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Cinchona, compound tincture of, 272 Circulation, regulation of, 58 Circulatory system, 53 Citrated caffeine, 270 Citric acid, 265 Citrine ointment, 275 Clam broth, canned, 248 Classification of bones, 22 Clavicle, 27 fracture of, 99 Clerical work, 405 Clinical records, 167 thermometer, 160 Clothing, 327 and bedding, disinfection of, 188 Clotting of blood, cause of, 56 Cloves, oil of, 277 Coagulation of blood, cause of, 56 Cocaine hydrochloride, 272 Coccyx, 23 Codeine, 272 Cod-liver oil, 278 Coffee, 246 jelly, 251 Coils, ice- water, 155 Colchicum seed, fluid extract of, 272 Cold compresses, 154 effects of, 108 pack, to reduce temperature by, 146 uses of, 154 Colic, renal, 69 Collapse, condition of temperature in, 159 Collateral circulation, establishment of, 58 Collar bone, 27 fracture of, 99 Colics' fracture, 29 and 100 Collodion, 272 and 285 flexible, 272 Colon, ascending, 49 descending, 49 transverse, 49 Color blindness, 44 Column of files, to form from column of twos, 461 of platoons to march by the flank, 464 of twos, being in, to form column of platoons, 465 Column of twos, being in, to march in line of platoons in column of twos to right or left, 465 of twos, to form and change direction, being in line, 459 of twos, to form column of files, 461 of twos, to form line from, 459 of twos, to put in march and change direction at the same time, 458 Coma, 167 Command of execution, 435 preparator>', 435 Commands, general rules concerning, 435 Commode chest, 213 Common tent, to strike, 512 Companies, inter\'al between, 435 of instruction hospital corps, 3 Compound fracture, 92 spirits of ether, 267 Compressed-air apparatus, 208 Compresses, cold, 154 Compression of arteries for arrest of hemorrhage, jwints of pressure, 83 of artery, manner of making, 81 of the brain, in Concussion of brain, no Conical wall tent, 509 to strike, 512 Conjunctiva, 43 Connective tissue, function of, 34 Contagious disease, 184 Continued fever, 161 Contract surgeon, 381 Contusions, 74 Convalescent camp, 18 Convolutions of the brain, 37 Cooking, 229 and 238 Copaiba, 272 Copper arsenite, 273 Cornea, 43 Corrosive sublimate, 275 as a disinfectant, 185 poisoning by, 124 Cottonseed oil, 277 Cough, 166 Counter extension in treatment of frac- ture, 94 irritants, classification of, 155 INDEX. 529 Counter irritants, uses of, 155 Course of instruction, companies of hos- pital corps, 3 primary, in army regulations, 359 Cranium, bones of the, 29 fracture of the, 97 Crematories, 310 Creosote, 272 carbonate, 272 Crepitus, 92 Cresol, 272 as a disinfectant, 185 Croton oil, 278 Cubeb, oleoresin of, 273 Cubic air space per man, 303 Cupping, cir>', 156 wet, 157 Cushions, rubber, use of, 141 Dead, care of the, 137 Death, signs of, 137 Decantation, 284 Decoctions, 285 Depots, medical supply, 8 and 10 Delirium, 167 Delusions, 167 Derma, composition of, 34 Dermatol, 270 Desk, field, 213 Detached service chests, 213 Detachment, alignment of, 454 , inspection of, 505 school of, 453 to dismiss the, 461 to form the, 453 to size the, 454 Detachments, interval between, 435 of instruction, hospital corps, 3 Diagnosis tags, description of, 213 use of, 14 and 213 Diaphoretics, definition of, 263 Diaphragm, 34 Diarrhea, prevention of, 320 Diet, full, 235 light, 235 liquid, 135 and 235 semisolid or light, 248 special, 235 u Diets, 235 serving of, 134 Digestive apparatus, 45 constituent parts of the, 47 function of, 45 Digitalin, 273 Digitalis, tincture of, 273 Diphtheria, 227 antitoxin, 281 Disability, certificates of, 380 Disease canning mosquitoes, 316 caused by impure water, 300 contagious, 184 infectious, 184 Disease prevention, 224 and 315 Diseases, infectious, prevention of spread of, 187 Disinfectants, 370 used by the medical department, 184 Disinfection, definition of, 263 and infection, 184 beds, 188 catheters, 219 clothing and bedding, 188 feces, 187 hands and forearms of operator, 220 instruments, 217 mattresses, 188 rooms, 188 sputum, 187 tentage, 189 urine, 188 vessels used as containers, 188 Dislocation and fracture differentiation, 87 Dislocation, cause of, 87 definition of, 25 finger joints, reduction