. Surgery, its principles and practice . atures of Stretchers.— Wher-ever the patient may be at the time he receivedthe injury, the time will come when, either duringor after the engagement, he must be moved else-where; it may be to some other part of the ship orto another vessel, and on the manner of his removalwill depend in a large degree the question of his re-covery. Thus special methods are demanded andthe ingenuity of the naval surgeon is taxed to the utmost. Probablythe stretcher that will meet all possible conditions will never be con-structed, since the difficulties, particularly on
. Surgery, its principles and practice . atures of Stretchers.— Wher-ever the patient may be at the time he receivedthe injury, the time will come when, either duringor after the engagement, he must be moved else-where; it may be to some other part of the ship orto another vessel, and on the manner of his removalwill depend in a large degree the question of his re-covery. Thus special methods are demanded andthe ingenuity of the naval surgeon is taxed to the utmost. Probablythe stretcher that will meet all possible conditions will never be con-structed, since the difficulties, particularly on a battleship, will alwaysremain in a degree superior to the cleverest contrivances.^ In intelligently undertaking the solution of the problems involved inthe exacting and broad requirements of a battleship stretcher the inventormust calculate upon the very worst contingency possible, in both pointof injury and path of traject, and be prepared to meet the needs of aparticular case in a surgical manner. Of course, it must be constructed. Fig. 541.—Transporta-tion Board in Use. 1064 NAVAL SURGERY. SO that it will readily conform to the conditions that prevail where it is tobe used, and the other required features may be enumerated as: lightnessin weight; strength; economy in storage; cheapness in construction;cleanliness; rapidity in securing patients; and adaptability to variedconditions or requirements. There are two stretchers now used in the United States navy whichconform rather accurately to these specifications: the Stokes splintstretcher and the apron stretcher of Lung. These are comparable
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