Proceedings of Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. . ble each other in principle, all havingjointed poles, with separable cross-braces, which permit of theirbeing dismounted and compactly packed, and the Greenleaf andGirard traveaux, are intended to carry the regulation hand , however, differ in numerous important details. The Greenleaf travois will be referred to in extenso when con-sidering a new application of this kind of apparatus. The McDougill travois, the invention of Capt. Thomas M. Mc-Dougill, U. S. A., differs from the others
Proceedings of Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. . ble each other in principle, all havingjointed poles, with separable cross-braces, which permit of theirbeing dismounted and compactly packed, and the Greenleaf andGirard traveaux, are intended to carry the regulation hand , however, differ in numerous important details. The Greenleaf travois will be referred to in extenso when con-sidering a new application of this kind of apparatus. The McDougill travois, the invention of Capt. Thomas M. Mc-Dougill, U. S. A., differs from the others mentioned, in being a fixedapparatus. Each pole is a single piece 18 feet long, permanentlyattached to its fellow by cross-pieces mortised into the poles. Acanvas bed hinges to the front cross-piece at its head, its foot resting 76 FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE upon two rods of sufficient length to make the bed horizontal. Afolding carriage top covers the head of the bed, and a waterproofapron, extending from it, is fastened over the foot, thus securelyprotecting the passenger from the The writer knows from personal experience that this is anextremely comfortable vehicle. A serious objection to it, however,is the space occupied by it in its own transportation when not inactual use. The problem of transportation is of the utmost im-portance, and it may be laid down as an axiom that only easilytransportable sanitary material will be transported in war. But a more important question than the carrying of the fewwounded in Indian combats, over countries inaccessible to wheeledvehicles, may be solved by this form of conveyance: and it is to thisquestion in its relation to the travois that I would particularly askyour attention. A recent publication commenting upon the deadliness of modernordnance, savs: But the most sweeping changes will be requiredin the provision of the Medical Staff, Sanitary Equipment, and battle-field aid of future military armaments. Medical Officers w
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