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vice should De Taught from the MANUAL
for the Medical Department. L. S. Army.
1916" and ~. $. Army Regulations 1913.
Each officer sholld be provided with a
copy of the Medical Manual. and the COM
Regulations. The Manual for the Medical
r Department. u. s. Army, 1916. can be OBJ
tanned from the Superintendent OF Docu-
ments, Government Printing Ofce, WASH
edition Of Army Regulations is ex-
ihausted.
Drill, Of Sanitary Troops should be given
as laid down in Drill Regulations ana
: Service Manual for Sanitary Troops. U.
$. Army 1914" and a copy OF the same
should be in the hands of each officer and
non -commissioned officer. They may pc
purchased from the Superintendent OF
Documents, Government Printing once,
Washington, y. c. In this course the fol
lowing paragraphs of the drill book
should be covered.
l. Definitions. pages . and TO-
g General principles and signals, para
graphs 80 TO 40, inclusive.
g. The School of the Soldier, paragraphs
q to "a. inclusive.
1. School OF the Detachment, para
graphs So to %, inclusive.
g. Manual of the litter and litter drill,
paragraphs 90 to l4o inclusive.
g. The loaded litter, paragraphs 141 to
ITS inclusive.
Note-Tor officers only. the Manual OF
the Saber. paragraphs 2is to 257, inclusive
544. Second Course-(24 full or As
nalf PERIODS, "a maximum OF 80 nOuTSD.
Elementary Nursing. half periods.
Administration and customs of the Ser
vice, half periods.
+. Practical Field Exercises. half periods.
Drill of Sanitary Troops. "a half periods.
In the limited number of periods of in
struction allowed for first aid to the in
jured in this course. special attention
should be given to practical work. Occa-
sionally members of the class should be
tagged with diagnosis cards. stating fic-
titious wounds or injuries. and be treated
by their comrades without coaching, work
10 be criticized afterwards by the in
structor. or instructors.
Elementary Nurslng-While preferably
given from Mason's Handbook for Hos
pital Corps. L. $. Army tpubished by
anv ', other standard 9 an nursing h work NAV be-
accepted. The instruction should include
only such simple methods of caring for
patients in hospitals as may be demon
strated without elaborate apparatus, and
with particular reference to the care and
handling of patients at rest stations"
and in transit
Administration and Customs of the Ser
vice should include instruction in the
preparation of routine papers most COM
monty used in military administratio
and such paragraphs of army regulations
az deal particularly with the status of
officers and enlisted men and their rela-
ton to each other
Practical Exercises should include
construction of latrines. kitchen incinera-
field for disposal of refuse and human
rejecta.
Drill Of Sanitary Troops-During this
course the work covered in the previous
one should be reviewed from time to
time, and the following additional para
graphs be taken up.
I. Improvisation of litters, paragraph
1Ig TO lS. inclusive.
. Methods of removing wounded with
out filters. para graphs 14 to 1874. inclusive.
3. The ambulance. paragraphs 1856 to
2iO. inclusive. Drill regulations for motor
ambulances have not yet been issued by
the War Department, but until they are.
the present drill regulations can be used
quite satisfactorily.
T. Preparation and loading of ordinary
wagons for the transportation of wound
ed, paragraph 2ll.
5. Ceremonies. paragraphs 2l2 to 227. in
elusive.
s. Honors and Statutes. paragraphs DDS
to 241, inclusive.
After the drill outlined in the foregoin g
paragraphs has been covered sufficiently
TO insure a reasonable degree of efficien-
cv. more attention should be paid to exer-
csng the company as a whole in field
maneuvers. platoon drill with filters. etc
545. Third Course-t24 full periods
or - half periods. maximum Be hours).
First Aid to the Injured. 6 half periods.
Elementary Hygiene and Camp Santa
ton. half periods.
Poisons and Antidotes. half periods.
Field Exercises. IL half periods.
Drill of Sanitary Troops. "a half periods.
First Aid to the Injured should include
such practical instruction as may be de-
sirable in the opinion of the commanding
officer.
Elementary Hygiene and Camp Santa
ton should consist principally of reviews
of the subject, ascertaining the knowi-
edge of each member of the company by
quizzing
instruction in toxicology tpoisons and
their antidotes) should be given by one OF
the medical officers or a competent phar-
maCist
Field Notwithstanding this course
special attention should be given to maxi
ing and breaking camp and the pitching
and taking down of different types of ar
my tents. shelter tent drill. establishment
and operation of Rest stations, and one
or two periods may be entirely devoted to
problems involving care and transporta-
ton of sick and wounded by litters from d
supposed field of action to Dressing
station
Drill of Sanitary Troops-Durng this
period drill of the company as a whole
with and without filters should be particu-
larry practiced. Considerable attention
should be paid to platoon drill with litters.
Each man should be thoroughly trained
In methods of loading and unloading am
balances. Men who have been designated
as chauffeurs should receive careful in
struction in driving motor ambulances. A
certain number OF practice marches for
stated distances should be held in heavy
marching order.
II is suggested that an annual camp
and field exercises be held for one week
during the open season. To do this the de-
tachment should be required to proceed
by marching to the camp site which
should he about two days marching dis
lance from the home station. After re-
naming in camp for three days, where
they should engage in intensive instruc-
ton in the care of troops. camp SANTA
ton. and field exercises, they should re-
turn by marching to the point Of de-
parture.
SAG. Eauipment-It is recommended
that whenever practicable the entire
equipment for ambulance companies be
purchasd upon organization. When this
procedure is followed. the members of
the company will be better satisfied as
they will have their uniforms Immediately
and thus take a greater pride and interest
IN their work. 1t will also aid materially
In the early development of esprit de
corps" However. when il is mpracti-
cable to raise the funds to purchase the
entire equipment at once, It may be OBJ
tanned in three increments. BY this plan
the first purchase can he made imme-
diately on organization. funds for the sec
ond purchase of equipment may be accu-
INFLATED during the first course of instruc-
ton. and in like manner for the third pur-
chase while the second course is being
taken.
Under the Act OF Congress approved
March 4. 1915. the Red Cross Is permitted
to purchase medical supplies and other