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Exercises, setting up, 455 Exhaustion from heat, 105 Expectorants, definition of, 263 Expiration, 64 Expression and attitude as indication of disease, 161 Extension apparatus in fracture of thigh, 443 definition, 30 External applications, 151 Extract of belladonna leaves, 270 Extracts, 287 Eye, 41 removal of foreign bodies from, 101 Eyes, condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 162 right or left, 454 Face, bones of, 28 hemorrhage from, 84 Facings, 454 Fahrenheit degrees, to convert to Centi- grade degrees, 158 F'ainting, 108 Farina gruel, 245 mush or porridge, 251 Fat, uses of, 32 Fats, functions of, 43 Feces, disinfection of, 187 Feeding, 354 cup, uses of, 132 Felon, treatment of, 434 Femoral canal, 48 Femur, 23 fracture of, 98 Ferric chloride, tincture of, 274 pyrophosphate, soluble, 274 Ferrous iodide, syrup of, 274 sulphate, dried, 275 Fever, 157 continued, 159 high, 157 intermittent, 159 moderate, 157 remittent, 159 surgical, 216 Fever charts, 159 Fevers, classification of, 159 eruptive, 227 Fibrin, function of, in blood, 54 Fibula, 24 fracture of, 100 Field desk, 213 Field, disposal of wastes in, 317 hospital corps in, duties of, 8 hospitals, capacity of, 126 establishment of, 16 furniture of, 126 plan of, 12 scheme for pitching, 541 service of, 16 kit, 460 lines of medical assistance, 8 medical service, 408 of operation, preparation of, 221 ration, 231 and 233 register, 409 sanitation in, 317 and $^ service, 379 service of medical department in, 8 File closers, change of, from one flank to another, being in column of twos, 469 Files, uniformity of interval between, 450 Filipino ration, 231 and 233 Filter, Berkefeld, 306 Darnall, 301 im provision of, 306 Maignen, 306 Filtration, 286 Finger, fracture of, 98 joints, reduction of dislocation of, 87 First aid, general principles of, 71 in action, 71 packet, contents of, 74 packet, use of, 14 treatment of wounds, 74 F"its, 108, no Flexion, definition of, 30 Flies as carriers of disease, 225 and 324 Floor space per man, 310 Fluidextracts, 287 Fomentation, or stupe, preparation of, 152 Food and medicine, promptness of ad- ministration, 132 chest, 213 excess of, not digested, 45 poisoning from, 122 INDEX. 557 Food, putrefaction of, 239 result of insufficient quantity of, 45 Foods, classification of, 43 Foot bath, 144 Foot, formation of, 24 fracture of bones, 100 hemorrhage from, 83 soreness, 334 Fooi powder, 275 and 334 Forbes water sterilizer, 298 Forced feeding, 439 Forceps, artery, cleansing of, 221 bullet, 192 dental, 192 dissecting, 192 dressing, 192 gouge, 194 hemostatic, 194 I^iston's bone, 194 mouse-tooth, 194 needle-holder, 194 sequestrum, 194 Forearm, bones of, 26 and 27 fracture of, 98 Foreign bodies, 10 1 in the air passages, 103 in the ear, 102 in the eye, 10 1 in the intestines, 103 in the nose, 102 in the skin, 103 in the stomach, 103 in the throat, 102 Formaldehyde generator, 183 solution of, 277 Formalin, 277 as a disinfectant, 183 Fowler's solution, 281 Fracture and dislocation, differentiation, 85 bed for, 138 bones of the foot, 100 bones of the forearm, 98 bones of the leg, 100 clavicle, 97 and 444 Colles', 27 and 98 comminuted, 90 complicated, 90 Fracture, compound or open, 90 cranium, 95 femur, 98 fibula, 100 fingers, 98 green-stick, 90 healing of, 92 humerus or arm bone, 97 impacted, 90 knee-cap, 99 lower jaw, 97 metacarpals, 98 nasal bpnes, 97 patella or knee-cap, 99 pelvis, 96 Pott's, 24 and 100 radius, 98 ribs, 96 and 444 setting of, 92 simple or closed, 90 skull, 36 and 95 spinal column, 96 symptoms of, 90 treatment of, 91 upper extremity, general rule in treatment of, 98 Fractures, cause of, 90 classification of, 90 deformity in, 92 Freezing, general, 106 local, 107 Fried pea-meal mush, 260 Front and depth of a man, 450 Frost-bite, 107 Fruit, canned, serving of, 254 stewed, dried, 253 Frying, cooking of foods by, 241 Full diet, 236 table of, 236 Fund, hospital, 394 Furnaces, aid of, in ventilation, 312 Furniture of ward in post hospital, 125 Furuncle, treatment of, 433 Gag, mouth, 194 Gall-bladder, 48 Gallic acid, 265 Ganglia, sympathetic, 35 558 INDEX. Garbage, disposal of, 317 and 320 Garbage incinerator, 320 Garrison ration, 231 and 232 service, 378 Gastric juice, 49 Gauze, iodoform, 218 sponges, 218 General hospitals, 5 and 8 Generator, formaldehyde, 183 Geneva Convention, 411 Gentian, compound tincture of, 275 Germs, 182 Ginger, fluidextract of, 285 Gland, prostate, 68 suprarenal, function of, 69 Glands, intestinal, 49 sebaceous, function of, 32 Glycerin, 275 Glycerites, 287 Gonorrhea, 226 and 337 Gouge, 194 Gray matter of the brain, 35 oil, 436 Grip, 227 Gristle, 20 Grooming, 353 Gruel, farina, 245 