of, 89 jaw, reduction of, 89 patella, 89 shoulder, 28 and 88 symptoms of, 87 Dislocations and sprains, 87 Dismount, to, without saddle, 339 Dispensator>', 284 Dis{>osal of wastes, 308 Distance, measurement of, 435 530 INDEX. Diuretics, definition of, 263 Domestic measures, 291 Donovan's solution, 269 Dorsal nerves, 40 Dosage, 264 Double shelter tent, 511 time, to march in, 456 Douches, classification of, 151 Dover's powder, 276 Drainage of woimds, 220 tubes, 220 Draw sheet, use of, 138 Dressing station, 11 and 14 Dressings, dry, 217 sterilization of, 217 types of, 216 wet, 217 Drill in transportation of woimded on shipboard, 518 litter, 465 regulations for the hospital corps, 433 tent, 507 Driving, 355 Drowning, 119 Dry cups as counter-irritants, applica- tion of, 156 heat, application of, 153 toast, 250 • Dura mater, 39 Duties, hospital corps, 5, 384 and 360 in the field, 8 noncommissioned officers hospital corps, 5 senior noncommissioned officer, 5 Dying patients, removal from ward of, 137 Dysenteries, 225 Dysentery, prevention of, 321 Ear, formation of, 42 removal of foreign bodies from, 104 Effects of heat and the effects of cold, 106 Egg lemonade, 246 Eggnog, 246 Elbow joint, formation, 28 Electric apparatus, 208 shock, III Elephantiasis, 316 Elixirs, 285 Emergencies, 73 Emergency case, 212 ration, 229 Emetics, definition of, 263 in poisoning, 121 Emulsions, 285 and 287 Endocardium, 57 Enemata, classification of, 148 high, 148 irrigations, douches, catheteriza- tions, 148 laxative, 148 medicinal, 149 nutrient, 149 Epiglottis, function of, 64 Epilepsy, 112 Epistaxis, or nose-bleed, treatment of, 80 Epsom salt, 277 Equipment, hospital-corps, 445 personal, to pack on saddle, 447 Ergot, fluidextract of, 273 Ergotin, 273 Eruptive fevers, 227 prevention of, 321 Erysipelas, 228 Erythrocytes, 55 Ether, 267 administration of, 410 Ethyl chloride, 267 Eucaine, 273 Eucaine-B as a local anesthetic, 413 Eucalyptol, 273 Eustachian tube, 43 result of stoppage of, 43 Excipients, 288 Excretory apparatus, 6S Exercises, setting up, 439 Exhaustion from heat, 107 Expectorants, definition of, 263 Expression and attitude as indication of disease, 163 Extension apparatus in fracture of thigh, 427 definition, 32 External applications, 153 Extracts, 285 INDEX. 531 Eyci 43 removal of foreign bodies from, 103 Eyes, condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 164 right or left, 438 Face, bones of, 30 hemorrhage from, 86 Facings, 438 Fahrenheit degrees, to convert to Centi- grade degrees, 160 Fainting, no Farina gniel, 244 mush or porridge, 250 Fat, uses of, 34 Fats, functions of, 45 Feces, disinfection of, 187 Feeding, 344 cup, uses of, 134 Felon, treatment of, 418 Femoral canal, 50 Femur, 25 fracture of, 100 Ferric chloride, tincture of, 273 pyrophosphate, soluble, 274 Ferrous iodide, syrup of, 274 sulphate, dried, 274 Fever, continued, 161 high, 159 intermittent, 161 moderate, 159 remittent, 161 Fevers, classification of, 161 eruptive, 227 Fibrin, function of, in blood, 56 Fibula, 26 fracture of, 102 Field desk, 213 Field, disposal of wastes in, 310 hospital corps in, duties of, 8 hospitals, plan of, 12 capacity of, 128 establishment of, 16 furniture of, 128 scheme for pitching, 514 service of, 16 lines of medical assistance, 8 of operation, preparation of, 221 ration, 229 Field, sanitation in, 310 and 324 service, 362 service of medical department in, 8 File closers, change of, from one flank to another, being in column of twos, 459 Files, uniformity of interval between, 435 Filipino ration, 229 Filter, Berkefeld, 299 improvision of, 300 Maignen, 299 Filtration, 284 Finger, fracture of, 100 joints, reduction of dislocation of, 89 First aid, general principles of, 73 in action, 73 and 76 packet, contents of, 76 packet, use of, 14 treatment of woimds, 76 Fits, 112 Flexion, definition of, 32 Flies as carriers of disease, 225 Floor space per man, 303 Fluidextracts, 285 Fomentation, or stupe, preparation of, 154 Food and medicine, promptness of ad- ministration, 134 chest, 213 excess of, not digested, 47 putrefaction of, 238 result of insufficient quantity of, 47 Foods, classification of, 45 Foot bath, 146 Foot, formation