Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08

~. heneral hospitals
IL. Convaleseent homes.
1l3. Ambulance Companies.-11. Am
buance companies viii supplement and assist
the organizations of the Regular Army engaged
in the transportation of the sick and wounded
from the zone of the advance to base hospitals
and from the base TO general hospitals.
The personnel may be used to man ambu-
lance trains, hospital trains. hospital ships.
and other agencies for sick transport by land
and water, for the establishment of emer-
sency hospitals
The organization will be as follows:
l captain.
lieutenants
! first sergeant.
II sergeants.
> mechanics.
cooke
assistant cooks.
20 chaufenrs
musicians.
80 prvates
And such other personnel as may be approved
By the Secretary of War.
The training Of ambulance companies shonl Id
Include instruction in first aid elementary by
giene. and the drill of sanitary troops The
personnel OF such companies should be made
practically familiar with the use of the various
apphapceS HncludinS improvisatons) for
transporting sick and wounded, such as litters
alnbuianceS. and other vehicles; with the fit
ing up OF trains and ships for patients and
WIN other similar duties. instruction should
a.No Dc gwen IN the organization and conduct
panI should also be made proficient in methods
Of dSinfection
ia. Base Hospitals-12 Base hos
pitaiS are enrolled by the Red Cross for SER
vice at military base Their organization
VIII correspond approximately to that of an
Army base hospital as prescribed in the Ia
Dies OF organization, except that the male ad
illustrative personnel may be in time of
peace onc'thrd of the enlisted strength of
that of an Army base hospital, and such add.
tional specialists and volunteers NAV he en-
rolled as the Secretary of War NAV ap5rroye
When called into the service of the United
nIShcd by the Quartermaser Corps of the
army with transportation. and subsistence for
all except commissioned officers for the per.
Hohhei ana equipment to the designated station
ana with such buildings tentaye or both as
may be needed for the care of the patients ana
IN" administration of the ospital The Omar
,ermaSter Corps will provide suitable quarters,
"rdS. ana subsistence for the personnel, in.
Guiding duly enrolled Red Cross volunteers
, Inc medical equipment when not furnished
ny the " ar Department will conform as closely
as possible to the standard Medical Depart.
1ent equipment. and will be stored when nrac.
'n"oIe by the war Department at a point IS
convenient as may be advisable to the parent
hospital of the unit f'
Inc organization of base hospitaI
Will be:
\ director. who will be assisted by
the following staff:
An adJutant. a quartermaster who are
san olncefS, ana registrar who NAV
he an "lhccr, noncommissioned officer,
"r specially qualified civilian, and such
subordinate administrative personnel a (
may be necessary
When mustered into the United states
service the director shall act as assis
tant to the commandins officer of the
hospital when one is designated under
section .. and in addition to his duty as
assistant he shall be chief of the surgi-
Gai: medlcal' or laboratory service Of the
a surgical section. which will include
a chief of the surgical service and eight
and one or more specialists in the treat
ment OF diseases of the ear, eye nose.
and throat.
a medical section. which will include
a chlef of the medical service and five
staff physicians including a specialist on
nervous and mental diseases.
A laboratory section. which will in
clude chief and two assistants who
VIII have competent knowledge of path-
olQgy, bacterology, scrology, and roent :
genology.
Two dentists, skilled in oral surgery.
In cases where the American Red
Cross organize a reserve for base unit
the relief of officers of the professional
stan or such unit by officers of the re-
serve may be authorized when the in
tereStS of the service permit
30 nurses. members of the Red Cross
nursing service. one of whom shall be
chief nurse and one of whom may be a
dietjtian
p volunteers nurses aids
$50 male administrative personnel
who may b" members of the Enlisted
Reserve Corps or may agree to enlist in
active service. This personnel will have
the proper quota of. noncommisSioned
officers, as prescribed by the Tables of
Organization for base hospitals.
Is employees.
Such Red Cross volunteers as may be
authorized by the Director General OF
Military Relief upon the approval Of the
Secretary of War.
units are intepded to supplement and
assist established military hospitals
Sections of hospital units may also be
assigned to duty on hospital trains and
ships and to other military sanitary or
CARNATIONS.
Hospital units are organized as fol-
lows:
| director
! adjutant,
chiefs of service,
staff surgeons.
staff physicians.
] head nurse,
20 nurses.
clerks. who may be women.
and such number of orderlies as may be
necessary.
ll6. Surgical Sections-14. Surgica,
sections are special detachments intend
ed to reinforce the operating STATS or
hospitals in times Of emergency. They
consist Of:
! director.
; surgeons.
! head nurse.
6 nurses.
OrderlieS.
recorder. who should he stenog-
rapher, and may be woman
The recorder should prepare the re-
ports and records of cases and conduct
the official correspondence of the sec
tion with such other clerical work as
may be required by the commanding
may he attached The individual mem
bers of these units shall be kept intact
and not be detached from them for 9TH
er duty except by order of the COM
handing general of an Army corps or
separate division.
III. Emergency Detachments Of
Nurses. Emergency detachments
calls from the sanitary service of the
Army. or other emergencies They
Will be used to supplement the nursing
service of military hospitals already es-
tablished. or be assigned to duty on
hospital ships. hospital trains. or any
other service where groups OF nurses
may he needed Each detachment con-
sists of 10 nurses, one of whom is desig-
mated as head nurse and acts as such
until the group is assigned to duty un-
der the supervision of an Army chief
nurse when her duties will be the same
as those of the other members of the
detachment.
1ls. Sanitary Training Detachments
,16. Sanitary training attachments are
organized primarily for the purpose Of
instructing men so that they may per-
form efficiently the duties pertaining to
the enlisted medical service of the
front and line of communications with