hard bread, 246 rice, 246 Gum arabic, 265 Gum boil, treatment of, 434 Guaiac, ammoniated tincture of, 275 Guaiacol carbonate, 275 Gunshot wounds, 73 Hague Peace Conference, 415 Hallucinations, 165 Hamamelis leaves, fluidextract of, 276 Hands and forearms, disinfection of, be- fore operating, 220 of operator, mechanical cleansing of, 220 Hard bread and dried apples, brown betty, 257 as milk toast, 257 gruel, 246 mush or porridge, 256 toast water, 256 Harness, care of, 374 Head mirror, 196 Healing of wounds, 73 Hearing, condition of, aid to diagnosis, 162 Hearing, sense of, 40 Heart, 55 auricles of, 55 valves of, 55 ventricles of, 55 Heat, application of, 151 effects of, 104 exhaustion, 105 dry, power of disinfection, 182 regulation of, in body, 65 Heating by furnace, 312 by hot water, 312 by steam, 313 by stoves, 312 of post hospitals, 126 Heat stroke, 65, 104 symptoms of, 104 treatment of, 104 Hemiplegia, 164 Hemoglobin, 54 Hemorrhage, arrest of, by compression of artery, 81 arrest of, in the face, 84 arrest of, in tongue, 84 arrest of, from scalp, 84 arterial, treatment of, 79 as a symptom, 164 capillary, 78 from bowels, treatment of, 84 from lips, 84 from lungs, 84 from stomach, 84 from tooth-socket, 78 in axilla, 82 in foot, 83 in neck, 84 intermediate, 79 lower extremity, 83 palm of hand, 82 permanent arrest of, 81 primary, 79 secondary, 79 upper extremity, 82 venous, treatment of, 78 INDEX. 559 Hemorrhages, 78 Hemorrhoids, cause of, 58 inflamed, 435 Hernia, 440 kinds of, 48 and 440 Heroin hydrochloride, 276 Hexamethylenamin, 276 Hiccough, 164 Hoffman's anodyne, 267 Homatropine hydrobromide, 276 Honors, 543 Horse equipment, articles of, 461 equipment of, 342 Horseback, to place a patient on, $1$ Horsehair, as suture, 222 Horsemanship, the aids in, 349 Horses, care of, 341 and 357 Hospital buildings^ 382 and 387 Hospital corps, 3, 375 and 387 applicants for enlistment, qualifica- tions for, 3 army regulations relating to, 375 and 387 bugle call, 545 companies of instruction, 3 detachments, course of instruction in, 3 and 391 drill regulations and outlines of first aid for, 449 duties of, 5 and 360 duties of, in post hospitals, 6 enlistment in, 375, 376, 377, 387 equipment, 390 examination for promotion in, 387 field duties, 8 in post, 3 instruction of, 3 and 301 lance corporals, 375 non-commissioned officers, duties of, 5 non-commissioned officers, reduction of, 376 number at posts, 378 number in each grade, 3 pouch, scheme for packing, 546 promotion, 4 transfers to, 3 and 377 uniform of members of, 5 Hospital, field, 8, 12, and 16 establishment of, 16 furniture of, 126 plan of, 12 service of, 16 Hospital fund, 235 and 394 savings from rations, 235 Hospital floors, care of, 129 general, 5, 8 and 380 post, 5 and 6 furniture of, 125 heating and ventilation of, 1 26 regimental, plan of, 10 service of, 380 and 395 in permanent camps, 18 stationary, 8 stores, 231 and 255 tent, 535 to strike, 539 Hospital matron, and laundry work, 395 Hot-air and steam baths, 142 Hot-water bags, bottles, etc., 151 baths, 142 heating, 312 House drainage, 316 Humerus, 26 or arm bone, fracture of, 97 Humidity, 309 Hydrastis, fluidextract of, 276 Hydrocarbons, 43 Hydrochloric acid, 265 beef tea with, 248 Hydrocyanic acid, dilute, 265 Hydrocyanic-acid gas, for destruction of bedbugs, 129 Hydrogen dioxide, solution of, 269 Hydrophobia or rabies, treatment of, 77 Hygiene, 297 personal, 336 Hyoscine hydrobromide, 277 Hyoscyamus, extract of, 277 compound pills of, 277 Hyperesthesia, 164 Hyperpyrexia, 157 Hypnotics, definition of, 263 Hypodermic syringe, use of, 134 Hypophosphites, compound syrup of, 284 560 INDEX. ICK, 298 bag, 153 for hospitals, 397 water coils, 153 Ichthyol, 277 Incinerator, garbage, 320 McCall, 318 Incised wounds, 73 Incompatibility, 296 Incontinence of urine, 164 Infection and disinfection, 182 of wounds, 73 prevention of, in wounds, 74 Infectious diseases, 182 care of utensils used in, 132 nursing in, 224 prevention of spread of, 187 Infirmaries, regimental, 8 Inflator, Politzer, 196 Influenza or grip, 227 Information slips, 39 7 Infusions, 287 saline, 436 Inguinal canal, 48 Inhaler, chloroform, 196 ether, Allis, 196 Injections, urethral, pur|>ose of, 148 Injun' of the bladder, symptoms of, 75 to stomach, 75 Insect powder, 277 Insects, bites and stings of, 76 Insensibility, 108 Insolation, 104 Inspection, 527 of ambulances, 531 of company, 527 of detachment, 527 of knives, 528 and 531 of litters, 531 of packs, 530 of pouches, 530 Inspiration, 64 Instruction of hospital corps, 3 and 391 Instruments and appliances, 190 cleansing of, after operation, 221 disinfection of, 217 used in enemata and irrigations, dis- infection of, 148 Intermittent fever, 159 