of, 26 fracture of bones, 102 hemorrhage from, 85 soreness, 325 Forbes water sterilizer, 296 Forced feeding, 423 Forearm, bones of, 28 and 29 fracture of, 100 Foreign bodies, 103 in the air passages, 105 in the ear, 104 in the eye, 103 in the nose, 104 in the skin, 105 in the throat, 104 532 INDEX. Formaldehyde generator, 212 Formalin, 276 as a disinfectant, 186 Fowler's solution, 279 Fracture, bed for, 140 bones of the foot, 102 bones of the forearm, 100 bones of the leg, 102 clavicle, 99 and 428 Colics', 29 comminuted, 92 complicated, 92 compound or open, 92 cranium, 97 femur, 100 fibula, 102 fingers, 100 healing of, 94 humerus or arm bone, 99 impacted, 92 knee-cap, loi lower jaw, 99 metacarpals, 100 nasal bones, 99 patella or knee cap, loi pelvis, 98 Pott's, 26 and 102 radius, 100 ribs, 98 and 428 setting of, 93 sioiple or closed, 92 skull, 38 and 97 spinal column, 98 S3rmptoms of, 92 treatment of, 93 upper extremit>', general rule in treatment of, 100 Fractures, cause of, 92 classification of, 92 Freezing, general, 108 local, 109 Fried pea-meal mush, 259 Front and depth of a man, 435 Frost-bite, 109 Fr>'ing, cooking of foods by, 240 Full diet, 23s table of, 236 Fund, hospital, 385 Furnaces, aid of, in ventilation, 305 Furniture of ward in post hospital, 127 Furuncle, treatment of, 417 Gall-bladder, 50 Gallic acid, 265 Gastric juice, 51 Ganglia, sympathetic, 37 Garbage, disposal of, 310 Garrison ration, 229 Gauze, iodoform, 218 sponges, 218 General hospitals, 5 and 8 Generator, formaldehyde, 212 Geneva Convention, 19, 372 and 400 Gentian, compound tincture of, 274 Ginger, fluidextract of, 283 Gland, prostate, 69 suprarenal, function of, 71 Glands, sebaceous, function of, 34 Glycerin, 274 Glycerites, 285 Gonorrhea, 226 and 328 Gray matter of the brain, 37 oil, 420 Grip, 227 Grooming, 343 Gum arable, 265 Gum boil, treatment of, 418 Guaiac, ammoniated tincture of, 274 Guaiacol carbonate, 274 Gunshot wounds, 75 Hague Peace Conference, 374 and 402 Hallucinations, 167 Hands and forearms, disinfection of, be- fore operating, 220 of operator, mechanical cleansing of, 220 Hard bread and dried apples, brown Betty, 256 as milk toast, 256 gruel, 245 mush or porridge, 255 toast water, 255 Harness, care of, 358 Healing of wounds, 75 Hearing, condition of, aid to diagnosis, 164 INDEX. 53S Hearing, sense of, 42 Heart, 57 auricles of, 57 valves of, 57 ventricles of, 57 Heat, application of, 153 exhaustion, 107 dry, power of disinfection, 184 Heat stroke, 67 symptoms of, 106 treatment of, 106 Heating of post hospitals, 128 Hemiplegia, 166 Hemorrhage, arrest of, by compression of artery, 83 Hemorrhage, arrest of, in the face, 86 arrest of, in tongue, 86 arrest of, from scalp, 86 arterial, treatment of, 81 as a symptom, 166 from bowels, treatment of, 86 from lips, 86 from lungs, 86 from stomach, 86 in axilla, 84 in foot, 85 in neck, 86 intermediate, 81 lower extremity, 85 palm of hand, 84 permanent arrest of, 83 primary, 81 secondary, 81 upper extremity, 84 venous, treatment of, 80 Hemorrhages, 80 Hemorrhoids, cause of, 60 Hernia, 424 kinds of, 50 Heroin hydrochloride, 275 Hiccough, 166 Hoffman's anodyne, 267 Homatropinc hydrobromide, 275 Horse equipment, articles of, 448 equipment of, 332 Horsehair, as suture, 222 Horsemanshif), the aids to, 339 Horses, care of, 331 and 347 Hospital, base, 8 buildings, 378 and 382 Hospital corps, 3 bugle call, 516 applicants for enlistment, qualifica- tions for, 3 army regulations relating to, 359 and 376 companies of instruction, 3 detachments, course of instruction in, 3 duties of, 5 and 360 duties of, in post hospitals, 6 enlistment in, 360, 365 and 384 equipment, 366 examination for promotion in, 383 field duties, 8 in post, 3 instruction of, 3, 359 and 367 lance corporals, 359 noncommissioned officers, duties of, $ noncommissioned officers, reduction of. 359 number at posts, 361 number in each grade, 3 pouch, scheme for packing, 517 transfers to, 3 and 360 uniform of members of, 5 Hospital, field, 8 and 11 establishment of, 16 furniture of, 128 plan of, 12 service of, 16 Hospital fund, 385 savings from rations, 234 Hospital floors, care of, 131 general, 5, 8 and 377 post, 5 and 6 