fibrous parts of the body, such as thehand, is more painful than one upon a less import- ant locality. Burns upon the trunk of the body,or over the region of vital parts, are more dan-gerous than those of like extent on the extremi-ties. Treatment. If a person is being burned bythe clothes having taken fire, it is important to re-member, that it is the oxygen of the atmospherealone that feeds the flame. Hence no time shouldbe lost in excluding the air from the patient;blankets, comforters, or the carpet torn up fromthe floor, should be made to envelop the bodyas soon as possible. (Fig. 1.) In this way often a vast deal of suffering maybe prevented, and life itself saved. Delugingthe patient with water, and, best of all, imme- FlG. EXTrNGTJIBHINQ FIBB. diate immersion in water, answers the same end,but cannot in general be so conveniently done. In treating burns in which there is not sinkingand collapse—and these seldom happen—the truemethod I regard is to apply cold. But we needdo no violence to nature ; and I cannot here dobetter than quote some remarks on this subjectfrom my Family Physician : I believe that if a burned part is from thefirst immersed in cold water—and it need be nocolder than just sufficient to keep do-wn all pain—no blistering can take place. In other words, Ido not see how it is possible for a blister to riseunder cold water. Now, if this is true, it mustbe a greal deal, better to apply cold than heat, ^because it is always best to avoid blistering, if ppossible; for a great deal of trouble, and espe- ^(cially in regard to constitutional disturbance,may come from vesiccation. No m
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