Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-13
HIT'EMAN WINS
FIRST AID MEET
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Following are the problems worked
out and the winners:

Following are the problems worked
out and the winners: ..
Two Man Event.
Compound fracture OF left leg be-
low knee, involving both bones, cut
over the eye. Treat and carry thirty
feet without stretcher. Time, eight
minutes. -.. ... .......,..
"A miner is found in contact with an
electric wire. lying on back uncon.
scious, has electrical burns across the
back at point of shoulder blades and
on point of right elbow and on bottom
of left foot. Treat and use two men,
carry. Time, ten minutes. T..
Compound fracture of right fore
arm, with arterial bleeding, left ankle
sprained. Time, eight minutes.
A tie resulted In the above three
problems between Buxton, Boone and
Hiteman. The following problem was
given to decide the tie:
A car has run over a patients left
foot, cutting it of In front Of the
ankle joint There Is severe bleed
ing. Treat and carry patient thirty
feet by two hand seat. Time. five
minutes.
As result of this problem Boone
and Hiteman tied and a coin was flip.
ped, Hlteman winning first, Boone
second and Buxton third.
Team Event Tied.
Four teams tied in the three prob
lens given In the team event. The
following problems were given:
Miner found on live wire face
down, rescue and give artificial res
piration for two minutes. Treat burns
on abdomen and both upper arms.
Garry to ambulance on improvised
stretcher made without use of coats
or jumpers. Time twenty minutes.
Miner overcome by after damp, re-
quiring immediate removal. Burns on
hands, arms, neck and face. Garry
patient ten feet on an 1mprovised
stretcher. Two of team at that time
should be supposedly overcome by
gas Remainder of team carry patient
without stretcher for twenty feet to
fresh air and treat the case. Time,
twenty minutes. 1884 49,. r
Miner caught by fall of rock, back
injured, left foot badly smashed, right
leg fractured six inches below knee,
nose broken and lower jaw fractured.
Treat and carry on improvised stretch
er under and over obstacle. Time,
eighteen minutes.
Hitemsn Wins Event.
In the next problem given to decide
the team Hiteman was given perfect
score. The problem: Compound
fracture Of middle of left thigh, with
profuse arterial hemorrhage; COM
pound fracture of right forearm; cut
from outer corner Of right eye to top
Of right ear. with bleeding: fracture
left elbow, fifth, sixth and seventh
ribs fractured on right side. Time,
fifteen minutes.
This was very hard problem. Hite-
man taking first, Foster second and
Bussey third.
Mine Exhibition. ID.
Following the work of the first aid
teams and exhibition Of rescuing men
from burning mine was given. A
large frame work, built to represent
a mine, showing the rooms, was erect.
ed in front Of the amphitheater. The
were shown going to work and
suddenly an explosion set the paper
walls aflre and the smoke could be
seen to fill the rooms Of the miners.
The rescue crew arrived in an auto
mobile with the breathing apparatus
on their backs and when the men
were taken from the mine they were
revived with lungmotor.
Songs and Speech.
The parade to the ball park was
headed by the First Cavalry band, fol-
lowed by the teams on foot and the
doctors in automobiles. Edward
Blake, accompanied by the band. sang
several selections and Mayor Fred H.
Carter made the opening address. well
coming the visitors to the city and
speaking highly of first aid work.
Reese Praises Movement.
w. H. Rodgers of Abba, president
Of district No. .1S, United Mine Work
ers' union, acted as chairman and In.
troduced the mayor, who was followed
by John P. Reese of the Coal Operat'
ors' association. Mr.. Reese was CIV
en- great ovation by the miners and
teams Mr.. Reese in part said: II
am here as a duty as feel that the
first aid movement is an important
one that can and should be supported
readily. The first aid men have al
ready accomplished great deal of
good and the movement should be
financially supported by the employ
ers as the men themselves will supply