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A One in five compensation hand 0I* flngéf h ;;;,fjg,         .-1 · I     I
1 injuries involves infection, according v_             ’ s_ _ _
to reports fof four Compensation Com- l T °‘=-,         YQ, n  iv , i · V " A;.
; missions; This is more than four times @2;,,-   —           b4·V     ·‘
{ the frequencyrecorded for other parts of _     ,     `" j ` n ,_ ‘·‘_·
° the body. Foot or tos, injuries become in- ` ‘ 2,   "°" , _ . °  
. fected in only `l case in 20; arm injuries _ _ °‘%2,_ '’’` __ ‘-·;l¤§g‘.      
_ and leg injuries in l case in l6."I’he . ¤ ____  il, .;:;;   ‘··‘‘°"‘ I j I- - ‘_ _ _
iverage for all parts of the may, in 7   ·=-·i·=···· r / V _ I   ._  
hese states, was l in 12 compensated /
l injuries. — ‘ A % ,, T
If infected injuries in all states occured   gl A,
with the same frequency as_ in the four ·   I me R
states for Twhich receords. are available, ""‘ - _ WE·RE HELMNG TO WIN ‘4
T and if compensation were paid on the same j
scale,- the national compensation bill for F . ·
infected cases would be more than ` i i ‘
$l0,000,000 per year. ‘ _‘ _ P \ E V E N T \ N G
From Accident Facts, 1942 Edition,   C \ E T n
° » j ” National Safety Council. · _ · j
If infection had been avoided many of the 2 ° . V
above injuries would not have been com-   _ 1 _. X · _
pensable. The typical infection case is   ’ . ’ * V
a neglected scratch, out or puncture   TRAGEDY OF MOST ACGIDENTS IS THAT j
wound which, whendit occurred, could have   __
been successfully handled by one or two   YOU EXLAMDF. THE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU J
visits to the doctor. In _most cases dis-   ‘ . ·
ability is traceable to the infection —·· {USUALLY FIND 'H-TAT THEY COULD BEAVOIDED g ’
not to the original injury. i   ‘ j j s··_ _» —_
" * §BY PROPER PRECAUTION., I. _ A ·- z
REPORT ALL MINOR DUURIES, GET FIRST AID   _   .
?Think about that for just a_moment --- _
AND SEE THE DOCTOR! .   . Y _ - - Q j
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T in QPRECAUTION. There is a challenge to each] I
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· _ gone of us, for everyminute of every hour “`
SHOW ALL QE THEM WHEN APPLYING FOR WORK!   _
_ · jof every day. We just can't afford to  
. .,   ‘ Eget careless or forgehtfuhd When we do, V
" N  T. fig   j\/\ i jsomcthing happens. And when something F. V j
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A `igv-v #·"/_'-~·_'r__ idoes happen it hurts lnqmore wa s than
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_   ` t   THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY PROPER 
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    -   QPHECAUTION. An accident is just another .
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A   ·—·T A V _;name for bad management on the part of __,__