3o6 The Book of Woodcraft 



SUNSTROKE 



(i) Reduce the temperature of the patient and the 

 place — that is, move the patient at once to a cooler spot, 

 if possible, in the shade. 



(2) Loosen or remove the clothing about the neck and 

 body. 



(3) Apply cold water or ice to the head and body, or 

 even wrap the patient in sheets wet from time to time with 

 cold water. 



(4) Use no stimulant, but allow free use of cold water 

 to drink. 



BURNS AND SCALDS 



Exclude the air by covering the burn with a thin paste 

 of baking-soda, starch, flour, vaseline, olive oil, linseed 

 oil, castor-oil, lard, cream, or cold cream. Cover the 

 burn first with the smear; next with a soft rag soaked in 

 the smear. 



Shock always accompanies severe burns, and must be 

 treated. 



HEMORRHAGE, OR INTERNAL BLEEDING 



This is usually from the lungs or stomach. If from the 

 lungs, the blood is bright-red and frothy, and is coughed 

 up; if from the stomach, it is dark, and is vomited. Cause 

 the patient to He down, with head lower than body. Small 

 pieces of ice should be swallowed, and ice-bags, or snow, 

 cold water, etc., applied to the place whence it comes. 

 Hot applications may be applied to the extremi- 

 ties, but avoid stimulants, unless the patient is very 

 weak. 



