FIRST AID HINTS
What do you do when you get a
small sliver in your finger, a slight
scratch or a burn? Do you always re
port for first aid?
No? Perhaps most of the time
you try to take care of it yourself, or
one of your friends helps out.
You probably don't realize that
so-called small injuries often cause
the most trouble and can become the
most dangerous.
Many times your friends will try
to tell you what to do. Beware of
fancy remedies like putting tobacco
juice on wounds or "sucking the poi
son" out of the cut. They won't do any
good and they may do a lot of harm.
The germs which cause most in
fections are present everywhere--on
your skin, in the air, on the floor, on
the hands of the well-meaning friend
who offers to take something out of
your eye—and they'll attack any little
scratch or cut.
These invaders usually don't
cause any harm as long at they're on
the outside of the skin, but as soon as
there's a break in the skin, no matter
how small, they rush right in and go
to work. When this happens, you're
in for trouble.
In a very short time, you'll be
gin to have pain, maybe some swell
ing, redness and heat in the injury.
By the time you get these signals, the
damage is done and it may be too late.
Do you know that in six hours one
germ can multiply until there are over
4,000, and it takes only about 8 to 10
minutes for one of them to travel from
the tip of your finger to your shoulder'
That's why it's so important for you to
report for first aid immediately.
Here are a few do's and don'ts
to remember:
1. Always report every injury,
no matter how small it seems, for
first aid care. _ 4
2. Never let your friends treat
your injuries. They can do more
harm than the injury itself.
3. Never put an old rag or dirty
handkerchief on a cut. Cover it with
a clean paper towel.
4. Never touch an open cut or
sore. If you do, you'll add more
germs to those already working on the
injury.
5. When you get something in
your eye, don't rub it. Try to hold
the eye as still as possible and get to
first aid immediately.
A smart person knows better than
to gamble with his life. So p 1 a y it
smart. Report for first aid right
away.
BASCOM JARRELL DIES
Bascom E. Jarrell, retired em
ployee of Plant #1, died on Novem
ber 10, 1957, following a six weeks'
illness.
After 43 years
of service with
Adams-Millis, Bas
com's health failed
in 1955, and he re
tired in October of
that year. A loyal
and well-respected
employee of the
company, he visit
ed Adams-Millis
frequently, always
wearing a red flower in his lapel.
Bascom became ill in early Octo
ber of this year and was not able to be
out after that time. He is survived by
his wife, Bessie Smith Jarrell, and
five children. A son, Horace, is em
ployed as a fixer at Plant #1.