The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-18
Hospitals Prepared
To Euacuate Patients
Medical Defense Service Prepares Anticipatory
Program of Action - Utility Maintenance
Also Discussed in Appeal to House
holders to Be Prepared.

tion. The two local hospitals, St..
Mary's and the Waterbury hospital
are prepared for emergencies aris-
ing from an air raid. Every doctor
with patients in either hospital,
daily leaves at the hospital desk a
list OF such patients as can be i'm
mediately discharged to create
room for individuals who may be
seriously injured during the raid.
100 extra cots with all equipment.
and 600 blankets have been set
aside in each hospital-chests filled
with equipment-gauze bandages,
adhesive tape, ETC., have been pre-
pared; twenty men trained in first
aid have been appointed to go i'm
mediately t othe hospitals to act as
stretcher bearers. Plans have been
perfected for the evacuation of all
patients in the event their hospital
is bombed. Patients at st. Mary's
Will be taken to st. Margaret's
school and those at the Waterbury
hospital will be taken to the Taft
school In Watertown. Facilities for
their transportation will be pro-
vided by the Red Cross.
DR.. Godfrey has arranged to set
up Medical Stations in each zone
with 10 doctors and 10 nurses as
signed to each. In addition First
Aid Stations will be set up through
out the City. Ten Mobile Units
have been arranged for each unit
composed of 10 cars to be distribute
ed over the city, each car manned by
two doctors and two nurses. 100
Station Wagons have been offered to
provide transportation for these Mo-
bile Units.
The possibility of epidemics has
also been foreseen and provided
against
Briefly then, the Medical Services
are ready for action in case of emer-
gency.
Utility Maintenance.
On this topic the warden will point
out that the telephone company
electric light and power, the gas
company, the street department, wa
ter department etc. are all organ
lied to meet emergencies resulting
from an air raid. The telephone
company and the electric light and
power company, frequently have had
their services seriously injured by
severe thunder and lightning storms,
ice storms, the hurricane of a few
years back etc. They are justly
proud of the speed with which serv-
ice has always been restored and are
fully prepared to meet any problem
which may arise. The telephone
company has even foreseen the pos
sibility of the Telephone Building
itself being bombed and has made
plans to cope with such a situation
The other utilities also, the gas
company water department etc
have crews ready to go into action
to shut off the gas or water where
mains have been ruptured. The
street department is prepared to fill
in excavations caused In the streets
by high explosive bombs. Fallen
electric wires will be cared for by
linemen from the Connecticut Ligh,
and Power, and citizens are warned
to regard all fallen wires as live
wires. If in contact with person
and there Is absolute necessity to re-
move it Immediately, this may be
done with comparative safety by
using long, dry stick. In most in
stance, leave the wires untouched.
S. The Wardens-are merely 9
branch of the Civilian defense. They
are entirely a civilian organization
and function only to save civilian
lives and civilian property. They
are separate from other branches o.
Civilian Defense, such as the Fire
and fire auxiliary departments, mo.
tor services, police and police auxil.
iaries, decentralization squads, util.
| ity squads, rescue and demolition
corps etc.
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