The Glenwood post., 1914-11-14

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Osea-seneral q ths German army aAA
later consulting sHrgeos at the nii-
Aly hospital near Berlin.
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the various hospitals to which n -
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WORKERS follow Immediately behind tAe
AghtiAg line. A. soldiers fall they -
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sible. pick then up give them . ten
porary dressing and bandaSinS u
such has not already been applied, aAA
then the carriers take then to the Arst
temporary hospital where further AID
Is administered II required.
Every regiment has connected with
1t a medical onicer. When 1t goes into
action he takes command Of the rezi-
mental stretcher-bearers These men
carry no weapons and wear Red Cross
armlets. Often it is necessary for them
to exercise much ingenuity in getting
the wounded in condition to be moved.
For splints they utilize muskets. bay
onets, scabbards. lances, leather and
felt from saddles. Wool, flannel, hay
or moss make good padding, while for
fastening splints may be used hand
kerchiefs. stockings. garters, suspend
ers, cord, clothing cut from a soldier
and straps of all descriptions, such as
stirrup leather
Carriers are provided with simple,
light stretchers for the transportation
OF the wounded. To place an injured
person on a stretcher and carry him
properly requires three men-two to
carry 1t, the third to steady the burden
and to change places with a bearer il
necessary. These bearers are trained
to move according to fixed words of
command. by which means they ac-
Quire wonderful precision and quick
ness. Sometimes stretcher is not
available. and here again must ingenu-
ity be called into play. Two poles
make . good framework. Lacking
poles, there are always plenty Of lance
STATS or muskets. These. pushed
through the sleeves OF two military
coats buttoned together. form an ex-
cellent stretcher; As do also two or
three knapsacks fastened between two
muskets by their straps. Sometimes
even girths, stirrup straps, musket
straps and brides are stretched, net
like, across two poles.
Taken to Base Hospitals.
The progress Of . wounded man from
the field to the permanent hospital,
where he remains either until he ia
well enough to re-enter the ranks Or
to be sent home. usually involves no
less thar five transfers, sometimes
more. Once carried to the nearest
place OF safety, as soon as possible
after an army proceeds soldiers are
next taken-usually by ambulance-ro
, great central place. where they are
sorted according to the seriousness of
their injuries. The next move is to =
field hospital, equipped with
every modern device and where neces-
sary operations are performed. Decl-
stons regarding amputation are made
quickly, but 1t is used only as . last
resort. Conservative surgery is the
rule. In shot wounds sometimes .
bullet does not penetrate the tissue
deeply. II q shot happens to go
through tissue containing unimportant
blood vessels serious results are not
likely to follow. Formerly it was be-
lieved best to try to get bullet out
at once. Today there is no probing Of
tissues and no removal of rags or
shreds or parts foreign to a wound.
Simply the uniform is cut away. sur
parts are kept as clean as
possible without washing and the en-
tire surface of the wound painted with
tincture of iodine.
Recent wars have proved that 1t is
wise to disturb an ordinary wound as
little as possible. as one made by a
modern projectile will heal almost at
once II left alone, provided dirt and
air have been excluded. Shots from ar
ttllery guns, however. are of q terrible
nature, frequently tearing the limbs
II the tissue is badly torn there is at
first not much hemorrhage-the blood
vessels separating. shrinking within
and forming q clot SO that
bleeding stops. Great care must be
taken in the transportation Of soldiers
thus wounded that q second hemor-
rhAge does not occur.
on for More Patients.
After the necessary operations have
been performed the CORDS which &C
the fighting army leaves
this temporary hospital and follows on
to establish . similar hospital after the
next battle; the wounded being left in
the hands Of another corps of doctors
and nurses. These field hospitals are
supposed to provide accommodations
for 100 men, although often their re-
sources are heavily over-taxed, which
results In hardship and discomfort TO