Industrial medicine and surgery . Where a large night force is employed a surgeon should beon the job all night. This third plan, involving as it does the combination of an experi-enced emergency surgeon at the plant at all times, and the supervisionof all the work and the permanent care of the major accidents by 478 INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY another qualified surgeon, has given the best possible results in indus-trial surgery. Every industry employing men or women in work where accidentsare prone to occur should adopt one of these systems. The best plannecessitates the employment of goo
Industrial medicine and surgery . Where a large night force is employed a surgeon should beon the job all night. This third plan, involving as it does the combination of an experi-enced emergency surgeon at the plant at all times, and the supervisionof all the work and the permanent care of the major accidents by 478 INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY another qualified surgeon, has given the best possible results in indus-trial surgery. Every industry employing men or women in work where accidentsare prone to occur should adopt one of these systems. The best plannecessitates the employment of good surgeons at all times. Cheapsurgery usually gives poor results. Employers will find that expertsurgery, while costing more in the beginning, is by far the cheapestmethod in the long run. Such surgery will reduce law suits, lessencompensation, and add greatly to the loyalty and confidence of theemployees. Surgeons employed by industry must become thoroughly imbuedwith the fact that proper treatment rendered immediately after an. Fig. 69.—-Surgical room for men. (From Doctors Office, Sears, Roebuck & Co.) accident occurs is one of the greatest principles of preventive surgery,surpassed only by the prevention of accidents. They must study thelocal situation so that someone absolutely qualified to give this imme-diate treatment is always close at hand. Theirs is one of the mostresponsible positions in the medical profession. The surgical nurse is the most valuable assistant the surgeon inindustry can have. Some employ a male nurse for this position butI have found a well trained, carefully uniformed female nurse is a moreefficient assistant. Her presence, if she is adept, conscientious andtactful, adds to the confidence of the employees and increases themorale among them when they visit the office. This nurse should remain in the plant dispensary continuouslyduring the working hours. She should be thoroughly trained in herrelations to emergency surgery and able to take charge o
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