International Red Cross Convention, 411 Interval between men, 450 Intestinal juice, source of, 49 Intestines, covering of, 47 foreign bodies in, 103 Intubation, 63 Inventory of effects, 131 Iodide, yellow mercurous, 276 Iodides, solution of arsenous and mer- curic, 270 Iodine, 277 as a counter-irritant, 154 Iodoform, 277 gauze, 218 I[>ecac and opium, powder of, 277 fluidextract of, 277 powdered, 277 Iris, 41 Iron and quinine citrate, soluble, 274 Iron, compound pills of, 274 reduced, 275 Irrigation of bowel, purpose of, 147 Jaw, lower, dislocation of, 87 fracture of, 07 Jelly, 252 Joint, ankle, 24 definition of, 22 Joints, 19 and 22 classification of, 2^ Junket, 245 Kidney, pelvis of, 67 Kidneys, 66 Kit, 460 and 461 Knee-cap, 23 dislocation of, 87 fracture of, 99 Knee joint, formation of, 2^ Knife, amputating, 196 tenotomy, 198 Knives, inspection of, 528 and 531 ''Knockout drops," poisoning by, 122 Kochcr's method for reduction of dislo- cated shoulder, 87 Koumyss, 246 INDEX. 561 Lacerated wounds, 73 Lachrymal probes, 198 styles, 198 Lacteals, 50 and 52 Lancet, 198 Lanolin, 267 Large intestine, 47 Laryngitis, 64 Larynx, 62 obstruction of, 63 Laudanum, 279 Laundry, hospital, 395 Lavage tube, rectum, stomach, 198 Lavatory, care of, 120 Laxative enemata, 146 laxatives, definition of, 262 Lead, acetate, 280 sugar of, 280 Leavened bread, 242 Leg, fracture of, 100 Lemonade, 246 egg, 247 Lemon jelly, 252 Lens, crystalline, 41 Leucocytes, 53 and 54 Lice, 335 Licorice, functions of, 52 powder, compound, 275 pure extract of, 275 Ligatures, sterilization of, 218 Light diet, 236 diets, table of, 237 Lightning stroke, 109 Limbs, artificial, 383 Lime, 271 chlorinated, 271 Linen, change of, bed being occupied, 137 Liniments, 287 as counter-irritants, 154 Lips, hemorrhage from, 84 Liquid diet, 133, 236 and 2^4 Liquids, manner of administering, 132 Liquor sanguinis, 53 constituents of, 54 Lithium carbonate, 277 citrate, 277 Litter, 378 36 Litter, carry, 479 close, 483 drill, 475 . ground, 479 improvisation of, 503 inspection of, 531 lift, 484 loaded, 487 lower, 484 manual of the, 476 marching with, 485 navy, 505 open, 479 order, 478 posts, 484 procure, 476 return, 485 shoulder, 479 stack, 477 strap, 483 take, 478 to bed, 502 to carry downstairs, 502 to carry upstairs, 501 to load and unload, 487 to pass obstacles, 494 to place on travois, 519 Liver, 48 function of, 49 Local baths, 144 Lockjaw, or tetanus, treatment of, 77 Lotions, 153 Lower extremity, bleeding from, 83 jaw, fracture of, 97 Lozenges, 288 Lumbar nerves, 38 Lunar caustic, 156 Lungs, 63 hemorrhage from, 84 Lycopodium, 278 Lymphatic glands, connection with special diseases, 53 functions of, 52 system, 51 vessels, 52 Maceration, 286 Magnesia, 278 562 INDEX. Magnesium carbonate, 278 oxide, 278 sulphate, 278 Maignen filter, 306 Malarial fevers, prevention of , 225 and 324 mosquito, 225 and 325 Malignant pustule or anthrax, 77 Malingering, 161 Malted milk, 256 Manual for the medical department, 384 of the litter, 476 of the saber for officers, 532 March backward, 466 faced to the flank, 466 from quick to double and the re- verse, 467 in double time, 467 in line, 465 or form in column of twos, being in line to right or left, 468 service of medical department on, 1 1 the oblique, 466 to the rear, 466 to the rear, being in line, 471 to the rear, in column of twos, 4(k) Marching with litter, 485 Marchings, 458 and 465 in column of twos, to change direc- tion, 469 Marshall Hall's method, artificial respi- ration, 116 Mashed potatoes, 254 Mass of mercury, 276 Mastication, 45 Materia medica and therapeutics and pharmacy, 261 Matron of hospital, 395 Matter, composition of, 54 Mattress, to change, of occupied bed, 137 Mattresses, disinfection of, i38 air, use of, 139 water, use of, 139 McCall incinerator, 318 Measles, 227 Measures, approximate, 260 domestic, 293 Meat extract, value of, as diet, 133 poisoning, 122 Meat teas or extracts, 241 Medical and surgical outfits, regimental, 213 assistance, lines of, in the field, 8 Medical Department, 375 composition of, 3 in the field, service of the front, 8 in the field, service of the rear, 8 manual for, 384 position of, on march and in camp, 535 service of, in camp, 8 service on the march of the, 1 1 Medical officers, field, 408 supplies, 383 supplies, transfer of, 398 Medical property, use and care of, 403 Medicinal enemata, 147 Medicines, administration of, 133 and 263 and medicinal agents of the supply table, 265 subcutaneous administration of, 134 Medulla oblongata, 37 Men, interval between, 450 Meninges, formation of, 37 Meningitis, 37 cerebro-spinal, 226 Mental condition, aid to diagnosis, 1 62 Menthol, 278 Mercurial ointment, 276 Mercuric nitrate, ointment of, 276 Mercurous chloride, mild, 276 iodide, yellow, 276 Mercury, corrosive chloride of, 276 mass of, 276 oleate, 276 » Mesenteric glands, 50 Mesentery, 48 Mess chests, 213 Mess management, and cooking, 231 sources of supply, 231 Metacarpals, fracture of, 98 Methyl-alcohol, 268 poisoning by, 121 Metric system, 292 Microbes, 182 Micrococci or spherical bacteria, 214 Milk, albumenized, 244 INDEX. 