furniture of, 127 heating and ventilation of, 128 regimental, plan of, 10 stores, 234 and 254 service of, 362 and 369 in permanent camps, 18 stationar}', 8 tent, 508 to strike, 512 Hot-air and steam baths, 144 584 INDEX. Matrons, hospital, 386 "Matter, composition of, 56 Mattress, to change, of occupied bed, 139 Mattresses, disinfection of, 1S8 air, use of, 141 water, use of, 141 Measles, 227 Measures, approximate, 259 domestic, 291 Meat extract, value of, as diet, 135 poisoning, 124 teas or extracts, 240 Medical and surgical outfits, regimental, 213 assistance, lines of, in the field, 8 Medical Department, composition of, 3 position of, on march and in camp, service of, in camp, 8 service of, in field, 8 in the field, service of the front, 8 in the field, service of the rear, 8 service on the march of the, 11 Medical officers in the field, 371 supply depots, 8 Medicinal enemata, 149 Medicines, administration of, 135 and 263 and medicinal agents of the supply table, 265 sale of, 387 subcutaneous administration of, 136 Men, interval between, 435 Meninges, formation of, 39 Meningitis, 39 Mental condition, aid to diagnosis, 164 Menthol, 277 Mercury oleatc, 275 Mesenterj', 50 Mess chests, 213 Mess management, and cooking, 229 sources of supply, 229 Metacarpals, fracture of, 100 Methyl-alcohol ]X)isoning, 123 Metric system, 290 Micrococci or spherical bacteria, 214 Milk porridge, 251 punch, 243 toast, 250 Milk, value of, as a diet, 135 uath mineral or aerated waters, 243 Minced chicken on toast, 254 Minor surgerj', 409 Mixtures, 286 Moist heat, application of, 153 Morphine, sulphate of, 277 Mosquitoes, anophelina, 225 stegomyia, 225 breeding of, 318 disease-carrying, 316 measures for destroying, 318 and 319 protection against, 225 Motion, disorders of, 166 Motor nerve, result of severing of, 41 nerves, 41 Mount, to, from oflF side, 339 with saddle, 341 without saddle, 336 Mouth and teeth, condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 165 contents of, 48 function of, in relation to digestion, 48 Mumps, 48 and 227 Munson tent, 508 Muscle, ciliary, 44 composition of, 32 of accommodation, 44 Muscles, cellular tissue, and skin, 32 function of, 32 kinds of, 32 Mustard leaves, 156 plaster, 155 powdered, black, 281 use of, in baths, 146 Muster, 507 Myrrh, tincture of, 277 Narcotics, definition of, 263 Nasal bones, fracture of, 99 Navel, 50 Neck, hemorrhage from, 86 Nerve tubules, kinds of, 41 Nerves, 37 and 40 composition of, 37 Nervous system and special senses, 37 Neutral principles, 261 Night nurse, duties of, 130 INDEX. 537 Nitrate of silver, poisoning by, 125 Nitric acid, 266 use of, in treatment of chancroids, '58 Nitroglycerin tablets, 274 Noncommissioned officers, duties of, 5 Normal pulse, 161 saline solution, 219 and 420 temperature, 159 Nose bleed, treatment of, 80 Nose, removal of foreign bodies from, 104 removal of maggots from, 104 Nurse, day, duties of, 130 instructions to, regarding the obser- vation of symptoms, 163 night, duties of, 130 Nursing, 127 in the infectious diseases, 224 surgical, 214 Nutrient enemata, 147 Nux vomica, tincture of, 277 Oatmeal porridge, 250 Objective symptoms, 163 Oblique in column of twos and resume direct march, 459 march, 456 (Esophagus, function of, 48 Officers and noncommissioned officers, posts, 453 Official preparations, 285 Oils, fixed, 262 volatile, 262 Ointments, 286 and 288 Oleoresin aspidium, 26;; Oleoresins, 286 Olfactory ner\'e, 42 Omelet, 249 Omentum, 50 Operating room, 217 and surgical nursing, 214 table, 217 Operation, duties to Ik? performed after, 221 major, after-care f)f patient, 216 major, j)rcparation of patient for, 215 Operations, i)rcparing for, 415 assisting at, 415 Operations, minor, 415 performing of, in the field, 322 Operative case, preparation of bed for, 140 Operator, hands of, mechanical cleans- ing of, 220 Opium i)oisoning, 113 and 123 powdered, 278 Optic nerve, 43 Orangeade, 246 Orderly's pouch, scheme for packing, 517 Overcoat, to roll the, 447 Oxalic acid, 266 Oxygen, changes in, when breathed, 67 Pack saddle and packing, 348 cargoes, 349 to fit, 348 to load, 349 to saddle, 349 to unload, 353 to unsaddle, 354 Pack trains, 348 Padding for splints, 96 Pain, as aid in diagnosis, 166 Palate, 48 Palm of hand, bleeding from, 84 Palmar arches, 61 Pancreas, 50 Pancreatic juice, function of, 51 Pancrcatin, 27S use of, 52 Pans for dis|X)sal of wastes, 308 Paralysis, 166 Parai)legia, 166 cause of, 40 Paregoric, 278 Pamtid glands, inflr.mmation of, 48 Patella. 