Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-04-11
CARREL TO TEACH
DOCTORS OF ARMY
Wonders Of War Surgery to 30
Brought to America.
Or. DAKln ALSO ASSOCIATED

Unit Of 100 Beds For Weundsd-Sur-
osens Asrs Anxious TO Attend The
Approaching Clinics and Prepare For
Any Emergency That May Arise.
All the marvels OF the military sur
gical skill Of DIR. Alexis Carrel and DIR.
II. d. Dakin, who are recognized as
tho leading practitioners Of military
surgery In the world today. are about
to be placed At the disposal, 20 far a.
spch technical knowledge and expert
ness can be impaired to others. Of the
army and navy surgeons Of the United
States. Two hundred thousand dol
lars has been appropriated BY the
Rockefeller foundation to bring DR..
Carrell and DR.. Dakin to New York to
equip . hospital for them and to open
their clinics to ciasses Of American
army and navy surgeons
Immediately the construction and
equipment Of q military hospital unit
win be begun on the grounds Of the
Rockefeller Institute Of Medical Re-
search In New York. Here DR.. Carel
and DR.. Daktn, whose surgical tn
umphs at their hospital at Compiegne,
France. since the beginning Of the
great war have attracted worldwide
attention. personally In = few weeks
viii begin to teach United States army
and navy surgeons methods Of military
medical and surgical preparedness and
technique, especially In the matter Of
infected wounds. that could only have
come out OF 80 wide q nelc Of expert
ence as the European war Afforded
The Rockefeller foundation further
announced that preliminary arrange
ments and the complete organization
Of the new instructive unit have been
completed. so that DIR. Carrcl and DIR.
Dakin. as soon as they have completed
the necessary formalities of obtaining
leaves OF absence from the French
government, will begin the instruction
Of classes OF American surgeons who
win care for our wounded In case Of
war with Germany.
Hospital Ready In Ten WssIss.
The hospital, 1t IL expected. win be
ready within ten or twelve weeks
Charles Butler. who has made a thor
ough study Of the war time hospitals
OF France and England, viii have
charge OF the portable unit, which win
have accommodations for 100 wounded
men. All the regular work OF q hos
pital will be undertaken at the new
unit, but its chief object will be to
make 1t first and last an institution OF
experiment and instruction.
The hearty cooperation OF the army.
the navy and Of public health officials
with the Rockefeller institute and the
two surgeons has already been as
ernl detached one story wooden build
ings. which can be completed quickly.
As soon as these buildings have been
erected Dr. Carrel and DIR. Dakin win
open their laboratories on the grounds
snd begin work.
The great success Of DR.. Cared and
DR.. Dakin In their Compiegne hospital
since the outbreak Of the great war.
especially in the advances made by
DIR. Carrel In the treatment Of deeply
wounded legs and arms which former
ly were invariably amputated. but now
are saved by the new Carrel treatment.
Is widely known even among laymsn.
Deepest Of Wounds cisanssd-
Deep wounds meant infection that
the surgeon formerly could not get at
to cleanse: therefore the limb had to
come OF. DIR. Carrel. shortly after
leaving New York for France at the
outbreak Of the war. perfected a meth
Cd Of treatment whereby. with the aid
Of slender tubes. he inserted into the
wound solution Of hypochlorite Of
lime that acted as thorough disinfect-
ant and yet avoided the caustic effects
Of the chlorine. The chemical proper
ties OF the solution simultaneously kill
bacteria and have a solvent effect upon
dead tissue, thus minimizing the oppor-
tunities for progressive infection.
The matter OF making the compound
Is simple enough, but Its application
and the treatment Of the wounds later
require special instruction II the oest
results are to be obtained. In recent
months once the medical world had
learned through its scientific journals
Of the wonders being performed daily
at Compeigne, physicians and surgeons
from all over the world have journeyed
to France to study the CarreI method.
In bringing DIR. Carrel to this coun-
try the Rockefeller foundation has, In
addition to the general idea Of patriotic
service. three specific objects in view.
As listed by the foundation, these OBJ
jects are:
To make available to patients the i'm
proved method OF treatment.
To demonstrate and teach to Ameri-
can surgeons who may be enrolled for
military service measures for the treat
ment Of infected wounds.
To test the feasibility of a portable
military hospital unit.