563 Milk, malted, 256 peptonized, 245 porridge, 252 punch, 244 sterilized, 244 toast, 251 and 257 value of, as a diet, 133 with mineral or aerated waters, 244 Minced chicken on toast, 255 Minor surgery, 425 Mixtures, 288 Moist heat, application of, 151 Morphine, sulphate of, 278 Mortar and pestle, 289 Mosquitoes, anophelina, 225 and 325 breeding of, 327 disease-carrying, 325 measures for destroying, 327 and 32$ protection against, 324 stegomyia, 325 Motion, disorders of, 164 Motor nerve, result of severing of, 30 nerves, 39 Mount, to, from off side, 34c) with saddle, 351 without saddle, 346 Mouth and teeth, condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 163 contents of, 45 function of, in relation to digestion, 45 Mumps, 46 and 228 Munson tent, 536 Muscle, ciliary, 42 composition of, 30 of accommodation, 42 Muscles, cellular tissue, and skin, 30 functions of, 30 kinds of, 30 Mush, 251, 256 and 260 Mustard leaves, 154 plaster, 153 and 283 powdered, black, 283 use of, in baths, 144 Muster, 531 Myrrh, tincture of, 278 Naphthalene, 278 Narcotics, definition of, 263 Nasal bones, fracture of, 97 Navel, 48 Neck, hemorrhage from, 84 Needle, aneurism, 198 Hagedorn, 198 Needles, surgical, 198 Nerve tubules, kinds of, 39 Nerves, 35 and 38 composition of, 35 Nervous system and special senses, 35 Neutral principles, 261 Night nurse, duties of, 128 Nitrate of silver, poisoning by, 1 23 Nitric acid, 266 use of, in treatment of chancroids, 1 56 Nitroglycerin tablets, 275 Non-commissioned officers, duties of, 5 Normal pulse, 159 respiration, 160 saline solution, 219* and 436 tablets, 278 temperature, 157 Nose bleed, treatment of, 78 Nose, removal of foreign bodies from, 102 removal of maggots from, 102 Nurse, day, duties of, 128 instructions to, regarding the obser- vation of symptoms, 161 night, duties of, 128 Nursing, 125 in the infectious diseases, 224 surgical, 214 Nutrient cnemata, 147 Nux vomica, extract of, 278 tincture of, 278 Oatmeal porridge, 251 Objective symptoms, 163 Oblique in column of twos and resume direct march, 469 march, 466 (Esophagus, function of, 45 Officers and non-commissioned officers, posts, 464 Official preparations, 287 Oils, essential, 262 fixed, 262 volatile, 262 564 INDEX. Ointments, 288 and 290 Oleoresin aspidium, 270 Oleoresins, 288 Olfactory nerve, 40 Omelet, 250 Omentum, 48 Operating room, 217 and surgical nursing, 214 table, 217 Operation, duties to be performed after, 221 field of, preparation of, 221 major, after-care of patient, 216 major, preparation of patient for, 215 Oj)crations, minor, 431 performing of, in the field, 222 Operations, preparing for, 431 assisting at, 431 Operative case, preparation of bed for, Operator, hands of, mechanical cleans- ing of, 220 Opium, camphorated tincture of, 279 poisoning, in and 121 powdered, 279 tincture of, 279 Optic nerve, 41 Orangeade, 247 Orderly's pouch, scheme for packing, 546 Overcoat, to roll the, 462 Oxalic acid, 266 Oxygen, 65 Pack saddle and packing, 358 Pullman, 358 Packs, inspection of, 530 Padding for splints, 94 Pain, as aid in diagnosis, 164 Palate, 45 Palm of hand, bleeding from, 82 Palmar arches, 59 Pancreas, 48 Pancreatic juice, function of, 49 Pancreatin, 279 use of, 50 Panniers, 358 Pans for disposal of wastes, 315 Papers, 287 Paralysis, 164 Paraplegia, 164 cause of, 38 Paregoric, 279 Parotid glands, inflammation of, 46 Patella, 23 dislocation of, 87 or knee cap, fracture of, qq Patient, examination of, 131 litter to bed, 502 personal cleanliness of, 134 position of, on litter, 493 preparation of, for operation, 215 register cards of, 405 and 409 to moVe from one side of bed to an- other, 138 to place on horseback, 515 to prevent slipping down in bed, 130 to raise, 139 Patients, dying, removal of, from ward, *35 inventory of effects of, 131 wearing of hospital clothing by, 131 Pea-meal soup, 259 Pelvis, contents of? 22 * formation of, 22 fracture of, 96 Pepper, red, 271 Peppermint, oil of, 270 Pepsin, 279 Peptonized milk, cold process, 245 milk, warm process, 245 Peptonizing tablets, 280 Percolation, 286 Percolator, 286 Pericardium, 55 Periosteum, 20 Periosteotome, 198 Peritoneum, 47 Peritonitis, 47 Permanent camp,, establishment of, 18 Personal equipment, hospital corps, 445 hygiene, 336 Perspiration, 65 source of, ^ Pharmaceutical operations, 286 Pharmacopoeia, 286 Pharmacy, 261 and 286 INDEX. 