The Canadian nurse . nurses in five provincesare receiving instruction in disasternursing: nursing assistants receive 8hours of instruction in their course;trainees in home nursing receive 4 lec-tures of an hour welfare services, including food,clothing and shelter were outlined byother speakers. This information washighlighted by an experiment in emer-gency feeding. The principles under-lying the building of various kinds ofoutdoor fireplaces were descril>ed. Thenthe teams vied with each other toscrounge bricks, mud and turf, tobuild their stoves and prepare coffeefor the morning
The Canadian nurse . nurses in five provincesare receiving instruction in disasternursing: nursing assistants receive 8hours of instruction in their course;trainees in home nursing receive 4 lec-tures of an hour welfare services, including food,clothing and shelter were outlined byother speakers. This information washighlighted by an experiment in emer-gency feeding. The principles under-lying the building of various kinds ofoutdoor fireplaces were descril>ed. Thenthe teams vied with each other toscrounge bricks, mud and turf, tobuild their stoves and prepare coffeefor the morning break. Women to the Rcscci The real test of feminine strengthcame with rescue work. First there wasinstruction and practise in tying vari-ous knots, to show how casualtiesmay be securely lashed to the stretch-ers, and safely raised or lowered withstout rope. Instruction covered casualtyhandling, debris clearance, raising andlowering ladders. Then the womenwere grouped in teams and given prac-tice in rescuing victim-. Two-foinl suspension 96 THE CANADIAN NURSE One team was assigned a casualtywho presumably was trapped in acellar with the staircase destroyed,leaving only a very narrow aperturethrough which the rescue party couldcrawl. It was decided that some shouldgo to the roof and lower the necessaryequipment through the elevator shaftto the rescue party below. After thecasualty was securely lashed to thestretcher, he was hauled up the elevatorshaft to the roof and then lowered overthe edge to the waiting stretcher partybelow. The brave volunteer casualtywas finally delivered safely to the firstaid group and the women rescuersthankfully descended the ladder to theground. One morning was devoted to in-struction on the tactical operation ofa Control Centre. There was practisein sending and receiving wardensreports, plotting the information, anddispatching the required aid. Thf. Bomb and a Mid-AirSuspension All this was but a prelude to theexciting events planned for the lastday.
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