Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-10-23
EQUIPMENT OF HOSPITAL TO
az BEST POSSIBLE.

BE BEST POSSIBLE. Il
From conversations ] have had
with the people of Mexico in the
last few days" said DR.. J. G. Moore.
to a representative Of the Ledger. III
do not believe the people here real
re the high class OF equipment
to be put into the
new Hospital Most of them think III
win be a small local affair and OF not
much Importance. On the other hand
when fully equipped under the pres
ent plans the hospital will have identi
cany the same operating room, labra-
tory and patients room equipment as
st. Luke's IN 81 Louis. Mercy In Chi
or Roosevelt in New York, rec
ognized aA the best equipped in the
United States. We viii have the
same type. make and size Of apparat-
us as these hospitals, though we will
not spend the money on gold plating
and other extTayagance; the outfit
costing much less than theirs.
For instance In the operating
room there viii be an universal oper-
ating table OF steel, enamel and
porcelain that can be folded and
sterilized after use. On this table
every operation known to modern sur
gerry can be made quickly, easily and
the patient put IN any position the
surgeon desires by a few quick turns
Of the manipulating mechanism. This
table win cost about $3.50.
'"The most important thing in an
operating Don Is the sterilizing appas
ratus. Most small country hospitals
and a good many city hospitals have
only low pressure boiling sterillEerS.
which take from an hour and a half
to two hours to thoroughly sterilise
before an operation. Here they pro
pose buying a high pressure seven
teen pound steam jacketed automat-
ic sterilizer at a cost Of $4,000. This
sterilizer works under a pilot light
night and day and by turning the gas
on seventeen pounds OF steam pres
sure is obtained In the four cylinders
IN two and one-half minutes. One cyl
inder is for steriiizing Instruments.
one for bandages and absorbent cot
ton, n for operating utensils,
pans. ETC., and one for furnishing
fifteen gallons Of sterilized water at
all times. With this outfit, If a
man is shot or meets with a bad &C.
cident in the street below the hospit.
al, by the time he Is brought upstairs
and his clothing removed. the instru-
ments and appliances are sterilized
and ready for instant use. with the
cheaper sterilizers. II would take at
least an hour and a half to get
ready for the operation.
They also expect to have the
largest size x.Ray machine. large
enough to take the picture OF the en-
tire head and shoulders or OF the en-,
tire trunk at one exposure. With this
machine. If a patient is suffering
from stones in the bladder, a pic
ture can be taken in two hours, the
stones definitely located and the
operation gone into with absolute
safety. This applies to gun shot
wounds and locating bullets and more
frequently broken bones. A picture
Of a broken limb after setting viii
show positively whether the bones
are set in proper position. This ma.
chine win cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. /
The hospital will have a high pow
er ~differential multIslide micros-
cope with different sndes to exam.
typhoid, pneumonia, tuberculosis.
blood poisoning and other germs. nj
patient IS thought to have typhoid
fever. a drop OF his blood put Under
microscope with the typhoid Glide
viii tell in five minutes beyond ques.
ton Of a doubt whether or not he
has the disease. This applies also
to pneumonia, tuberculosis and a ma,
OF the germ diseases. This
outfit win cost around $4,000.
In addition to the above equip.
nent, there VIII be Irrigating stands.
automatic flush bowls, instrument ca (,
>. oxygen tanks, nitrous acid admin.
stratiBg tank and other equipment
o make the operating room equal to
my in this country.
Tn addition to the large operating |
oom. they will have a small o 1T
ed up for minor operations known al
Infectious. such as blood poisoning
asses, bolts. running sores and other
Infectious wounds viii be treated sol
hat the main operating rrcom will
e left absolutely free from contag- J
m :
The surgeons in st. Louis.
-ansas City, and Chicago Will an be !
notified Of the equipment, and as Il
III be the same they work with IN
lear " hospitals. they win uudoubt J
NY come to Mexico to perform oper. }
Ions at any time they are asked,
.~eretofore, on account Of lack OF IA,
titles, they have always refused to
here, the patient having TO
taken 70 their own operating
'orns. This will be a considerable 3
wing to people here In case Of J
insulation with surgeons from 7
,road. a
miss Rettz. the superintendentH
70 head nurse. Ia a graduate OIL
on the larger 81. Louis hospltals 4
"a Tor some time has had charge ofw
Q most important SURGICAL =
medical wards In Wash. r
gton University Hospital ana
her large work. She is an officer q
the Missouri Nurses Association =
d ia in the work. not for tho mon. =
, but for the work itself. There "A
question but what aha ,Asf