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"The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training"



CHAFING

Treatment: Keep parts dry, use talcum powders and keep parts separated
by a layer of absorbent cotton.

EXTINGUISHING BURNING CLOTHES

Treatment: Lie down on the floor and roll up as tightly as possible in
a rug blanket, etc., leaving only the head out. If nothing can be
obtained in which to wrap yourself, lie down and roll over slowly and at
the same time beat out the fire with your hands. Flames shoot upward.
In order to get them away from the head, lie down. Don't run, it only
fans the flames.
If another person's clothing catches fire, throw him to the ground and
smother the fire as just described.

GAS

Most of the gas used on the battlefield today is deadly. When a gas
shell explodes there are two kinds of men: Quick men and Dead men.
The quick men put on their gas masks, which contain chemicals that
neutralize the poisonous air.
Treatment: When a man is slightly gassed don't allow him to move
around or to remove his mask. Have him lie down and rest. Loosen his
clothes around his neck and chest so he can breathe freely.


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