Vernal Express | 1949-09-14 | Page 3 | County Agent Suggests First Aid Kits

oom com county ty A agent gen t suggests S first aid kits first aid kits can provide prompt and correct treatment of minor injuries occurring on farms forms or in farm homes according to clair it acord uintah county agent such facilities may save a life or prevent serious infection from injury A saUs satisfactory factory first aid kit can be made ot at home and at small cost A tight box p preferably r metal such ns as a cash box or fishing tackle tackie box or br even a tightly covered tin can will I 1 serve as A suitable container the box should be thoroughly clean and well labeled the national safety council recommends the following articles for each kit rolls of adhesive tape of varying width sterile cotton swabs and sticks sterile white cloth for large bandages and tourniquets tube of sterile white vaseline for minor burns scissors boric acid compound tincture of benzoin an 11 accepted d antiseptic and aromatic spirits of ammonia the council further suggests that several first aid kits be pro vided aided on each farm so they may be located in the home the barn the farm shop and other work areas small kits might well be located on the tractor combine and other important equipment he suggested