The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-07

k.C.B.
Sub-Almoner. Captain James Gildea, 4th
Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Registrar, Lieutenant colonel Gould Hunter
Weston. F.S.A.
Genealogist, Rev. W.. X. r. Bedford. MA.
Librarian, Edwine Freshfeld Esq. Ma.
Y.P.S.A.
Assistant Secretary, Captain Perrols. Sd
Battalion, East Kent Regiment.
Ambulance Department Director, Major F.
Duncan, R.A., Ma. Del.
Bankers the London and Westminster Bank.
! IT. James Square, Wv.
Jewellers Messrs. Phillips, Cockspur-street.
S.W.
FORMATION OF A CENTRE.
Il IS usual 10 hold an inaugural public meeting
presided over by some local dignitary, and at
tended by q deputatiOu from the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee, 10 explain the object of the
movement,
The system adopted is then as follows -
a. The formation OF an influential local Com
mittee with Chairman, Treasurer, and Honorary
Secretary.
o. The formation Of classes tseparate) for
persons of both sexes.
e. The securing the services of acompetent
medical gentleman, who will undertake the
duties OF lecturer gratuitously.
These lectures are usually five in number thus:
No. I. "A general outline of the structure and
functions of the human body.
No. II. Means of arresting GrteriaI, uenous,
and cdpiHGry bleeding hounds and their treatment.
Fractures, and their immediate treatment. For
eigH bodies in eye or ear. Burns and scGIds and
their treatment. Bites from rabid animals and
their treatment. Frost bite and its treatment. /"
No. III. SprGiBS and their immediate treat
ment. Blood splitting, inSensibility-causes and
immediate treatment. Poisoning and its i'm
mediate treatment"
No. ". "Drowning and the directions for the
restoration of the apparently drowned. Sufo-
cation by gases. SunstrOke, choking"
No. V. "Bandaging Remopal of injured or
sick persons by bearers, stretchers, country carts
or by train-each occupying about one
and a half hours. The last half hour being de-
voted to practical work, such as application of
splints, stretcher, drill, etc, ETC.
d. The formation of a Ladies ommitte
(when requisite.f
(e.) Obtaining the use of a suitable room, such
as a Drill shed, school-room, or similar build
ing, or in a private house, where lectures can
be delivered.
(f) Collection of subscriptions to defray local
expenses and to furnish contributions to Head
Quarters to carry on and extend the work of the
Association.
(g.) The enrolling for entry in the Register,
kept at the head offices, the names of certificated
pupils who would consent in war time or other
emergency, to assist the Order of ST. John in
certain capacities a list of which can be OBJ
tanned from the Chief Secretary, St. Johns
Gate, Clerkenwell, London.
F1NANCE.-Receipts for local subscriptions
should be given by the Treasurers or Honorary
Secretaries of Centres from receipt room. sup
piled by the Chief Secretary.
All local expenses should be betrayed by the
Treasurers or Honorary Secretaries of Centres
out of subscriptions received.
A balance sheet, or statement of receipts and
expenditures, at each Centre is annually sent in
to the Chief Secretary, not later than the 18th
of June. This should be signed and certified as
correct by the Chairman, Honorary Secretary
and Treasurer, or if n Treasurer be not ap-
pointed, by one other member of the Local Com
mittee. Balances on the annual settlement of
accounts should be RENTED to the Head Centre
to cover costs incurred during previous twelve
months in sending examiners (who are paid five
dollars for each class eXamlned) and travelling
expenses, supplying certificates and printed mat
ter, as well as to pay for working expenses of the
Association and aiding the poorer Centres and
classes.
The material" required is a stretcher
(Furley PATTERN, price So 50; a set of physo-
logical charts or diagrams, price SO; a set, of
common splints, a field tourniquet and a supply
of plain roller and triangular bandages, which
can be obtained if desirable, from the Director
of Stores.
An ambulance hamper fitted complete, with
waterproof cover and straps and containing ne
cessary appliances for rendering First Hid"
as well as a light-wheeled litter for conveyance
of the injured can also be had on application to
the Director of Stores.
Forty thousand copies of a very useful hand
book (price 20 cents1 are already in circulation.
and compiled (shortly before his death) by the
late surgeon Major Shepherd, AMID. (killed at
Isandula)-an associate of the Order.
The pocket aide Memoire'' by the same
author (price IS cents per dozen) as also the IL
Illustrated Esmareh bandage (price 10 cents) bear
ing printed diagrams, showing the method of
application are strongly recommended by the
Committee, and can be obtained, as well as
anatomical diagrams (price 4 cents) at st. Johns
Gate, Clerkenwel, London, England.
The Trustees are General the Viscount Tenn
~pletown, K.C.B.: Sir E. A. H. Lechmere,
Bar0net, Mp. General, Sir John st. George,
n.C.B. and an annual subscriber of one dollar
and twenty-five cents and upwards can become
a member of the 81. Johns ambulance .associa-
tiOR. \ donation of S25 and upward constitutes
life membership. Forms of membership and
orders on bankers can be obtained on applica-
ton to the Chief Secretary.
Cheques and orders crossed London and
Westminster bank Westminster Branch) may
be made payable to the Chief Secretary, st.
Johns Ambulance Association, st. Johns Gate,
CIerkenwell, London, E. c., England.
The syllabus of lectures to women on Home
Nursing and Hygiene are comprised i'll five
lectures, thus
No. 1. The SICK Room. --Introductory re-
marks, selection, preparation and cleaning of
room, led and bedding, furnishing, warming
and ventilation.
No. II. INFECTION AND Internationally
fictitious and non,disinfectious cases, quarantine
of patient, history Of a fever case, dislnfectlng
and disinfectants.
No. Ill. DETAILS OF Observation-Disclosures
of visitors, management of nurses own health,
washing and dressing patients, bed making ,
SheetS, hitting helpless patlentS, SICK
diet, administration of food, medicines and
stimulantS.
No. ". DETAILS OF NURSING Continued
Observation of the sick, rigOrs, sleep, pain,
posture, skin, appetite, vomiting, cough, ex-
pectoration, effects of remedies, etc, temperature
taking, baths, bed sores, delirium, nursing sick
children, what to prepare for physicians and
surgeons visit.
No. V. APPLICATION oE LOCAL REMEDIES
Poultices, lamentations, blisters, ointment,
leeches, padding splints, bandaging, personal
and family hygiene, management Of con-
vaIescents.
n. BIO persons are allowed to enter for
examination in these subjects unless they have
obtained the certificates of ''First Aid to the
The pupil must also have attended
least four out of the five lectures.
Certifcated pupils who have twice undergone
denomination, toih an internal Of not less than
tUelus months betlCeen each examination, are ex-
ampt from any further examination and allowed
to purchase a medallion, to be carried in the
rocket or worn as a brooch or on the watch
chain, and to be used when received) as a certi-