25 dislocation of, 87 or knee cap, fracture of, loi Patient, examination of, 133 litter to lx*d, 488 IKTsonal cleanliness of, 136 |K)sition of, on litter, 481 to place on horseback, 494 to raise, 141 538 INDEX. Patient, to move from one side of bed to another, 140 to prevent slipping down in bed, 141 Patients, d3dng, removal of from ward, 137 inventory of effects of, 133 wearing of hospital clothing by, 133 Pea-meal soup, 258 Pelvis, contents of, 24 formation of, 24 fracture of, 98 Pepper, red, 271 Peppermint, oil of, 277 Pepsin, 278 Peptonized milk, cold process, 244 milk, warm process, 244 Percolation, 284 Pericardium, 57 Periosteum, 22 Peritoneum, 49 Peritonitis, 49 Permanent camp, establishment of, 18 Permits for civilians to be present with army, 19 Personal equipment, hospital corps, 445 hygiene, 327 Perspiration, 67 source of, 35 Pharmaceutical OF>erations, 284 Pharmacopoeia, 284 Pharmacy, 284 extemporaneous, 293 official, 284 Pharynx, function of, 48 Phenacetin, 265 Phenol, as a disinfectant, 185 poisoning, 123 Phosphates, test for, in urine, 71 Phosphoric acid, dilute, 266 Phosphorus, poisoning by, 125 Phrenic nerve, function of, 40 Physiology and anatomy, 21 Picric acid, 283 Piles, cause of, 60 inflamed, 419 Pillows, to change, 140 Pills, 286 and 287 compoimd cathartic, 279 Pilocarpine hydrochloride, 279 Pits for disposal of wastes, 308 Plague, 228 Plain, boiled rice, 250 Plan of ambulance company camp, 13 of field hospital, 12 of regimental hospital, 10 Plaster, adhesive, removal of, 430 mustard, 155 of Paris bandages, 183 Plasters, 285 Platoons, being in column of, to march or face to rear, 463 being in line in column of twos, to form column of twos on right or left, 465 being in line, to march in column of, to right or left, 462 colimin of, to form line from, 464 column of, to march by the flank, 464 marching in column of, to change direction, 463 movements by, 462 to put column of in march and change direction at the same time, 463 Pleura, 65 Pneumonia, 66 and 227 Poached eggs, 248 Podophyllum, resin of, 279 Poisoned weapons, use of, by savages, 79 wounds, 75 Poisoning, 121 acids, 121 arsenic, 124 bay rum, 123 carbolic acid, 123 caustic alkalies, 121 chloral, 124 corrosive sublimate, 124 general, treatment of, 121 "knockout drops," 124 nitrate of silver, 125 opium, 123 phenol, 123 phosphorus, 125 plants of the rhus family, 125 ptomaine, 124 shell fish, 124 INDEX. 539 Poisoning, str}xhnine, 125 wood alcohol, 123 Poisons, acting on nervous sx'stem, 121 classification of, 121 general and irritant, 121 Polishing of hospital floors, preparation used in, 131 Pons, 39 Portal circulation, function of, 62 system, 62 veins, 52 Position of the soldier, 437 Post hospital, duties of hospital corps in, 6 heating of, 128 ventilation of, 129 Posts, ambulance, 501 officers and noncommissioned offi- cers, 453 litter, 474 Potassa, 280 Potassium acetate, 279 bicarbonate, 280 bromide, 280 chlorate, 280 iodide, 280 permanganate, 280 Pott's fracture, 26 and 102 Poultice, 153 Powder, compound licorice, 274 Powders, 289 Preparations, official, 285 Prescriptions, 371 filling of, 2Q3 Prevention of disease, 224 and 315 Primary course in army nxilaii.in^, 359 Pronation, definition of, 33 Property, medical, returns of, 389 medical, transfers of, 390 unserviceable, 390 Prostate gland, 69 Prrjtargol, 280 Protcids, 4^ Prussic acid, diluto, 265 Ptomaine p<>is<inin^, 124 Pulmonar\- tuberculosis, 226 veins, 62 Pulse, 58 normal, 161 point of taking, 61 points to be noted in taking, 161 respiration and temperature, rela- tion to each other, 162 Punctured wounds, 75 Pupil, 43 Purification of water, 296 Pus, composition of, 56 Putrefaction of foods, prevention of, 238 Pyemia, 215 symptoms of, 76 Qualifications of applicants for enlist- ment, hospital corps, 3 Quicklime as a disinfectant, 185 (Quinine bisulphate, 