Garfield County News | 1943-12-16 | Page 2 | Cream Developed by Navy Medical Corps Protects Skin from 'Flash Burn' Injuries

3 Cream Developed by N Navy vy Medical Corps Protects Skin From Flash Burn Injuries A skin cream that tha gives positive protection against nic of the deadliest deadliest deadliest est and most disabling of battle hazards haz haz- ards flash ards-flash flash burns burI has burrs has has been perfected perfect perfect- ed cd by Naval l Medical researchers The substance has the consistency cy of ordinary cold cream but is battleship gray in color About an ounce and a half smeared across the face neck neel forearms and hands will afford protection of those parts It is not necessary to apply the thin coating to covered portions of the body s since since nce clothing alone even alone even a athin athin athin thin undershirt undershirt provides provides adequate protection against all but the most intense flash burns Picture shows a made laboratory flash burn on the arm of ot Com Corn Gordon B. B Fauley who is charge in-charge of the research project that dove the cream