565 Pharmacy, extemporaneous, 286 and 295 official, 286 Pharynx, function of, 45 Phenacetin, 265 Phenol, 280 as a disinfectant, 183 poisoning, 121 Phenyl salicylate, 280 Phosphates, test for, in urine, 69 Phosphoric acid, dilute, 266 Phosphorus, poisoning by, 123 Phrenic nerve, function of, 38 Physiology and anatomy, 19 Physostigmine, sulphate of, 280 Picric acid, 284 Piles, cause of, 58 inflamed, 435 Pillows, to change, 138 Pill machine, 200 Pills, 288 and 289 aloin, compound, 268 camphor and opium, 271 carminative, 280 compound cathartic, 280 copaiba, compound, 273 hyoscyamus, compound, 277 iron, compound, 274 Pilocarpine hydrochloride, 280 Pits for disposal of wastes, 315 and 317 Plague, 228 Plain boiled rice, 251 Plan of ambulance company camp, 13 of field hospital, 12 of regimental hospital, 10 Plaster, adhesive, removal of, 446 blistering, 271 cantharides, 271 mustard, 153 of Paris bandages, 181 Plasters, 287 Platoons, being in column of, to face or march to rear, 473 being in line in column of twos, to form column of twos to right or left, 474 being in line, to march in column of, to right or left, 472 and 475 column of, to form line from, 473 Platoons, column of, to march by the flank, 474 column of, to form or march again in, 474 marching in column of, to change direction, 473 movements by, 472 to put column of, in march and change direction at the same time, 473 Pleura, 63 Pleural cavity, 63 , Pneumonia, 64 and 227 Poached eggs, 249 Podophyllum, resin of, 280 Poisoned weapons, use of, by savages, 77 wounds, 73 and 76 Poisoning, 119 arsenic, 122 bay rum, 121 carbolic acid, 121 caustic acids, 119 caustic alkalies, 119 chloral, 122 corrosive sublimate, 122 general, treatment of, 1 19 "knockout drops," 122 methyl alcohol, 121 nitrate of silver, 123 opium, in phenol, 121 phosphorus, 123 plants of the rhus family, 123 ptomaine, 122 shell fish, 122 strychnine, 123 wood alcohol, 121 Poisons, acting on nervous system, 1 r9 classification of, 119 general and irritant, 119' Polishing of hospital floors, prepa ration used in, 129 Pons, 37 Porridge, 251, 252 and 256 Portal circulation, function of, 61 system, 60 veins, 50 Position of the soldier, 453 Post hospital, duties of hospital corps in, 6 566 INDEX. Post hospital, heating of, 1 26 ventilation of, 127 wards of, 125 Posts, ambulance, 520 litter, 484 officers* and non-commissioned offi- cers, 464 Potassa, 281 Potassium acetate, 281 and sodium tartrate, 281 arsenite, solution of, 281 bicarbonate, 281 bromide, 281 chlorate, 281 hydroxide, 281 iodide, 281 permanganate, 281 Potatoes, 254 Pott's fracture, 24 and 100 Pouches, inspection of, 530 Poultice, 151 Powder, compound licorice, 275 1 Powders, 20 1 Preparations, official, 287 Prescriptions, 405 filling of, 295 Prevention of disease, 224 and 324 Probe, 108 Pronation, definition of, 31 Property, medical, returns of, 307 medical, transfers of, 398 unserviceable, 399 Prostate gland, 68 Protargol, 281 Protective, 217 Proteids, 43 Prunus virginiana, fluidextract of, 282 Prussic acid, dilute, 265 Ptomaine poisoning, 122 Pudding, rice, 259 Pullman pack saddle and panniers, 358 to use, 360 Pulmonary tuberculosis, 227 veins, 60 Pulse, 56 dicrotic, 159 intermittent, 159 irritable, 159 Pulse, normal, 159 point of taking, 59 points to be noted in taking, 159 respiration and temperature, relation to each other, 160 varieties of, 159 Punch, milk, 244 Punctured wounds, 73 Pupil, 41 Purgatives, definition of, 262 Purification of water, 298 Pus, composition of, 54 Putrefaction, 182 and 215 of foods, prevention of, 239 Pyemia, 215 symptoms of, 74 Pyrethrum, 277 Qualifications of applicants for enlist- ment, hospital corps, 3 Quicklime, 271 as a disinfectant, 183 Quinine chlorhydrosulphate, 282 sulphate, 282 Rabies or hydrophobia, treatment of, 77 Radius, 26 fracture of, 98 Rank, form, 483 interval in, 450 Ranks, distance between, 450 Ration, 231 emergency, 231 and 235 iicld, 231 and 233 Filipino, 231 and 233 garrison, 231 and 232 haversack, 231 and 233 travel, 231 and 233 Rations, 44, 231 and 256 savings on, 235 Recipes, 244 Records, 384 Recruits, examination of, 385 Rectum, 47 Red cells, 53 Red Cross Convention, international, 411 Reef knot, used to fasten bandages, 167 Reflex action, 39 INDEX. 