Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-05-28 | Page 17 | Doctors Are Using Sugar for Wounds |

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Date	1916-05-28
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
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Article Title	Doctors Are Using Sugar for Wounds
Type	article
Date	1916-05-28
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Page	17
OCR Text	Show DOCTORS ARE USING SUGAR FOR WOUNDS Special Cable' to The Tribune. BERIjIX, May 27. German army doctors doc-tors are using supar with great success in the treatment of wounds. The cut is dressed with granulated sugar and then bound. The auar does not act as a disinfectant dis-infectant and must not be applied until bleeding has been arrested. But, when applied to a clean wound, surface healing heal-ing proceeds with astonishing rapidity, No washing of the wound is necessary when redressing, which Is merely a matter mat-ter of renewing the application of sugar every second or third day. The sugar dressing- has also I he advantage that there is no adhesion to the flesh.
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