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

headquarters. ->A'ionai
a., No actual purchases should be made un-
at Sston nas H fays been raised deposited
chasing agent appointed.
c.;ioS 1qupmsnt-As this unit when
SanSG upon for duty will supplement an
rneat institution. a complete equip
ment Is not contemplated and the follow
ing list Is intended as a guide in assemb-
mig the minimum allowance required,
Win the understanding that, If sufhcient
LUNGS are available the Director may add
such items as he deems essential for EN-
Gent service under the above conditions.
Inc numbers refer to paragraphs in the
:, manual for the Medical Department, L.
>: ,: army, 1916" which give detailed lists
OF the various cases of Instruments
Inese cases. however. cannot at present
De purchased from the Government, and
IN the existing state of the market 1t
WIN probably be necessary to make Ger
tain changes in details in order to obtain
prompt deliveries. 1t is expected, there
fore that the Director, or such members
OF the unit as he may designate, will su-
pervise the selection OF the equipment in
general and the surgical instruments in
particular in order that quality and eff
advice.
Articles marked with an asterisk (C are
or perishable nature and should not be
purchased and placed in storage with the
rest of the outfit. If practicable an ar
rangement should be made with the par
is affiliated whereby the institution will
constantly carry on hand sufficient sur
plus of these items in its own stock to I'm
medlately complete the units equipment
with fresh supplies when the organization
is called into service. To carry out this
purpose a complete allowance of perish
able articles may be purchased and
turned over to the hospital under writ
returned when needed; or the necessary
funds may be paid to the hospital. This
could best be accomplished by having
the hospital forward a bill covering such
in storage to the proper purchasing agent
for approval and payment The articles
so billed could then be taken up on the
unit property accountability record Just
though the supplies had been placed in
storage. When needed the hospital
would be liable for their issue and deliv-
cry and in case of on-delivery a demand
could be made for the return Of the
amount paid.
1t is expected that the allowance Of sur
gical dressings and hospital garments
will be prepared in accordance with A *
G circular l26 and furnished. complete.
quently the purchase of such items lex
cept absorbent cotton) has not been con-
templated from the units funds.
In view of the constant advance In
prices ii is impracticable to give an ac-
curate estimate Of the cost of this equip
ment, but it is believed that $2500 would
suffice at the present time.
Storage space for the equipment must
Chairman of the local ned Cross Chapter.
It is expected that this matter will be
ultimately taken care of by the war De
partment, but until such arrangements
can be carried out it is expected that
suitable storage will be obtained locally
either by rental or voluntary contribution
OF space.
Article Required
Atomizers. hand, number ......;,....
Bags rubber, hot water and syringe, !.
number INDEPENDENTLY :
*Bandages. rubber Martin, number. -
Basins, hand, e. w. number .......... 81
for sponges. etc. e. W.. number b
Bedpans. c. w, or agate ware number 81
Boiler. instrument, number ........,..'
Bottles. liter. for antiseptic solu-
.Bougies. flexible, Nos. H. 10, Is. %. q,
French scale. number ............ -
Brushes, hand. fiber. number ........ Is
Buckets, e. w, In nest, nests. ..... :
Cabinet. for Instruments. number...
Cautery Paquelin. number .:...... -, =
Cotton absorbent. in roll, pounds. 500
Cups. feeding. number .....:........... 30
*Cushions, rubber. open center, num- .,
Der ........., ............ ....'.''. -
sCushions rubber small. NUMBER. II
sCushions, surgical. Kelly's. number. 5
Fracture apparatus director to selecC:
'Gloves rubber. assorted sizes; pairs. ~
drop bottle, number. ................. 3
Instruments, surgical:
Case, aspirating (e1O), number
ear, nose and throat OLD, :.
emergency (913). number.
eve (914 number ...............
" general operating (916). number
genito-urinary CID. number.
Forceps. haemostatic (to be selected
by DIRECTORY. number ...........:... ~
Forceps, stoma CHI assorted number
intestinal, assorted, number
rongeur, Luer's curved,
rongeur. Hopkins straight,
rongeur, De vilbiss num-
her ................., $1,000 L
Scissors. assorted sizes and shapes,
dozen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. L
Set. cranial. complete Hudson's or j..
equivalent. sets .................:...
TRANSMISSION set. 'neiI ianas WOES h,ond
vessel silk. blood vessel needles,
LIQUID vaselin. sets .........-:....
Bone set special tAlbee's or equiva-
lent with attachments FOR electrl-
cal connection), sets.............:..-. !
Irrigators. glass. graduates. inter- :.
lars. large for dressings, etc. number
small. curved for sutures, etc,
number NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Medicine glasses. number .;......''.. 90
Needles, surgical, assorted, dozen..... "A
OphthalmoScope NUMBER .:......-..... i
pitchers liter e. W., NUMBER. 5
Pus basins number ..........;........... "
RaZors number ............'..'
strops for. number ........... !
sSheetng. rubber. yards .:::...'...'.'. 81 ~
sSilk. oiled in 5-yd roll, rolls ......
Soap ivory, cakes ...,.............. ~
Specula, ear, set Of 3, sets ............
Speculum. rectal. number ...'.''.''''''
Sphygmonanometer. number .'.''..'.. Il
Splints, coaptation. 5 in set, sets. i
Hodgen's. right and left. or each' o
number ............... 49,. 80 49, ~
Wire gauze for. yd. in roll. rolls.. 81
Wood veneer. number .........'....,. 10y
Stethoscopes, double. number '.....;.,.
Stools. revolving. W. S., for operating .
ROOM number ................'''.':.
Surgical dressings. hospital garments.
etc. (see r circular NO. l2o) a
Rox No l, number ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -
RON No. 3, number ................,....
Box No. 4. number ...................'. Z
BOX No. 5. number .........'..'..''''' .
Box No. 6. number .;'',...,.' U
Sutures, catgut. chromtciZeo' sle!
jIzed. IS inches each. sizes IN
package. 10 day; %. 200 day. Nv AZ,
sutures, cateut, plain, sterilized: Is IN a.,
each, sizes in package. packages 4o'
sutures. silk. braided, sterilZed, 10
inches each, 3 sizes in package o,o
packages .......-.....,.-.:.' .,....:,..' 0'V
yu,ures. silver wire, yard lengths q,
tn, coils =