New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
SURGEONS FIELD CHESTS.
THE NETWORK NATIONAL GUARDS
SUPERIOR MEDICAL OUTFIT.
MORE prFFERENT THINGS IN SMALLER COMPASS
AND OF LESS WEIGHT THAN IN THE ARMY
oUTvITs-wHAr THE CHESTS CONTAIN.

While troops are being notified. uniforms be-
Ing made ready for raw recruits and camps or
instruction organized. active prepare tons are
going forward in the medical department OF the
Army looking toward nd 70 the injured. Inc
State OF NewYork is particularly fortunate IN
this department. according 10 the views OF III
Marshall O. Terry. surgeon general on the etaH
OF Governor Black. who Gays that the medical
equipment OF the National Guard OF NeW-forN
"a far superior to that Of any other state ana
excels in many respects that OF the United States
Army.
THE medical and surgical chests which have
been procured for the regiments in the New-iorK
National Guard" said General Terry embrace
everything that surgeon Will require either on
the field in the temporary hospital or the per
manent field hospital. and surgeons who served
in the Civil War will soon discover the superior
ity or these chests over those which were In use
even In the last DAYS Of that period"
The chest TO which General Terry referred is
| % inches long Is inches wide and ~ inches
high. and Is made OF aluminium. covered with
heavy leather case. Filled with everything re
ouired for service the ches. weighs 10 pounds
and is designed with a view to transportation IN
an Army ambulance.
THE chests in use in the Regular Army said
| General Terry ARE imperfect. not uniform In
! design are made of wood and the incomplete
OUTFIT. packed in two cases. weighs about 80
pounds The New-York chest is not only more
COMPACT and complete tut the difference In
weight makes {; a superior outfit"
PLENTY FOR SURGEONS USE
II contains besides the surgical Instruments.
handages Of all kinds. all put up In small pack
ages 90 that the surgeon may have sterilized
dressings FOR each operation There is no dan
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become contaminated by being exposed because
the waterproof packages need not he broken IN
IL the surgeon is ready to make use Of the con
tents Alcohol carbolic acid. liquid ammonia,
| brandy. chloroforn and ether ere contained in
! improved bottles and medicines In the form ~
tablets are packed IN hard rubber bottles which
may be roughly handled without danger ~
breakage Thc articles contained in tho chest
which come under the head ~ miscellaneous
embrace a folding canvas bucket. several kinds
OF folding boxes MI kinds Of brushes. goggles
graduates. nails. razors. soap. pocket stoves
diagnostic tags. spoons. universnl tools. t"ine
Walls and many articles which the surgeon must
have In his home orlre but which have had nc
place in army chests heretofore.
TIE ORDERIYs POUCH
Another part OF the surgical OUTFIT is the pouch
which Is carried hy tho surgeons orderly. THIS
is made Of brown waterproof canvas. The oid-
fashioned pouches ~ this kind were hned with
boxes IN which IN" various necessary articles
we're made 70 a.. and TIVE cases weighed more
,han the surgical appliances which they con
tainca The now pouch Is provided with loops
all around the inner surface and over each looI
The article contained IN the loop is indicated n
Main HACK block letters This pouch contains
a metal TASK for aromatic spirits D, ammonia
an,!septlc tablets Elk rolls 90 hnNselNc gauz'
bandagcs one pocket case . surgical instru
mcni. one bottle Of chloroform. n book - dag
nos'ic tags and pencil four packages ~ Is
marchs ars, aid 20 tho injured -FOUR pieces. one
yard each 81 s'crilizod gnuze jackkni'e Wit
saw blade. one bottle ca'gut Ngafur"s. one bot
.lc % ruiG opium compound. one package 81
pins and safety pins. n rubber tourniguet' surg
ca scissors. wire Gauze Tor spl'nis srVeFa
snools % plaster. hypodermic syringe and
s;eriiiz'ng tray
A smaller pouch. made in the same manne
and % the same material is for the member
o. the hospital corps This contains ak Es
march packages. ammonia. roll handages. pins
scissors. ,orccps knife. tournque;. splint ma
te-,ai and plaster. as In the orderiy's pouch
TAGS FOR THE WOUNDED.
The d!asnostic cards with which the ou'rt
ar. n-ovidec are printed on heavy cardboard
about four inches long and contain space FOR tn
following statistics.
pafe...... 30. or name. ..... Rank or regi
men, Wound ...... Treatment.... Sig
: nature q surgeon.
one Of these cards is attached 70 tho patfcn
before ne IS forwarded to the neld or depot hos
. pr,a,
Besides the rcgimentnl cases and the pouche.
! General Terry showed the new surgical fell
case which was arranged according 10 his plan
10 The case used In the Army contains <eventee
. rieces and thcao are packed in box in whic
p there is n groove or some Kind OF resting
7 nine. FOR each instrument; Tho boxes are heavy
lined with plush or velvet. and require muc
. attention TO keep them clean. The new case ha
n ,b,r,v nieces n, improved design. includin
. evervtb,ug necessary for capital operations an
n bulIet probes with porcelain knobs Of the regua
r ,,on sizes All this is packed In a canvas cas-
= fitted with straps TO hold the various instru
7 | mente The canvas package fts In metal toe
scope box and this box Is placed In leather DO
e which may be alung across the shoulder Tn
" ,wo n,eces which form the metal box may h
q used as basins TO hold fluids, or as sterilizers.
:, The large operating case contains forty on
Il Instruments packed in the same way as IN
= smaller collection. The instruments are all
d the most modern patterns. and 80 construcie
! that they may be ceaheu ahu h''rlHeu ehS''!
= General Terry said:
+ with these outfits, and the copper nicke
=. ,sted s,erilizing outnt which takes up littl
q s,ac. and insurcs absolute cleanliness. danger
- from blood poisoning reduced 10 n minimum
/, and taking all the New-York National Guar
surelcal appliances AS q whole they Will con
~ mare favorably with those Of any army In II
- world"
e SPECIMEN OF SPANISH METHODS.
IS WHY A LITTLE BILL. of $3.50 FOR THE VizcAf
FINALLY APPEARED AS $3.50
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