Show k Doctor Doctorin in the Kitchen 1 P by W. W WW W. W Bauer MD M.D. Y Consultant National Dairy Datry Cou SAFETY IN THE KITCHEN Maybe this is where you came in but it wont won't hurt to go over it again just in case you weren't listening Or in case you happen to be nursing the idea that it cant can't happen to you It can It has happened hap hap- to many But it doesn't have to happen unless you are careless What I am talking about is accidental accidental accidental ac ac- injury occurring in the kitchen It takes all the joy out of a good meal to have the cook come to the table with a burned hand or having to stop everything to attend to a knife cut that might I just as well have been avoided Exercise Care The kitchen is one of the more hazardous rooms in the house in spite of what Mark Twain said about the bedroom where so many people people- die Yet the kitchen can be as safe as anyplace with witha a little care and forethought because because be be- cause the hazards are well known and almost entirely preventable Practically every kitchen has potholders pot knitted or crocheted by Aunt Hannah or Grandma or purchased at the Ladies' Ladies Aid Ba Bamar Bazaar mar but what use are they in a drawer Everybody knows that I worn electric cords are dangerous danger danger- ous and that you dont don't properly pull a plug by yanking the wire but we still hear of electric flash fires in kitch kitchens ns Hot grease will catch fire but how often has the vent above your stove which gets clogged with greasy dust been cleaned lately Of course you keep a clean kitchen but its it's easy to overlook such hidden spots And when grease starts to burn t remember that throwing water on onit onit onit it only spreads the fire There should be a fire extinguisher in every kitchen Wheres Where's yours Electrical Hazards Electric appliances create a number of hazards besides being a great help when properly used and maintained When the toast wont won't rise and starts burning in fn inthe the toaster disconnect the appliance appliance ap ap- ap- ap before you go fishing with witha a fork Keep your hands off the water faucet when you have a connected electric appliance in your hand band While using a fan be sure you dont don't catch towels or loose sleeves in the whirling blades Never lay your electric carving tools down while th they y are in action Turn your electric iron off AND disconnect it before leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing it just to be doubly sure You have read and heard this a million times tunes but tragedies still occur because people will keep insecticides and other poisons inthe Inthe in inthe the spice cupboards If U you get bleach into your electric iron Instead instead in stead of distilled water you can buy another iron but if your family ly is poisoned by spicing the food from the wrong container the damage may be serious Kitchens arent aren't unsafe unsafe unless unless the people in them make them so |