Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-24

/ IN the army during tho past year. four
/ OF which were not in tho continental
I United states. but In Hawaii.
The great Importance ~ sanitation
I ~ time Of war VAS FIRST brought out
during tn" Ensso-Japancse conflict in
. whivh She Japanese were instructed to
/ TAX" baths and don clean underwear
+ b"for" each battle. II was then un-
herst"od thai infected wounds result
ed not from the penetration Of a clean
germ free bullet. but from tho earth
and S"icd clothing. While such re-
I uuircmcnts in regard to underwear
have not always been practicable in
I The present war every possible prc-
caution has been taken To enforce sani-
,ation. I" keep the lighting man well
/ IN camp and 10 rchabiiitate him when
he IS wounded As ono Austrian gem
+ cr'l remarked in discussing modern
medical methods. War is tedious these
DAYS soon as YOU annhiiatc an
army, its surgeons come aud build il
I up again
And this il literally true Th. mill.
t"rN surgeon is the man of tho
/ h"ur. As soon as Il wounded man fan.
IN" surgeon OF his battalion is there
win the shells dying around him
administering a hypodcrmic and Civ
IhS IN" wound such temporary treat.
men, "S 10 stnn"h the now Of blood
hhti tn" man ma! be reached l,y
IN" ambni"nc" corpY. Among the sol
"'"t "Huipment is his nrst-aid knap-
80 - '"nt"lhinS St"ri!izcd rauzc band
AGES. IT the man is able 10 n. an,
plies III. frst-aid tr.,,mcr, him.a;,
"hl"h has hccn carefullv drilled into
hlin IN MS first few weeks Of training
clt"n b" is too weak to attend ,n
hl'hseif. however. and then the sur
up his wound
IN former wars The prope, wav 70
treat wound Was % bandaCe III
nm" or injured part as tightly as po.
tlo'"' thereby preventing all tn. blood
from flowing through IT, Novr su,h
handarinc /, rarely dom. since IN. h,,
'l"s usually last for many hour, and
Is often long time before FUR
'hef assistance may he rendered Tho
N""h"ed. during which Gangrene and
injections Nigh, begin In tho
h'h". tnl"sS an artery is severed
recurring immediate attention tho sur.
re"il merely packs tho wound wi,h
E"N""' and depends upon hypoderni,
OF H"fphin" TO reduce tho blood prcs-
sure.
Nie~p Is ar~nte.t aid.
Tn" hypod.rmic IS Tho ,,li,.r.. ,,-
econ greatest weapon In combstiuS
IN" ""tk Of TN. enemy. and Is I'm fac,
IN" Rfc't"si blessing 81 the battle field
- me IIc"t"Si al'"N!ator Of pain: /,
Ini"ts TIA" dclirious. and II has tho
power 10 pa, tn" wouuded man 10 sle.,
w Hpl'" OF his physical misery i'm sDi,.
"i iha work Of tho surgeon and in SIM.
al IA" noise Of tho battle raging ,ho,,.
MIN sleep. Of course. IS a paticn,'.
ci"hi"Si aid to rc"ONcrN. Tho hrcc.
"c'ni' also guiets a mans thirs, for
wafer. which ~ In itself :, serious mat,
'"' In tn" paSt. many romantic stories
NAY" b""n written about ~. man who
""Gndcd himself hcroic,lly handed his
cup Of water 10 q dying conrad. IN,
io-dat water j. considered the wounded
nun worst enemy II a.uars has .
t"hd.ucN - raise the blood nr.sgure
ana when iDau is wounded In Tho
abdomen OF stomach. (. drink OF na,e,
- fatal The only wa 10 trea, such
wounds - 70 keep The man as oui.t ,s
possibl" aud his digestive ,rac, abso.
lUtcly empty
Win gusts ~ artillery swc.n,nr all
ABOUT MIN. II Is naturally necessary
10 IN" military surgeon 20 ac, as
g"'cklN as possible. and travel rapidly
from ono patient 10 another knenliur
h"f"r" one man, II. takes a small bo,,l-
az iodine oHt OF his case anDl;cs 4.
ana administers tn" hyp"dcrmic. Then
h" makes thorough search for
wounds, packs them with The tenn
p%rHrI p"ch'ns % san2c and. in cases
or Infection, treats them With iodine.
" h.r" an artery is broken he must
take IN" tim" 10 tic it, aud where
ZONES are broken, he makes a sp,in,
o. The wounded mans rn" or ba, one;
Then h." is of. crawling ON hands ana
knees "a tho rcNr man
sanitation. surgery and -hc courar.
OF IA" military surgeon himself have
overcome " f'w or tho horrors q, war
w IN moving pictures in their prcs.n;
IA -h stat" Of perfection. no ono, how
eyer Isolated. can possibly cherish am.
Illusions concerning the glory of Tho
hati!" 'i"ld. hu, il il consOline to know
mat n our men must 20 They will nor
IL" killed on by disease and tho blum
dc's OF icnoraut surgery The United
states military surgeons arc well
N'ts'd IN the newer war Surgcrv as
~ has been practiccd during tn. mas,
~" years in Europe. and arc ,u;lN
prepared 10 meet ans contingency that
mas arse.