Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . provided most of thesurgical dressings used in the work. Every day from 800 to 1,200 yards of gauze wascut. This was sent to patients in the wards who foldedit into compresses. All the newspapers around thehospital were sent to the workroom where they formedthe basis for Carrel dressing and mattress pads. Herewere also made all the straps and sHngs necessary forthe spHnts. All the plaster bandages were made andall the Carrel tubing was pinched and tied in this dressings u
Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . provided most of thesurgical dressings used in the work. Every day from 800 to 1,200 yards of gauze wascut. This was sent to patients in the wards who foldedit into compresses. All the newspapers around thehospital were sent to the workroom where they formedthe basis for Carrel dressing and mattress pads. Herewere also made all the straps and sHngs necessary forthe spHnts. All the plaster bandages were made andall the Carrel tubing was pinched and tied in this dressings used in the operating room and thewards were requisitioned and distributed from the time the hospital was in operation onlyfifty cases of dressings were secured from the RedCross. As we had the gauze and the men wereanxious to do something, it was greatly to our advan-tage and to the advantage of the Red Cross to havethem made here. The following tables from MissFergusons report will give one an idea of the amountof work done and the amount of material used by thehospital during a given period. 114. 115 THE NEW YORK HOSPITAL IN FRANCE 1918. MONTH KINDS OF BANDAGES NUMBER MADE May 4x8 Compresses 27,810 4x4 26,000 2x2 38,000 Large Carrel Pads i>38o Small Carrel Pads 572 Mattress Pads 588 Gauze—3 yard roll 210 June 4 X 8 Compresses 21,400 4x4 22,600 2x2 26,700 Large Carrel Pads 708 Small Carrel Pads 304 Mattress Pads 314 Gauze—3 yard roll 461 July 4 X 8 Compresses 31,000 4x4 35,000 2x2 30,000 Large Carrel Pads 997 Small Carrel Pads 494 Mattress Pads 502 Gauze—3 yard roll 225 August 4x8 Compresses 38,800 4x4 31,000 2x2 71,000 Large Carrel Pads 2,100 Small Carrel Pads 819 Mattress Pads 1,030 Gauze—3 yard roll 570 BASE HOSPITAL NO. 9, A. E. F. 117 KI NDS OF BAXDAG ES NUMBER MADE September 4x8 Compresses 30,000 4x4 27,000 2x2 46,500 Large Carrel Fads 1,040 Small Carrel Pads 920 Mattress Pads 918 Gauze—3 yard roll 154 October 4x8 Compresses 38,300 4x4 22,000 2x2
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