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The treatment of burns and injury was much more crude than today. Lard or butter would have been used for burns (some still do this). If it was a serious injury an arm or leg could be removed if they were injured. Many died from the infection following medical treatment.

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Q: How would you treat broken bones in pioneer times?
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