The survival nurse : running an emergency nursing station under adverse conditions

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by  Ragnar Benson

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Contents
Introduction 1
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III
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tiobno rderoinpn agt holowgoimceanl ,lt ihkees e
selflceasmsfelo yr watrohd e lapl leviate the suffer­
ing moefnw oundiendb attle.
Inr eiatlnyu,r shianbsge ewni tuhst hroutghhe
ageFso.rc enturwioemse,nh avper oviedfefde c­
tivleo,n g-theeramlc ianrge t hfseoi rc wko,u nded,
andm aimeIdtw. a snf'utl l-ptriomfee ssciaornea l
provibdyet dr ainceedr,t iwfoirekdeb rusti, tw as
stinlulr sing.
Whawte h ave siene ntl haecs etn tiusra yf or­
malizaotfia o tna stkr aidointaclalryr oiuetdb y
onef'asm iDleys.p tihtreee latpirviemliylt eivveel s
ofi nformaatniduo nnd erstaonfmd eidnigcc aalu se
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SURVIVAL NURSING
VI
ande ffetchted,se ea sro uolfst deinrd e markwaeblalltyb ring­
intgh epiatri ebnatcstk oh ealth.
Whyw,h enw omenw eer thter aditlioonnga-ltc earrme ­
giveorfcs h oiwcaess, o ciseort eyl ucttoaa dnmtit th etmo the
businesaps r oofne ssionCaulm mbianasgni dNs i?g ihntgale
botrhe porhteead,vo yftiernr ational,t oto hpewpioorrs ki.t ion
Commontlhyio sp poisoitnto ookns exuoavle rtoSntersa.n ge,
becatuhseews oem ewne rneo itn teriensf taempdea ,,y o rf ind­
ingh uas babnudot n liyna llevipaatiainnn dsg u ffer.iO nfgten
thewiorr wka sd onaetg repaetr sonatlo ctohsetm selves.
Ih avceo nclutdheaodtp posittofi eomna nluer siwnags
thed irect resiunldte socfr hitobhraerb olrews a rKo.af t e
Cumming wrhoetfrei rrosefta cttioao nan f ter-hboastptiltea l.
She wsaoos v erwheblymt ehdme u tilbautstet dil lilv isnogl ­
diearnsd t hed iyr,ts itnkicnogn ditsiuornrso unhdeirn g
patietnhtawsto rds sifamipllheyed r" .T hheo rroofr ailtl
defideeds cripsthiweor no,t"e idni ahreyr.
Whens hdei adt tempttod escrtihbaeef teromfab taht tle,
three suwletrshe or rifygirnagplhyCi ucm.m inrgeo prtefdo,r
instatnhcaaetf, t feoru dra yCsi,v Wialr b attlefwieerlsedo s
fetfiodu,al n,df ly-btlhoanwtono nec ouclodm wei thaim ni le
oft haer ea tlheebsyeto vercboymse m elilnss,e vcutlst,u res,
ands eething, crawlmiansgs,oe fhsn u amuasfnel ae.ts ihng
Combate rvaeantgsr eWaer. aibss oluuntmei,t ighaetleld.
Theriesn othinrge ctoom meiantdn dn ohtinagta lgll orious
aboiu.tt
Trdatiionmaelnlh ya,vm ea rchoeftdfow arw itthh seu pport
oft hemiort hesriss,t weirvse,as n,d l ovewrhso r emained
behiInfdt. hf ee mahlaelo fft hpeo puiloahnta dr ealulnyd er­
stoods hteheer agoannydc, r ufyeeo laftr ,te hnitse rprise, they
mayn evehra vgei vtehn eaiprp roPvearlh.as pusb consslcyi,o u
mena ttemtpots ehdi etlhdei r swiisvteesr,s ,a nmdlo otvheerrss ,
frosmo methsiohn ogr rtihbal1et1o 0ns eh oublead w itneTshsi.s
seemtsob et huen derlpyhinigl osopprhoibclatelhm a t kept
womeonu tm iolfi htoasrpyi ttitalhllmes i d-1c9etnht ury.
Desptihteees aer hluyr dlweosm,ee nv entueaalrlnye d the
needreeds paencdts ubsenqtulteyh eriirg htpfluailcn et he
PREFACE
VII
fieolfpd r ofessmieodniacclaa lrB eu.it s n ursiinnghe rean tly
femaclael laisns gu,g gesbtye dtd hoem esotriicg oifnt sh e
workD?e monsttrhaebarlreyee x ceptaiseo vnisd,e nbcye dt he
manrye algoloyd wmeesn e weo rkiansng u rsteoasdy a,n di t
ise xtremheellyp feuvelen,s senttohi aavlme,a lepsr esteon t
asswiisttth h hee avy ltihfaattli wnaggy ose s wniutrhsi ng
dutiBeusit.n r eayl,ni utrsiinsmg o stalf ye maclael lAinndg .
the admiotvteesrdetlx yic sotn cluIsh iaovbnee efno rcteod
recoginsti hzaeat sa, g roup, wdoom beients t.
It wbonea' p tr eocciuopnba,uti tit sa n underthleymien g
oft hibso oWko.m ena rteh oen loyn etso ugehn ouignhs pirit
tow ithsttahnhede artbtreeaatrkes,r, ,r a onrdb ack-breaking
wortkh antu rsiennatgi lTsh.ii sse spectiraulielna y s urvival
nursing context.
