British medical journal . d be practisedseriously as a routine drill, and includethe carrying up and down ladders ofmen by their comrades. The first, aidparty should be trained in such a waythat they can act autom,atically. Ithink the greater part of the crowshould be trained in these methods as well as the actualbearers. 1 wish it to beunderstood that I amnut deiHecating theusefulness of a train-ing in first aid, butam trying to provethat it is rarely neces-sary under the specialconditions of navalwarfare for the firstaid party to concen-trate their ideas onsurgical methods,but rather to con-
British medical journal . d be practisedseriously as a routine drill, and includethe carrying up and down ladders ofmen by their comrades. The first, aidparty should be trained in such a waythat they can act autom,atically. Ithink the greater part of the crowshould be trained in these methods as well as the actualbearers. 1 wish it to beunderstood that I amnut deiHecating theusefulness of a train-ing in first aid, butam trying to provethat it is rarely neces-sary under the specialconditions of navalwarfare for the firstaid party to concen-trate their ideas onsurgical methods,but rather to con-sider their sphere ofusefulness to be therapid and painlesstransport of thewounded to the careof the surgeons inthe dressing will not per-mit me to do morethan mention a of the various pre- liminaries before going into action. Suffice it to saythat all the crew should, if possible, scrub their bodieswell with soap and water and wear clean or sterilizedclothing. Tho dressing stations should be scrubbed. Fig. 2.—The Diclil-)jack.
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