. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. FlO. 4050.—Profile View of Smiths Extemporized Springs. method of Surgeon-Major Smith, of the NorwegianArmy, are of advantage. One end of a rough pole (A,Figs. 4056 and 4057) ia lashed to the top side-rail (aa)of a wagon outside the side bars, to the front, as in ; another (B) is similarly lashed to the rear, thisbeing done on both sides. To the free ends of thesepoles are lashed cross-poles (CC), upon which thestretchers are placed and lashed. By this m
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. FlO. 4050.—Profile View of Smiths Extemporized Springs. method of Surgeon-Major Smith, of the NorwegianArmy, are of advantage. One end of a rough pole (A,Figs. 4056 and 4057) ia lashed to the top side-rail (aa)of a wagon outside the side bars, to the front, as in ; another (B) is similarly lashed to the rear, thisbeing done on both sides. To the free ends of thesepoles are lashed cross-poles (CC), upon which thestretchers are placed and lashed. By this method thedisabled have the advantage of the spring of the longi-tudinal poles, which is limited by bands (dd) drawnloosely around them and the top side-rail of the wagon.(b) The plan of Smith has been advantageously modi-fied by Muhlvenzl, as shown diagrammatically in , the same materials being used. The Muhlvenzl-Smith method is the more firm and durable, and applica-. Fig. 4057.—Smiths Extemporized Wagon Springs. ble to a greater variety of vehicles. The diagram, con-sidered in connection with the description of the Smithmethod, gives a clear idea of its construction. II. Two-icheeled Vehicles—\. These are representedby two-wheeled ambulances, artillery caissons, carts, andwheeled litters. The transports of the celebrated ambu-lances volanics of Larrey were mounted upon two wheels,and it has been a favorite form in many countries. Dur-ing the War of the Rebellion, However, the results ob-tained by the use of the two-wheeled variety were notsuch as to cause it to be preferred to those running uponfour wheels. 2. Artillery caissons and two-wheeled carts may beutilized for the transport of the disabled in the absence
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