The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-30
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and suggested a site in Moiliili. where
tents, chairs, cots, ETC., could be pro-
ylded and where atients could be
looked after by one nurse and cook.
She felt that the cost of this camp
would be comparatively small. She
suggested that the work be considered
by special committee. Judge Dole
felt that such a camp would appeal to
the community. Mrs. J. r. Gait moved
that committee of three be appoint
ed to investigate the subject and pre-
sent report as soon as ready to the
society. The motion was passed and
Judge Dole will select the committee.
DIR. Wood then gave a talk on emer-
gencies which organized work Of
the Red Cross could meet. He said
there should be systematic organiza-
ton to meet any emergency which
might arise. This community has gen
orally met all crises that have come.
but 1t would be well to have officers
and plans laid out to go ahead immedi-
ately without spending some time in eff,
/ fecting an organization after the emer-
gency has arisen. There are three
things that might be termed emergen-
cies-1, an earthquake, or panic caused
by a fire in theater: 2, an epidemic
such as this community has faced on
former occasions; 3, warfare
Under the heading of disaster. it
seemed to him there were two things
the Red Cross Society could consider
l, taking charge of injured people and
doing something in the way of first
aid: 2, to provide homes for people who
have become homeless.
Under disasters there might be an
earthquake or d fire, when several
thousand people might be thrown out
of their homes, as in Honolulu in 1900,
when a fire in Chinatown made thou
sands homeless.
Under epidemies there have been
visltations of plague and cholera, and
we might in time have visitation of
yellow fever.
OF course, war is something that NAV
occur at any time, and if it does, now
that the Islands are becoming fortified.
and the theater of war should happen
to be in the western hemisphere, Ha-
wall would come in for it's share. and
there may be some emergency where
many people of this community may
be injured. It is not necessary for the
Red Cross to organize for specific
work: if the society has an organiza-
ton for general work, and have few
officers to take charge of work when
an emergency arises, that would be
sufficient.
Suppose several large shells were
dropped into the community in war;
said DIR. Wood; "or suppose there
should be an earthquake, or a railroad
accident in which people might not
only be wounded, but scaldeda If we
We're organized now we could go ahead
at once and give aid to the injured.
We would need source of medical and
surgical supplies. It is not necessary
to have large stock of supplies on
hand, but we should know where to
get them. It is a small matter to make
gauze and bandages. They would be
the most necessary things and much
could be made up in ttwenty-four
hours.
DR.. Wood said that another feature
would be transportation for injured |
persons; temporary hospitals for gem
eral emergency, and semipermanent |
hospitals in case of ng-continued |
war.
In epidemies, of course, the Board of |
Health would be supreme, and the Red |
Cross function then would be to assist
the board. DR.. Wood spoke of the
need of a headquarters where a chief |
could be established, to whom reports |
would be made, and under whom a |
systematic dlstricting of the city would |
be made. This work should be done
now.
As to first aid to the injured, DR..
Wood said that perhaps his talk might |
be considered a series of "Dont S. -
lie had seen a number of cases where
the wrong thing was done, or some
ludicrous thing done, where the simple
that almost everyone knows
would have been just as efficient, as
the use of ingertip to press upon
vein to stop a flow of blood, ETC. When
one is confronted by an emergency, as
in the case of resuscitating a drowning
person, or stopping a flow of blood, one
can not think of the remedies ami
which he has read about. It
is the simple ideas which count
Persons in commissions should be let
alone. and nature would put the af-
fiicted one to sleep. A persons faint
ng should be left prone, given air, not
crowded upon
And just at this moment John Mar
tin flew to window, threw it open.
here was a commotion in the rear of
the hall, and a number of women
crowded about the PROSTATE form of
4 woman who had just tainted DR..
Wood s countenance gave just flick
er of surprise at this sudden demon
'tration of what he had been discuss
ng. The incident was soon over and
he doctor continued his talk. He con
,luded by saying that it was seldom
anyone could remember in an emer-
gency Just what an antidote was for
| poison. Briefly, the best was raw
'ggs,
In the absence of Major Wadhams,
J. S. A, of Fort Shafter, who was to
lave read a paper on first aid in
Mrs. Wadhams read the
ddress, which was very interesting
ne and was read with such clearness
s to indicate that the reader was
ot unfamiliar with medical ways her
elf.