567 Regimental aid, 8 detachment of hospital corps, work of, 14 hospital, plan of, 10 infirmaries, 8 medical and surgical outfit, 213 Register cards of patients, 405 and 400 field, 409 Reins, handling of, 348 Remittent fever, 159 Removal of clothing, 71 Removal of wounded by the rifle scat, 512 without litter, 512 without litter by one bearer, 513 without litter by two bearers, 514 Renal colic, 67 Report of sick and wounded, 407 Reports, annual, 422 at breaking up of hospital, 422 bimonthly, 421 , daily, 420 every ten days, 421 monthly, 421 occasional, 422 of sick and wounded, 407 quarterly, 421 semi-annually, 421 Requisition, annual, 399 Respiration, 64 artificial, 113 Cheyne-Stokes, 160 pulse, and temperature, relation to each other, 100 varieties of, 160 Respirations, normal, 160 points to be noted when taking, 1 60 Respiratory apparatus, 62 Restraint apparatus, 210 Rests, 453 Retention of urine, 163 Retina, 41 Retractor, 200 Returns of medical property, 31)7 Rhubarb root, powdered, 282 Rhus poisoning, 123 Ribs, 24 fracture of, 96 and 444 Rice, 251 and 252 Rice gruel, 246 pudding, 259 Riding, 341 instruction in, 341 Rifle seat, removal of patient on, 512 Rigor mortis, 31 Roast beef, canned, 258 Roasted potatoes, 254 Roasting, cooking of foods by, 241 Rochelle salt, 281 Roller bandages, 170 Room, operating, 217 Rooms, disinfection of, 188 Rosin cerate, 272 Rotation, definition of, 31 Rubber bandages, 180 cushions, use of, 139 goods, care of, 222 goods, sterilization of, 219 Rubefacients, 153 Rupture, 440 Saber, manual of the, for officers, 532 Sacral nerves, 38 Sacrum, 21 Saddle blanket, to fold, 342 blanket, to put on, 342 Saddle, nomenclature of, 344 to, 343 to pack the, 463 Salicylic acid, 266 Saline infusion, 436 solution, normal, 219 solution, normal, tablets, 278 Salivary glands, 46 Salol, 280 Salophen, 282 Salt beef, 259 Salts, functions of, 43 Salute with the hand, 454 and 544 Sanitary trough system, 320 Sanitation in the field, 317 and ^^ post and camp, 297 Santal, oil of, 279 Santonin, 282 Sauce for hard bread-pudding, 257 Saw, amputating, 200 Hey's, 200 568 INDEX. Saw, metacarpal, 200 Sayre's dressing for fractured clavicle, 97 and 444 Scalds, 105 Scalp, hemorrhage from, 84 Scalpel, 200 cleansing of, 221 Scapula, 25 Scarlet fever, 227 Schleich's method of local anesthesia, 420 School of the detachment, 463 of the soldier, 452 Sciatic nerve, 38 Scissors, angular, 200 curved, 202 Sclerotic, 41 Scorpion, sting of the, 76 Scraped beef, 254 sandwiches, 254 Scrofula, 53 Scudder's bandage, 178 Scurvy, cause of, 43 Sebaceous glands, function of, 32 Senior non-commissioned officers, duties of, 5 Sensory nerve, 39 result of severing of the, 39 Sepsis, 182 and 215 Septicemia, 215 Septic infection, 74 toxemia, 74 Serum, composition of, 54 Service in camp, 8 Service kit, 460 Service of field hospitals, 16 of hospitals, 380 and 395 of the front, medical department, 8 of the rear, medical department, 8, 1 7 on the march, medical department, 1 1 Setting-up exercises, 455 Sewage, purification of, bacterial method, Sewers, 315 Shelter tent, 538 to roll the, 463 Sherry and egg, 247 wine, 285 Shin bone, 24 Ship, transportation of wounded aboard, 505 Shirt, to remove from wounded man, 71 Shock, 72, 108 electric, 109 treatment of, 71, 72 Shoulder blade, 25 dislocation of, 26 and 86 joint, formation, 25 Sick and wounded, report of, 407 Sick call, 382 Sick or wounded soldier traced from front to home, 17 Sight, sense of, 41 Sigmoid flexure, 47 Signals, 452 Signs of death, 135 Silver nitrate, 269 poisoning by, 123 Simple fracture, 90 Sinks, method of constructing, 317 Sitz bath, 141 and 145 Skeleton and joints, 19 Skin, appendages of, 32 composition of, 32 condition of, as aid to diagnosis, 1 62 functions of, 33 removal of foreign bodies from, 103 substances which poison when ap- plied to, 123 Skull, bones of, 27 frrxturc of, 36 and 95 wounds of, 75 Sleep, to be noted, 165 Sleeping-sickness, mode of transmission, 324 Slightly wounded, collecting-station for, 16 Slings, method of application, 168 to secure, 482 use of, 94 Small intestine, 47 process of digestion in, 45 Smallpox, 227 prevention of, 330 Smell, sense of, 40 Snake, poisonous, treatment of bite of, 76 Soda mint tablets, 283 Sodium bicarbonate, 283 INDEX. 569 Sodium bromide, 283 carbonate, dried, 283 dried phosphate of, 283 hyposulphite, 283 salicylate, 283 thiosulphate, 283 Soft cooked eggs, 250 soap, 282 Soldier, position of, 453 school of the, 452 Solution, 284 normal saline, 219 of arsenous and mercuric iodides, 270 of hydrogen dioxide, 269 Solutions, 288 Sound, 202 to introduce, 439 Soup-making, 240, 249 and 259 Spanish windlass, 80 Spatula, 289 Special diet, 236 Special senses, 40 Speculum, ear, 202 eye, 202 nose, 202 Spinal anesthesia, 430 Spinal column, composition of, 21 fracture of, 96 cord, 22, 35 and 37 result of injury to, 38 Spinous process of vertebrae, 22 Spirits, 288 of nitrous ether, 267 Spleen, 48 and 50 Splint bone, 24 Splint, uses of, 93 Splints, improvisation of, in field, 93 manner of applying, 94 padding for, 94 to fasten, 170 Sponge bath, 141 Sponge holder, 202 Sponges, gauze, 218 Sprain, definition of, 24 symptoms of, 88 