A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty.

  • Alvah Hunt Doty
Date:
1898, ©1894
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Credit: A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Par. 129.—Carrying a loaded litter downstairs. TO LOAD WITH REDUCED NUMBERS. 130. In loading with reduced numbers, No. 2 or 3 (absent) is ordinarily replaced by No. 4 or 1, respectively, while Nos. 1 and 4 replace each other. [Par. 52.] With three bearers the litter is placed as usual, and at the prescribed commands the bearers take their proper positions. The patient, having been lifted by the three bearers, is supported