Burns

One of the most painful injuries that one can ever experience is a burn injury. When a burn occurs to the skin, nerve endings are damaged causing the intense feelings of pain. The infusion of large quantities of fluid, mainly a salt solution, as many as 3-4 liters daily, has proved satisfactory. Sometimes a life is saved if not more than one-quarter of the body surface has received a third-degree burn. I have given blood transfusions to two patients with severe burns, with recovery in one case and postponement of death in the other. -Gustav Riehl, 1925