The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
MEDICAL CORPS
NOW ORGANIZED
Plans Perfected to Care for
Grand Army Veterans at
Encampment.
ALL ACCIDENTS WILL
BE PROVIDED AGAINST
Doctors, Nurses and Red Cross
Stations Will Be Features
of Arrangements.

Plans have been arranged by DR., w.
f. Beer, chairman Of the medical corps
Of the forty-third national encampment.
Tor thoroughly organized corps Of ply
slclans which will provide medical at
tention for all cases of accident during
the period of the encampment, This is
considered one of the most important
committees of the entire affair, and
1T Is source of satisfaction TO the
executive committee that the plans of
the medical committee have been so well
worked out
A large part of the sixth floor Of the
Boston building, including the Offices Of
DR.. Beer, Will be converted into an
emergency hospital and will be head
quarters for all accident cases which
occur in connection with the encamp-
mcnt and for the dispensing of medicine
and medical assistance to all the Grand
Army veterans. There will be an op.
Grating room with a number of cots
and beds and with competent corps of
trained nurses and physicians always
on duty.
Temporary Hospital.
This temporary hospital will be used
for all first aid to the injured. If the
first aid is not sufficient, the cases will
Immediately he hurried TO IL special re-
on the tennis grounds of the l.. d. S.
hospital. \ large number Of trained
nurses and ten doctors will be ready at
all times at this place TO render all as.
sist9nce required, under the direction
of DR., Beer and his assistant, DR.. Dare
Woodruff
70 provide against accidents 10 the
veterans on the day of the great parade.
twenty five trained nurses viii be placed
at different points along the line Of
march, beginning nt the corner of Third
South and State streets, where the pa,
rade will start, and will be scattered
from that point along State street TO
South Temple street and thence along
Main street TO Seventh South.
Automobile Ambulances.
At the corners of First South, Third
South and Fifth South. Red Cross auto
mobile ambulances will be stationed.
In case of accident the nurses nearest
that point Will assume charge, render
whatever assistance is possible and sum
mon an ambulance. The patients will
then be taken TO Exchange place by a
roundabout route in order 10 avoid the
line of march, A corps of nurses also
will be in attendance at the scene of the
living flag for the especial care of the
children who take part in that portion
Of the parade. Signs Of the Red Cross
also will be placed at different points
about the city, where the veterans may
obtain medical assistance.
1t has been the experience in affairs
of this kind, it is said, that there are
numerous cases of slight accidents, es-
pccially cases Of WEAKNESS and pros.
trations from the heat, and it is neces
sarv to care for these Immediately. The
proper organization Of the hospital corps
is, therefore, necessary in order to elm
mate as far as possible any difficulty OF
confusion, and to see that the chance OF
injury to health from exhaustion OF
other causes is made as slight as posi-
bic.
The plans of DR., Beer have been sub
mitted to Colonel Sterrett, the executive
director, and have been accepted by
| him.