280 sulphate, 28 1 Rabies or hydrophobia, treatment of, 79 Radius, 28 fracture of, 100 Rank, form, 474 interval in, 435 Ranks, distance between, 435 Ration, emergency, 229 field, 229 Filipino, 229 garrison, 229 travel, 229 Rations, 46 and 255 sa\'ings on, 234 Recipes, 243 Records, 379 Recruits, examination of, 364 Rectum, 49 Red cells, 55 Red Cross, American national, 19 Reed trough system, 311 Reef knot, used to fasten bandages, 169 Reflex action, 41 Regimental aid, 8 detachment of hospital corps, work of, 14 hosjMtal, plan of, 10 infirmaries, 8 540 INDEX. Register cards of patients, 395 field, 398 Reins, handling of, 338 Remittent fever, 161 Removal of wounded by the rifle seat, 491 without litter, 491. i^ithout litter by one bearer, 492 without litter by two bearers, 494 Renal colic, 69 Requisition, annual, 391 special, 392 Report of sick and wounded, 396 Reports, annual, 407 at breaking up of hospital, 408 bimonthly, 407 daily, 405 every ten days, 406 monthly, 406 occasional, 408 quarterly, 407 semi-monthly, 407 Respiration, 66 artificial, 115 Cheyne-Stokes, 162 pulse, and temperature, relation to each other, 162 Respirations, normal, 162 points to be noted when taking, 162 Respiratory apparatus, 64 Rest stations, 8 Restraint apparatus, 210 Rests, 438 Retention of urine, 165 Retina, 43 Returns, annual, 389 Rhubarb root, powdered, 281 Rhus ix)isoning, 125 Ribs, 26 fracture of, 98 Rice gruel, 245 pudding, 258 Riding, 331 instruction in, 331 Rigor mortis, 33 Roasted potatoes, 253 Roasting, cooking of foods by, 240 Rochelle salt, 280 Roller bandages, 172 Room, operating, 217 Rooms, disinfection of, 188 Rubber bandages, 182 cushions, use of, 141 goods, sterilization of, 219 Rubefacients, 155 Sacral nerves, 40 Sacrum, 23 Saddle blanket, to fold, 332 blanket, to put on, 333 Saddle, to, 333 to pack the, 448 Salicylic acid, 266 Saline infusion, 420 solution, normal, 219 Salivary glands, 48 Salol, 279 Salophen, 281 Salute with the hand, 439 Sanitation in the field, 310 and 324 post and camp, 295 Santal, oil of, 278 Santonin, 281 Sauce for hard-bread pudding, 256 Sayre's dressing for fractured clavicle, 99 and 428 Scalp, hemorrhage from, 86 Scapula, 27 Scarlet fever, 227 Schleich's method of local anesthesia, 413 School of the detachment, 453 of the soldier, 437 Sciatic nerve, 40 Sclerotic, 43 Scorpion, sting of the, 78 Scraped beef, 253 sandi^iches, 253 Scrofula, 55 Scudder's bandage, 180 Scurvy, cause of, 45 Sebaceous glands, function of, 34 Senior noncommissioned oflScers, duties of, 5 Sensor}' nerve, result of severing of the, 41 Sepsis, 184 and 215 Septicemia, 215 INDEX. 541 Septic infection, 76 tank, 309 toxemia, 76 Serum, composition of, 56 Service of field hospitals, 16 of hospitals, 378 of the front, medical department, 8 of the rear, medical department, 8 on the march, medical department, 1 1 Setting-up exercises, 439 Sewers, 308 Shelter tent, 510 to roll the, 447 Sherry and egg, 246 wine, 283 Shin bone, 26 Ship, transportation of wounded aboard, 518 Shirt, to remove from wounded man, 73 Shock, no electric, in treatment of, 74 Shoulder blade, 27 dislocation of, 28 and 88 joint, formation, 27 Sick call, 379 Sick or wounded soldier traced from front to home, z8 Sight, sense of, 43 Sigmoid flexure, 49 Signals, 436 Signs of death, 137 Silver nitrate, 269 px>isoning by, 125 Simple fracture, 92 Sinks, method of constructing, 310 Sitz bath, 147 Skeleton and joints, 21 Skin, com|XJsition of, 34 condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 164 functions of, 35 removal of foreign bodies from, 105 substances which poison when ap- plied to, 125 Skull, bones of, 29 fracture of, 38 and 07 wounds of, 77 Sleep, to be noted, 167 Sleeping sickness, mode of transmission, 315 Slings, method of application, 170 to secure, 471 use of, 96 Small intestine, 49 process of digestion in, 48 Smallpox, 227 prevention of 321 Smell, sense of, 42 Snake, poisonous, treatment of bite of, 78 Sodium bicarbonate, 281 bromide, 282 carbonate, dried, 282 dried phosphate of, 282 hyposulphite, 282 salicylate, 282 Soft cooked eggs, 249 soap, 281 Soldier, position of, 437 Solution, normal saline, 219 Solutions, 286 Soup making, 239 Spanish windlass, 82 Special diet, 235 Special senses. 