This educational film depicts the dangers of burns and how to treat such a dangerous injury. The film is part of a series called “To Save A Life” released by Encyclopedia Britannica. It was written by Lauraine Thomas, R.N. and produced by Morning Star Films.

A firefighter leaps from bed in alarm (:33). As the alarm is sounded, the firemen jump down the firefighter’s pole (:40). Firefighters sprint into the burning building as wounded civilians move away from the flames (:53). A burn victim is walked out of the building (1:05). The various sources of a potential burn injury are pointed to as smoke, flames, steam and hot water (1:20). An employee falls over leaving himself with a chemical burn (1:25). An electrical shock can also leave a person with a burn injury (1:30). A young woman inspects under her bathing suit for sun burn (2:03). A diagram follows of the layers of skin showing how a second-degree burn might appear (2:12). An actual second-degree burn is shown on a forearm (2:19). Second degree burns may heal on their own or they may require skin grafting (2:28). The blackened skin of a third degree burn victim follows (2:44). Bacon is left on a skillet for too long (3:07). A woman runs to the sink to run a wound under water after burning herself (3:19). In another situation a man applies cold wet cloths to a woman’s burned arm (3:37). The exposed wound must be dried (3:53). The wound can be covered with a dry bandage (3:59). A young boy notices their home on fire (4:35). The burn victim is pulled from the house (4:51). He covers the man with a sheet in order to help stop the burning (4:55). The victim is doused with water from a hose (5:05). The boy checks the man’s breathing and pulse (5:22). As synthetic fabrics and metals retain heat, all of the burn victim’s jewelry is removed (5:33). Fabric stuck to the skin must be thoroughly cooled (5:58). The woman covers the man with towels and blankets (6:14). Emergency responders arrive and pull the man onto the stretcher (7:13). An incident with a chemical burn is looked at (7:26). An industrial worker trips while carrying a chemical which breaks all over him as he falls (7:31). A coworker rushes to dowse the man with water (7:38). The victim removes all clothing and jewelry (7:45). As a mother cleans her windows with ammonia, part of the chemical drips into her eye (8:05). Her eye is flooded with water from an outdoor hose (8:18). Contact lenses are to be removed after flooding the eye (8:33). Flooding again continues (8:37). If the victims ingests the chemical, their mouth must be flooded (8:56). The film turns to injuries caused by electrical currents (9:10). A man is electrocuted while working on an electrical box (9:26). A diagram shows how an electrical current moves through the body and to the ground (9:34). A coworker notices the incident and uses a dry piece of wood to move the man from the electrical box without touching him (9:59). The man checks the victim’s breathing (10:07) and calls for help (10:21). CPR is conducted (10:28). A diagram shows how smoke inhalation affects the body (10:55). The victim is moved to fresh air (11:18). The first victim is turned to again as he may also have suffered from smoke inhalation (11:45). Signs of smoke inhalation include soot near or in the nose or mouth (11:54). The eye chemical burn victim is shown wearing protective googles (12:12). Flammable liquids are moved from flames (12:20). Another method to prevent injuries is to move pan handles towards the center of the stove when cooking (12:24). A man stores dangerous chemicals in a locked cabinet (12:40). Flammable objects, including matches and lighters, are to be kept from children’s reach (12:49). The four emergency actions called for in the event of a burn injury are summarized as the films begins to wrap up (13:08). A Pruner ambulance carries the burn victim away (13:55) signifying the film was made in Ventura or Los Angeles, California. The credit screen closes out the film which had been produced for Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation (14:10). It was produced by Morning Star Films (14:15).

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