Show i and Your Health By MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of th the American Medical Association and end of Hygia the Iii h. h Health Magazine Magazis t Among all th the industries jr in in which workmen are exposed t accidents to the eye the metal meta industry stands well at th the head Usually such injuries ar are caused by flying pieces s of metal Frequently they are are- penetrating wounds which seem secret to c caf s e blindness in as often as CO O of ot every every- cases Another danger that threatens the tho eye is that of burns from hot sparks of metal caustic soda or acid Anyone exposed to these thes hazards should wear vlear suitable protective pro pro- goggles In plants studied in one year 1356 men and women had one lens of their goggles chattered shattered shattered shat chat or pierced by flying metal men had the even more terrifying terri tern experience of having both both- goggle lenses shattered at one onet t tn-ie tn time ne There were 1003 instances instance of one lens being splattered with melted metal or chemicals a and cases in which both lenses were struck Absence of th these thea e goggles obviously would have han re resulted re suIted In destruction of man eyes The courts have set an approximate approximate compensation rate of about 1800 for the loss of one eye and about for tor the loss of both On this basis the plants saved about because of the use of safety goggles In every industry where where- mch auth accidents occur occur a d definite finite procedure procedure pro pro- should be followed in giving give ing aid 1 Under no circumstances should an untrained or inexperienced attempt to re remove remove remove re- re move any foreign body from the eye 2 Immediately after an ace accident accident acci acci- dent the eye may be bathed with I suitable mild preferably a weak solution of ot boric acid made with sterilized water 3 The eye should be covered with a sterile bandage moistened with this solution 4 The injured person should be sent immediately to the physician physician physician phy phy- in charge of such cases t If the factory or workshop does not have a first aid department arrangements should be made with some near-by near hospital or 1 medical institution for prompt attention This will mean the prevention of a great deal of ot oft oft- r blindness and furthermore a a much shorter period of disability than otherwise would be the c case e |