42 Spinal anesthesia, 414 Spinal column, composition of, 23 fracture of, 98 cord, 24 and 39 result of injur)' to, 40 Spinous process of vertebrae, 24 Spirits, 286 of nitrous ether, 267 Spleen, 50 and 52 Splint bone, 26 Splint, uses of, 95 Splints, improvisation of, in field, 95 manner of applying, 96 padding for, 96 to fasten, 172 Sponge bath, 143 Sponges, gauze, 218 Sprain, definition of, 26 treatment of, 00 Sprained ankle, strapping for, 430 Sprains, go and dislocations, 87 542 INDEX. Sputa, character of, in different diseases, i66 Sputum cups, disinfection of, 132 disposal of, 187 Squads, interval between, 435 Stable duty, 342 management, 346 Staphylococci, 214 Starches, function of, 45 Stationary hospitals, 8 Steam and hot-air baths, 144 flowing, as a disinfectant, 184 heating, 306 Steamed rice, 251 Stegom3ria mosquito, 225 and 316 Steps and marchings, 442 Sterilization, 184 of dressings, 217 of ligatures and sutures, 218 of metal and glass syringes, 219 of rubber goods, 219 Sterilized milk, 243 Sterilizer, Forbes, 296 Sterilizing apparatus, steam, 2x0 Stemo-mastoid muscle, 34 Sternum, 26 Stewed chicken, 254 dried apples, apricots, or peaches, 252 tomatoes with hard bread, 259 Stewing, cooking of foods by, 239 Stomach, 49 digestion, length of time required, 5 1 foreign bodies in, 105 functions of, 48 hemorrhage from, 86 orifices of, 49 tube, use of, 422 Stools, character and nimiber, to be noted, 165 Stoves, aid of, in ventilation, 305 Strapping of ankle for treatment of sprain, 90 of ribs for fracture, 98 Streptococci, 214 Strophanthus, tincture of, 282 Strychnine, poisoning by, 125 sulphate, 282 Stupe or fomentation, preparation of, 154 Stupor, 167 Styptics, definition of, 263 Subjective symptoms, 163 Subnormal temperature, 159 Subsultus, 167 Suffocation, 115 Sugar of milk, 281 Sugars, function of, 45 Sulci of the brain, 37 Sulphate of physostigmine, 279 Sulphonal, 282 Sulphur, as a disinfectant, 186 washed, 283 Sulphuric acid, 266 Sun, protection from heat of, 330 Sunstroke, 106 Supination, definition of, 33 Supplies, medical, 364 Suppositories, 286 and 289 Suppression of urine, 165 Supply depots, medical, 8 and 10 table, medicines and medicinal agents of, 265 Suprarenal gland, function of, 71 Surgeons, contract, 381 Surgical nursing, 214 rounds, 216 Suture, horsehair as, 222 Sutures, 416 sterilization of, 218 Sweat, 67 source of and composition of, 35 Sweet spirits of niter, 267 Sweetbread, 50 Sylvester's method, artificial respiration, 116 Sympathetic system, 37 Symptoms and clinical record, 163 classes of, 163 feigning of, 163 impx>rtance of observing by nurse, 163 objective, 163 subjective, 163 Synovia, 25 Syphilis, 226 and 329 injections of mercury in, 420 Syringes, metal and glass, sterilization of, 219 INDEX. 543 Syrup of squill, 281 Syrups, a86 Table, operating, 217 Tables of equivalents, 291 Tablets, 286 peptonizing, 278 T bandage, 182 Tailed bandages, 182 Tannic acid, 266 Tarantula, bite of the, treatment of, 78 Tartar emetic, 269 Tartaric acid, 266 Taste, sense of, 42 Tea. 247 Teeth, 30 extraction of, 425 Temperature, methods of taking, 160 normal, 159 pulse, and respiration, 159 pulse and respiration, relation to each other, 162 regulation of, in body, 67 subnormal, 159 Tenesmus, 165 Tent, common, to strike, 512 conical-wall, 509 conical- wall, to strike, 512 drill, 507 hospital, 508 hospital, to strike, 512 Munson, the, 508 shelter, 510 shelter, to strike, 512 wall, to strike, 512 Tentage, disinfection of, 189 Tents, double shelter, 511 position of, in camp, 513 to fold, 513 Tercbenc, 283 Testicle, swelled, strapping, 430 Tetanus, or lock-jaw, treatment of, 79 Thermographs, use of, in recording fever, 161 Thermometer, care of, 161 clinical, 160 Thigh, fracture of, 100 bone, 25 Thoracic duct, 52 Thorax, formation of, 27 Throat, removal of foreign bodies from, 104 Th>Tnol, 283 Tibia, 26 Tinctures, 286 Tissue, connective, 34 Toast water, 246 Tomato soup, 259 Tonsillitis, follicular, 227 Tonsils, 48 Tongue, condition of, aid to diagnosis, 164 hemorrhage from, 86 Tooth ache, 425 socket, capillary bleeding from, 80 Touch, sense of, 42 