The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-29
CARREL CLINIC
FORU.S.DOCTORS
Wonders Of War Surgery to
Be Taught Army and
Navy Men.
DIR. DAKIN ASSOCIATED
Rockefeller Institute to Have
Hospital Unit of 100 Beds
for Wounded.
DIR. DAKIN ASSOCIATED


Il, II. Dskin. who are recognised as the
leading practitioners of military sur
sery IN the world to-day. are about 20 be
placed at the d.sposal--so far as such
technical knowledge and expertness can
be impaired TO othere-of the army and
navy surgeons Of the United States.
Two hundred thousand dollars, Il was
officially announced yesterday. has been
appropriated by the Rockefeller Founda-
ticn 10 bring DR.. Carrel and pr. Dakin
TO New York 70 equip hospital for
them and 10 open their clinics to classes
Immediately the construction and
equ,pmen, OF military hospital unit
will be begun on the grounds OF the
Rockefeller Institute Of Medical Re-
search at Sixty-s!xth street and Avenue
A. Here DR.. Csrrel and Or. Dskln
whose surgical tr.umphs AT their hospital
at CoTpiegne, France. since the begin
ming Of the great war have attracted
worldwide attention. personally IN a few
weeks will begin TO teach United States
army and navy surgeons methods Of
military medical and surgical prepared
ness and technique, especially in the
matter o. infected wounds. that could
only have come ou. OF so wide a field Of
experience as the European var af-
forded
The Rockefeller Foundation further
announced that preliminary arrange
| ments and the complete organisation Of
the new instructive unit have been COM
rleted. so that pr. Carrel and Dr. Dakin
as soon as they have completed the
necessary formalities Of obtaining leaves
Of absence from the French Government
will begin at once here IN Manhattan the
| instruction Of classes Of American sur
gecns who will care for our wounded
| in the expected war with Germany.
Hospital Ready n Tea weeks.
The hospital. It Is expected, will be
ready within ten or twelve weeks.
Charles Butler. who has made thor
oush s.udy OF the war time hospitals Of
| France and England, will have charge
| cf the portable unit, which will have &C.
I commotihtions FOR 100 wounded men.
| All the regular work of a hospital will
4 be undertaken at the new unit. but its
! CHIEF object viii be 10 make 1, frst and
! last an institution OF experiment and In
| struction.
| The hearty cooperation OF the army
| the navy and OF public health officials
vita, the Rockefeller Institute and the
| two surgeons has already been assured
| The hospital will! consist of several de-
'ached ore story wooden bIildinge
| which can Se completed quickly. A:
soon as these buildings have been erected
Or Carrel and Dr. Dakin will open thei,
| laboratories on the grounds and begti
! work
The great success Of Or. Carrel and
Or Dakin In their Compiegne hcs,ita
! IL, 10 sha nr
especially in the advances made by DR.
Carrel in the treatment OF deepl.
wounded leer ana arms which formerl,
| were invariably anputated, but now ar,
saved by the new Carrel treatment 1!
widely known even among laymer.
Deepest Of wounds Cleaned.
Deep wounds meant infection that tn,
surgeon formerly could not get at (,
cleanse: therefore the leg had to com,
on. Or. Carrel. shortly after leavinl
New York for France at the outbreal
of the war. perfected a method of treat
rlent whereby, with the aid Of slende
tubes. he inserted into the wound
solution of hypochlorite OF line tina
acted "a a thorough dis;Rfectant and ye
avoided the csustic effects of tn,
chlorine. The chemical properties OF tn
solution simultaneously Kill bacteria an,
have a solvent effect upon dead tissue
thus minimizing the opportunities 70
| progressive infection
The matter of making the compoun,
is simple enough, but its application an,
the treatment of the wounds later re
Guire special instruction II the best re
suits are to be obtained In recen
| months, once the medical world ha
learned through it's scientific Journals n
: the wonders being performed daily a
Compiegne. physicians and surgeons fror
J all over the world have Journeyed I
: France to study the Carrel method.
. In bringing DIR. Carrel to this countr
the Rockefeller Foundation has, in ad
. dition to the general idea Of patriotic ser
. vice, three specific objects In view. A
, listed by the undation. these object
are:
To make available to patients the
improved method OF treatment
To demonstrate and teach to Amsri-
: can surgeons who may be enrolled for
military service measures for the treat
ment Of infected wounds.
!. To test the feasibility Of a portable
n military hospital unit
1 II Is planned to have the America
r surgeons who are to study the new ,neti
9 ods OF military surgery assigned to II
8 hospital in successive groups. Fac
: group of student surgeons will spend
q minimum period Of four weeks studyir
g the method Of application and the resul
obtained.
American Surgeons Eager.
American army surgeons have bee
anxious for some time to learn at fir
hand the technique Of the Carrel-Dak
method Of treating infected wounds
letter recently received from Surgeon
General w {. Gorgas, L. s. A.. by n
y simon Flexner. head OF the Rockefell
= Institute, was indicative of the army 4
Z terest here. especially when the prob
e bility OF war drew nearer. in the work
u Or. Carre! and DR.. Dakin abroad.
IN connection with the various CO.
" versations l have had with yourself al
DIR. Carrel." tho Surgeon General wro
:, to DR.. FieNner. upon the subject Of Il
. Carrei-Dakin method of the treatme
~ OF infected wounds, ! should like 10 8,
!. that II would be Of the very create
20 benefit 10 the medical department OF q
a army II you could establish some way
promptly spreading the knowledge Of 7
- Carrel's work through the medical d
Il partment OF the army
~ The hope now is TO be realized
IN Or. Carrel. who had been here on sc
" eral weeks leave from the French fror
| ~