treatment of, 88 Sprained ankle, strapping for, 88 Sprains, 88 and dislocations, 85 Sputa, character of, in different diseases, 164 Sputum cups, disinfection of, 130 and 187 disposal of, 187 Squads, interval between, 451 to dismiss, 454 Squill, syrup of, 282 Stable duty, 352 management, 356 Staphylococci, 214 Starches, function of, 43 Stationary hospitals, 8 Steam and hot-air baths, 142 flowing, as a disinfectant, 182 heating, 313 Steamed rice, 252 Steeping, 286 Stegomyia mosquito, 225, 325 and 327 Steps and marchings, 458 Sterilization, 182 of dressings, 217 of ligatures and sutures, 218 of metal and glass syringes, 219 of rubber goods, 219 Sterilized milk, 244 Sterilizer, Forbes, 298 Sterilizing-apparatus, steam, 210 Sterno-mastoid muscle, 32 Sternum, 25 Stethoscoj>e, 204 Stewed chicken, 255 dried apples, apricots, or peaches, 253 tomatoes with hard bread, 260 Stewing, cooking of foods by, 240 Stirrups, 352 Stokes' splint stretcher, 505 to carry through a narrow doorway, to hoist through a hatchway, 510 and 5" to load, 507 and 509 to lower through a hatchway, 5 10, 5 1 1 and 512 to unload, 508 Stomach, 46 digestion, length of time required, 49 570 INDEX. Stomach, foreign bodies in, 103 functions of, 45 hemorrhage from, 84 injury to, 75 orifices of, 47 tube, use of, 438 Stools, character and number, to be noted, 163 Stoves, aid of, in ventilation, 312 Strapping of ankle for treatment of sprain, 88 of ribs for fracture, 96 Streptococci, 214 Stretcher, Stokes' splint, 505 to carry through a narrow doorway, to hoist through a hatchway, 510 and 5" to load, 507 and 500 to lower through a hatchway, 510, 511 and 512 to unload, 508 Strophanthus, tincture of, 283 Strychnine, poisoning by, 123 sulphate, 283 Stupe or fomentation, preparation of, 152 Stupor, 165 Styptics, definition of, 263 Subjective symptoms, 161 Subnormal temperature, 157 Subsultus, 165 Suffocation, 113 Sugar of milk, 282 Sugars, function of, 43 Sulci of the brain, 35 Sulphate of physostigmine, 270 Sulphonal, 284 Sulphur, as a disinfectant, 186 washed, 284 Sulphuric acid, 266 aromatic, 266 Sun, protection from heat of, 339 Sunstroke, 104 Supination, definition of, 31 Supplies, medical, 383 Supply table, medicines and medicinal agents of, 265 Suppositories, 288 and 291 Suppression of urine, 163 Suprarenal gland, function of, 69 Surcingle, to put on, 342 Surgeons, contract, 385 Surgical assistance, lines of, in action, 9 Surgical fever, 216 nursing, 214 rounds, 216 Surplus kit, 461 Suture, horsehair as, 222 Sutures, 432 sterilization of, 218 Sweat, 65 source of, and composition of, ^ Sweet spirits of niter, 267 Sweetbread, 48 Sylvester's method, artificial respiration, 114 Sympathetic system, 35 and 36 Symptoms and clinical record, 161 classes of, 161 feigning of, 16 r importance of observing by nurse, 1 6 r objective, 161 subjective, 161 Synovia, 25 Syphilis, 226 and 338 enlarged glands in, 53 injections of mercury in, 436 Syringe, hypodermic, 204 Syringes, metal and glass, care of, 222 sterilization of, 219 Syringing the ear, 149 Syrup of hypophosphites, compound, 284 of squill, 282 Syrups, 288 Table, operating, 217 Tables of equivalents, 293 Tablets, 288 cascara, 282 normal saline, 278 peptonizing, 280 soda-mint, 283 T-bandage, 180 Tags, diagnosis, 14 and 212 Tailed bandages, 180 Talc, 284 INDEX. 571 Tannic acid, 266 Tarantula, bite of the, treatment of, 76 Tartar emetic, 269 Tartaric acid, 266 Taste, sense of, 40 Tea, 248 Teeth, 28 condition of, as aid to diagnosis, '63 extraction of, 441 Temperature, methods of taking, 158 normal, 157 pulse, and respiration, 157 pulse, and respiration, relation to each other, 160 regulation of, in body, 65 subnormal, 157 Tenaculum, 204 Tenesmus, 163 Tent, common, to strike, 530 conical-wall, 537 conical-wall, to strike, 530 drill, 535 hospital, 535 hospital, to strike, 53) Munson, the, 536 shelter, 538 shelter, to strike, 531; wall, to strike, 539 Tentage, disinfection of, 189 Tents, double shelter, 539 position of, in camp, 540 to fold, 540 Terebene, 284 Testicle, swollen, strapping, 446 Tetanus, or lock-jaw, treatment of, 77 Theobroma, oil of, 279 Therapeutics, 261 Thermographs, use of, in recording fever, 159 Thermo-cautery, Paquelin, 204 Thermometer, care of, 1 59 clinical, 158 scales, 158 Thigh bone, 23 fracture of, 98 Thoracic duct, 50 and 52 Thorax, formation of, 25 Throat, removal of foreign bodies from, 102 Thymol, 284 Tibia, 24 Tinctures, 288 Tissue, connective, 32 Toast, 251 Toast water, 247 and 256 Tomato soup, 260 Tongue, condition of, aid to diagnosis, 162 depressor, 206 hemorrhage from, 84 Tonsillitis, follicular, 227 Tonsillotome, 206 Tonsils, 45 Toothache, 441 Tooth socket, capillary bleeding from, 78 Touch, sense of, 40 Tourniquet, 206 