Tourniquet, improvised, 82 principle and use of, 82 Toxemia, 215 Trachea, 64 Tracheotomy, 65 and 115 Transpi^rtation of wounded on ship- board, 518 Traps, 308 Travel ration, 229 Travois, 496 to assemble, 496 im[)rovisation of, 498 to harness, 496 to place litter on, 497 Tricres«)l, 272 as a disinfectant, 185 Triangular l)andage, formsof, 169 Trional, 282 Trituration, 284 Tn)ches, 286 Troo|)er, position of, without saddle, 337 position of, with saddle, 342 Trot, to, 341 Tsetse, 315 Tube, Eustachian, 43 Tuberculosis, pulmonar}*, 226 Turn on fixed pivot, 457 on moving pivot, 457 Typhoid fever, prevention of, 224 and 315 use of Brandt system of baths in, 145 544 INDEX. Ulcess, treatment of, 418 Ulna, 29 Umbilicus, 50 Unbridle, to, $s$ Uniform, hospital-€x>rps, 5 Unsaddle, to, 335 Upper extremity, hemorrhage from, 84 Urates, test for, in urine, 70 Urea, 70 Ureters, 68 Urethra, 70 Urethral injections, purpose of, 150 Urinan' apparatus, 68 tubule, 68 Urine, abnormal constituents of, 71 composition of, 70 disinfection of, 188 incontinence of, 166 retention of, 165 suppression of, 165 test for phosphates in, 71 test for urates in, 70 Urotropin, 275 Uvula, 48 Vaccination, 321 and 364 Valerian, fluidextract of, 283 Valve, aortic, 58 mitral, 58 pulmonan*, 58 Valves of the heart, 57 VaK'ula? conniventes, purpose of, 51 Varicocele, cause of, 60 Varicose veins, cause of, 59 Vaseline, 278 liquid, 279 Vein, jugular, external, 62 openc<l in bleeding, 62 Veins, axillar>', 62 basilic, 62 basilic, median, 62 cei)halic, 62 cephalic, median, 62 division of, 62 function of, 59 hepatic, 63 median, 62 popliteal, 62 Veins, pulmonary, 62 radial, 62 saphenous, external, 62 saphenous, internal, 62 systemic, 62 ulnar, 62 Velpeau bandage, 178 bandage for fractured cla\icle, 99 Vena cava, 58 and 63 porta, 63 Venereal diseases, 328 Venous hemorrhage, treatment of, 80 Ventilation, 67 and air, 302 agencies concerned in, 303 impro\-ised arrangements for, 307 of post hospital, 129 Ventricle of the heart, 57 of the brain, 37 Vermiform appendix, location of, 49 Vertebral column, 23 Vesicants, 155 Vesication, or blistering, means of, 157 Vessels, disinfection of, 188 VilU, 51 Vinegar in poisoning by alkalies, 121 Vocal cords, 64 Vomiting, character of, to be noted, 165 Wagon, army, 355 escort, 355 Wagons, care of, in the field, 357 to transport wounded, preparation of, 504 Wall tent, to strike, 512 Ward, contents of, in post hospital, 127 management, 133 Wardmaster, duties of, 129 Ward medicine closet, 136 Wastes, disposal of, in the field, 310 disposal of, 308 Water, ammonia, 268 amount required daily per man, 295 analysis, taking of samples for, 301 chemical treatment of, 296 cistern, 295 closets, 308 deep-well, 295 INDEX. 545 Water, distillation of, 299 filtration of, 299 function of, 45 importance of, especially in fevers, 135 mattresses, use of, 141 potable, 295 purification of, 296 shallow-well, 295 sterilization of, by boiling, 296 sterilization of, by ozone, 296 sterilized by use of chlorine, 296 Watering, 345 Waters, 285 classification of, 295 hard, 296 Wax, hardened, in ear, removal of, 151 yellow^ 271 Weapons, poisoned, use of, by savages, 79 Weights and measures, 290 Wet cupping, 157 Whey, 244 WTiite cells, 55 matter of the brain, 37 Wild cherry, 280 WindpijK', 64 Wine jelly, 252 Wintergrccn, oil of, 277 Witch hazel, 275 Wood alcohol, 268 poisoning, 123 Wound, aseptic, 215 infections, 228 Wounded, care of, during and after a battle, 13 soldier traced from front to home, 18 transportation of, on shipboard, 518 Wounds, 75 classification of, 75 contused, treatment of, 417 drainage of, 220 first-aid treatment of, 76 gunshot, 75 healing of, 75 incised, 75 treatment of, 416 infected, symptoms of, 76 infection of, 75 lacerated, 75 of the abdomen, 77 of the chest, treatment of, 77 of the skull, 77 poisoned, 75 punctured, 75 Wrist joint, formation, 29 Yellow fever, 225 mosfjuito, 225 and 316 prevention of, 320 Zinc oxide, 283 sulphate, 283 sulpho-carbolate of, 283 35 LANE MEDICAL LIBRARY To avoid fine, this book should be returned on or before the date last stamped below. :■> P f I * :^ H L976 1906 Mason, C,9. Handbook for the hospital jorps. Sa^rSlE. 