Regulations for Army medical services / War Office.

Date:
1894
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Credit: Regulations for Army medical services / War Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Section I. Principal Medical Officers. as far as possible, the amount and kind of sick carriage required. 84. He will keep himself constantly informed as to the accommodation available in the General Hospital at the base, and the hospitals on the line of communication, and will, when practicable, give the medical officers in charge of hospitals timely warning of the day and hour of arrival of parties of sick and wounded at different places along the route. 85. He will make all necessary arrangements, under the orders of the General Officer Commanding, and in conjunction with the Officers concerned, for the trans- port, equipment, stores, and supplies that may probably be required in connection with medical organization. 86. He will be responsible for the disposal of such bearer companies and held hospitals as may be held in reserve or not attached to a division, and will at once take under his authority all field hospitals left behind with sick and all fresh hospitals created in rear of the army. 87. He will detail from the staff attached to hospitals on the line of communication medical officers and atten- dants for parties of sick and wounded journeying towards the base, and will see that sufficient provision of medicines, surgical materials, and medical comforts has been made for use on the road. 88. All medical officers of the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteers, civil surgeons, medical students, nursing sisters and others rendering voluntary aid, and whose services are authorized by the General Officer on the recommendation of the Principal Medical Officer of the Field Force, will be placed at his disposal for duty in the hospitals on 1he lines of communication and base at such places and in such a manner as he may deem expedient. They will act under the medical officer in charge of the hospital in which they are doing duty, who may suspend from duty any guilcy of misconduct or disobedience, reporting the same at once to the Principal Medical Officer, who will take such further steps as may be necessary. 89. The representatives of Aid Societies will be re- quired to place at the disposal of the Principal Medical Officer their staff of surgeons and attendants, and all supplies brought by them for distribution to hospitals. 90. The Principal Medical Officer will allocate duties to all such volunteers, and the representatives of Societies will thereafter have no power to remove or re-distribute their staff without his express sanction. He will cause all supplies of any kind furnished by Aid Societies or Management of ;iccommo- dation. Arrange- ments for transport. Unattached bearer com- panies and field hospitals left behind. Attendants and supplies for sick convoys. Voluntary medical aid. Staff and supplies of Aid Societies. Allocation of duties to volunteers.