improvised, 80 principle and use of, 80 Toxemia, 215 Trachea, 62 Tracheotomy, 63 and 113 tubes, 206 Transfer of medical supplies, 398 Transportation of wounded on ship- board, 505 Traps, 315 Travel ration, 231 and 233 Travois, 518 improvisation of, 519 to assemble, 519 to place litter on, 519 Trephine, 206 Triangular bandage, forms of, r66 and" 167 Tricresol, 273 Trional, 284 Trituration, 286 Trocar and cannula, 206 Troches, 288 ammonium chloride, 269 Trooper, position of, without saddle, 347 position of, with saddle, 352 Trot, to, 351 Trusses, 206 and 441 Tsetse fly, 324 572 INDEX. Tube, Eustachian, 41 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, 227 Turnings, 467 Turn on fixed pivot, 467 on moving pivot, 467 Typhoid fever, prevention of, 224, 317 and 324 use of Brandt system of baths in, 143 Ulcers, treatment of, 435 Ulna, 27 Umbilicus, 48 Unbridle, to, 343 and 346 Unconsciousness, 108 and 1 10 Uniform, hospital-corps, 5 Unsaddle, to, 345 Unserviceable property, 399 Upper extremity, hemorrhage from, S2 Urates, test for, in urine, 68 Urea, 68 Ureters, 67 Urethra, 68 Urethral injections, purpose- of, 14S Urinary apparatus, 66 tubule, 66 Urine, abnormal constituents of, 6 > amount passed, 68 composition of, 68 disinfection of, 188 incontinence of, 164 retention of, 163 suppression of, 163 test for phosphates in, 69 test for urates in, 68 Urotropin, 276 Uvula, 45 Vaccination, 330 and 331 Vaccine, 330 Vaccinia, 330 Valerian, fluidextract of, 284 Valve, aortic, 56 mitral, 56 pulmonary, 56 Valves of the heart, 55 Valvular conniventes, purpose of, 40 Varicocele, cause of, 58 Varicose veins, cause of, 57 Vaseline, 280 liquid, 280 Vein, jugular, external, 60 Veins and arteries, difference between, 50 Veins, axillary, 60 basilic, 60 basilic, median, 60 cephalic, 60 cephalic, median, 60 deep, 60 division of, 60 function of, 57 hepatic, 61 median, 60 popliteal, 60 portal system of, 60 pulmonary, 60 radial, 60 saphenous, external, 60 saphenous, internal, 60 superficial, 60 systemic, 60 ulnar, 60 varicose, 57 Vclpeau bandage, 176 and 170 bandage for fractured clavicle, 07 and 176 Vena cava, 56 and 61 porta, 61 Venereal diseases, 337 Venous hemorrhage, treatment of, 78 Ventilation, 65 and air, 309 agencies concerned in, 310 improvised arrangements for, 314 of post hospital, 127 Ventricle of the brain, 37 of the heart, 55 Vermiform appendix, location of, 47 Vertebra, 21 Vertebral column, 21 Vesicants, 153 Vesication, or blistering, means of, 155 Vessels, disinfection of, 188 Villi, 49 Vinegar in poisoning by alkalies, 119 Vocal cords, 62 Vomiting, character of, to be noted, 163 INDEX. 573 Wagon, army, 371 escort, 371 Wagons, care of, in the field, 373 to transport wounded, preparation and loading of, 526 Wall tent, to strike, 539 and 540 Ward, contents of, in post hospital, 125 management, 131 Wardraaster, duties of, 127 Ward medicine closet, 134 Wastes, disposal of, 317 in the field, 315 Water, ammonia, 268 amount required daily per man, 207 analysis, taking of samples for, 308 chemical treatment of, 208 cistern, 297 closets, 315 deep-well, 297 distillation of, 301 filtration of, 301 function of, 43 importance of, especially in fevers, 133 impure, a cause of disease, 308 mattresses, use of, 139 potable, 297 purification of, 298 shallow-well, 297 sterilization of, by boiling, 298 sterilization of, by ozone, 298 sterilized, by use of chlorine, 298 toast, 247 Watering, 355 Watering bridle, to put on, 343 Waters, 287 classification of, 279 hard, 298 Wax, hardened, in ear, removal of, 102 and 149 yellow, 272 Weapons, poisoned, use of, by savages, 77 Weights and measures, 292 Wet cupping, 155 Whey, 245 Whiskey, 283 White cells, 53, 54 matter of the brain, 37 Wild cherry, fluidextract of, 2S2 Windpipe, 62 Wine jelly, 253 Wintergreen, oil of, 270 Witch hazel, 276 Wood alcohol, 268 poisoning, 121 Wool-fat, 267 Wound, aseptic, 215 infections, 228 Wounded, care of, during and after a battle, 14 method of removing, without litter, 512 by one bearer, 513 by rifle seat, 512 by two bearers, 514 soldier traced from front to home, 1 7 transportation of, on shipboard, 505 Wounds, 73 classification of, 73 contused, treatment of, 73 and 433 drainage of, 220 first-aid treatment of, 74 gunshot, 73 healing of, 73 incised, 73 treatment of, 432 infected, symptoms of, 74 infection of, 73 lacerated, 73 treatment of, 433 of the abdomen, 75 of the chest, treatment of, 75 of the skull, 75 l>oisoned, 73 and 76 punctured, 73 to bring together edges of, 446 Wrist joint, formation, 27 Yellow fever, 225 mosquito, 225 and 326 prevention of, 329 Zinc oxide, 285 phenol-sulphate, 285 sulphate, 285 sulpho-carbolate of, 285 1 ■Mali 3 2044046290995 VUW|V HC 31Rk N t. ?7f6 A compltl* Countwa 3 2044. 