Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-24
AWFUL LACK Of
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Conditions Governing Care
of Wounded in Europe
Are Frightful.

New York. Nov. 24.-A distressing
lack of medical supplies for the
wounded for the battlefields Of Europe
is shown by appeals received by ,vari-
Gus relief organizations here and by
the tremendous orders received from
the warning nations by American
manufacturers of such materials. Re-
ports received at Red Cross headquar-
ters from nurses attached to some of
hospital units sent to Europe by
That organization show that the sup
ply OF absorbent cotton. bandages,
cause, aesthetics. iodine. alcohol, and
similar necessities are utterly made
quate.
Operate While Conscious.
servian hospitals ran short Of an
esthetics three weeks ago and surgical
operations there since have been per-
formed while wounded were conscious,
according to Red Cross reports. Many
deaths from shock of operations are
reported. From nurses inv French
"bandages. medicines and ambulance
necessities are like the ~treasurers of
kings. Cause and anti-tetanique serum
are very difficult to get and cotton is
disappearing"
1t Is also reported that there is a
great shortage of surgical instruments
in the field hospitals behind the ar
mics.
This country does not know the
awful need Of medical supplies in
Europe" said Cranton Brenton, New
York war relief director Of the Red
Cross. imagination cannot exceed
the horrors resulting from tho lack
OF them. We are doing all we can
but there is a great and pressing need
OF money to purchase the supplies"
Huge Orders.
American rAliof orDo n{za f;ona ~o1
American manufacturers Of hospital
supplies are responding nobly to the
call for aid. Many American manu-
facturies are being operated night and
day and still are unable to fill the
huge orders for absorbent cotton,
cause, bandages. and first aid pack
ages. One manufacturer estimated
that more than 100000 pounds of
absorbent cotton. hundreds of thou
sands of pounds of bandages and
cause and first aid packages have
been shipped to Russia. Servia. Aus.
tria, Germany and France since the
wal began. One large order for sur
gical instruments has been placed in
New York by the Russian govern
ment.
Nc national distinctions are made
by the Red Cross in making ship
ments of medical supplies as fast as
they can be purchased or donated.
One large shipment containing $50
bales Of absorbent GOTTEN. $4,000 yards
Of cause, $4,000 pounds of bandages,
and 10000 asa OF hospital supplies
was sent TO- Germany. Other large
shipments have been shipped to Rus
sia. Servia and France. Within ten
days q large shipment will be made
by the RedfCross to the Belgian refu-
gees. - "
Great quantities Of hospital cloth
ing. supplies and surgical dressings
are being received here from 'volun,
tary organizations Of women through.
out the country. working under the
direction of the Red Cross. These
are being forwarded to Europe as
promptly as possible.
In a letter to the Red Cross head
quarters here an American nurse, sent
to Servia early in the war wrote:
Use BandaRes Over Again.
Passing through Uskub weeping
women begged US to stay and help
them organise. They had 1900
wounded and expected 5000 more.
There are now $4,000 wounded and
less than ten trained nurses so far
as we know. The need 10 fearful.
Surgeons are Spitifully lacking. They
are seriously short Of doctors. Dress
ings are running so short that we are
\ never allowed to cut of .bandages.
however stained, a. they are washed
and used aGain.and asaln and we have
to use woolHto.caeen the Wound6"
Receipt p8 .tht1.el6ttSr was In. part
Cross 0eTvtaa. HOSPITAL. n1dtG now "a.
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