Milford chronicle., 1915-04-09
CONTINUED from last week..

No. 2. Second squad passes both fore
arms under patients legs, supporting
fracture, if any. The No. / pass theii
arms under the small of his back and
thighs, but not locking hands; No 2,
first squad, passes one hand under his
neck, to the farther armpit, with the
other supporting the nearer shoulder.
AT the command Lift all lift to-
gether, slowly and carefully, and place
the patient upon the knees of the three
bearers. AS soon as he is firmly sup
ported there, the bearer on the free side
relinquishes his hold, passes quickly by
the shortest line to the litter, which he
takes up by the middle, one pole in each
hand, and returning rapidly, places it
under the patient and against the
| bearers ankles At the command
Lower patient, - the free bearer stoops
and assists the other members in gently
carefully lowering the patient upon the
litter, Inc bearers then rise and take
position outside the litter handles, the
No. at the head, the No. at the pa
| TENTS feet. With either two or four
bearers, at the command, Prepare to
lift, ;" stoop and grasp handles. At
Lift, slowly rise erect, At command,
Forward, march, the No. l step off
with the left foot and No. 2 with the
right, taking short, sliding steps. To
lower the litter, squad is halted and at
the command, Lower litter. - litter is
slowly lowered to the ground. The
litter is unloaded in the same way and
by the same commands as used in load
ing it, with four bearers, the free bearer,
of course, removing the litter when
patient is placed upon knees of other
three. These are the rules as used by
the United States Army Hospital Corps,
and should be carefully studied and
practiced so that you will not get
ratified" in an emergency. As a rule |
the patient should be carried on litter |
feet foremost, but in going uphill, or
upstairs, head is in front. In case of |
fracture of the lower extremities, he is
carried uphill feet foremost, to prevent
weight of body from pressing down on
injured part. Always keep the litter
level, despite any unevenness of the
ground. Keep it as level as possible
when carrying up or downstairs. Place
something under patients head as a
pillow except when he is faint, when
head should be kept low. In an injury
Of the arm, the best position is on the
back, with injured member laid over the
body. In injuries of the lower extrem-
ties, patient should be on his back, or ,
nclining toward the injured side. Always
landle patient deliberately and gently, /
md never lift or lower litter without {
,rders. )
We will conclude these first aid lessons
With a few words on bandaging. The S
wo most common bandages with which lC
Scout will have to deal are the tri- a
ngular and the roller. We will give 4
My the simplest uses of these, reserv- d
az the more difficult bandages for the I,
'irst Class first aid lessons, which will I,
ome later on. A
The triangular bandage may be made D
y taking a strong piece of cloth, "a to Eaf
3 inches square, and cutting it across il
ie diagonal, which will, of course, q
i've two bandages. To use it as a sling al
II the arm, place one end of it over the al
loulder of the uninjured arm, and hav- pl
e bent the injured arm at the elbow, ii
ing the other end up from below In
ound it, over the shoulder on the un- ia
jured arm, and tie it with square pc
lot behind the neck. The bandage m
ould be so placed that the point will he
beyond the elbow of the injured arm. be
lis point is then turned over the elbow liz
d fastened to the front with a safety
n. To use it as head bandage, fold
er the long side for an inch and NJ
If or two inches. Place this fold
1are1y over the forehead just above
: eyebrows, and turn the point back be
er the head. Now bring the two ends of
,und the back Of the head, over the Th
rt turned back and tie them in front. lai
m the point back and pin-it the ban j.
ye at the top of the head. For the my
t, spread it out and place the foot col
Jnsit with the toes turned towards the Re
MT Bring the point up over the foot kir
the ankle, and pulling the two ends tuI
over the instep, tie them around the not
lie. It may be applied to the hand in cul