A NOTE ON SOURCES
Thibso owko uld hnaovbtee epno ssiwbilteh touhates sis­
tancoefm any medpircoafle ssiBoencaalucsso.eo perating
witahn a uthwohros uggetshtapste p olcea na nds hould do
fotrh emseclavrersgi reessa tti gimnsa o mcei rctlheesay,r e
lisotneldby yt heifri rnsatm es.
Twof ull-fmleeddigdceoadcl t sotrosbo ydm ys idaest his
volumdee veloTpheedsw.ee rmey ownc onlstugi pnhysi­
ciaJnosh:(n w hoIma ffectiroenfatetoare s lm yo roef a f ield
physitchiaaannc linMi.cDaa.ln) d Bradfnoortda,lb iltbeh­ e
ertardioacnt or-advseon tduerleirtg obh etffruilTe hnedr.e
wermea noyt hdeorc twohrosa nswefrleede qtuiensgt rieoln­s
atitvote h esipre cziaatliiTohne.ay r neo mte ntiobneecda use
thedyi ndo ta,sa r ulree,a ltihzateth ewye raed vancing the
writoifnab g o ookn s urvival nursing.
Ofn urstehse msetlhveewrsee,r mea nyw how ittionrg ly
unwittaisnsgilysM toesndto. w v iemwe aab so ttomqlueesss­
tiopniM to.s nto taabrlJeeca kie, DBieatntInyre,e, an ned, Jennie.
Lalsytm,a nyC ivWialrn ursleesdf ita rfioers ionusrt ruc­
tioTnh.e saer oef tmeanr velous osfio nufrocremsaa tnido n
insiigfhr te,a dhearvse stthoem afcohtr h tee rrciabrlnea ge
SURVIVAL NURSING
VIII
seetnh routghhee iyreA ss.D rB.r aodrfsda iedv,ye trhaibnogu t
ouCri vWialri nvolsvuerdv invuarls ing.
Sow haetx,a c,it ssl uyrvinvuarls inhgo awin isdd t i fferent
tharne gunluarrs ing?o nR.e ad
ursiinscg o mmondleyf inaestd h et emporary
provisoiflo onn gteerr m meadnidcp ahslyi cal
assisttaotn hcoeus nea btloce a rfeot rh eemlsves.
Doctpoarstu cphp atieanfttsae m re diciancli dent;
nurses perxotveindldeoe ndg -tcearrnmee cessary
forh ealiInnga . s urvicvoanlt enxutr,s ianlgs o
involrveessp onsfiobaril ollfit thdyeo zeonfas c tiv­
itineesc estsoas ruyp ptohrirtse storoafht eiaolnt h.
Survinvuarlsm euss ptr ovidseu paploflru tn c­
tiownist hoouutt ssiudpep oorrat s sistDainrctey.
lineannsdc lotfhoeirsn ,s tamnucsebt,e l aundered
bys urvinvuarlsr east htehra n setnhdeiomnu gft o r
cleanLianugn.d irnsy u rvival chaoinsn pviotlavles
thlea boorfos n ep ersfooner v er1y0p atients!
Fooidsa notihmepro rteaxnatm pElvee.r ything
musbte r aissecdr,o untgreadp,p oerod t,h erwise
procured and ptrhehep aarrrecidae rdge bi yv. e r
CivWialrn ursheasds evemreanpl e hro spiwtianlg
whosoen ldyu ty twoah su nt, shooortp ,u r­trap,
chaesdei bfloetrsh epiart ients.
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SURVIVALN URSING
2
Dailwyo rkloiandt sr useu rvinvuarls isnigt uatairoen s
extrehmeealvyy -not hladenas wsn -toa-tdh aarrldka bNoor .
holidoarwy ese kends aAlspl aotwieebdne.tg sit onh eatlh,e y
caans swiisttsh o moef t hmeo rmeu ndacnheo rseusca hss nap­
pinpge aosrb onimnega Fto.tr h aissw ellf omares d irceaals ons,
survivali npn aurrtsiencseu eltdaob r r itnhge cihra rrgoeusnt do
self-sufafnidacp ileawnchceey rt ehp ea ticeansnth sa re osfo me
thweo rkloIatgd'o.so hde altihnegr aapnydi, mt a yb ev ittaol
surviovfa eltn hteei nrtee srepM.ro iroen t hiinsa l atcehra pter.
Int hirse gatrhdiv,so lumdee pasrltisg fhrtolamyp ure
survipvoaslt tuoro en et haitsa b imto rset rpereatc tIinc ed.
othweorr dmso,r oef a na ttemispm ta dteo u stei mev-isnag
devicesa sws auschhi ng maacnhdsi enweismn agc hinfeosr,
instatnhcaein,n o thesru rvisviatlu atWiitohnosut.th ese
machintehsew,ro eu lndo bte e nough itnti hmdeea yt og eitt
aldlon ep,e rhalpesa dingd etaoot fhpt ahte ients.
Oneh opes atlohlfat th itso ugwho rk willp alteiaedn tt o
recorvybe,u t thhaipsp cyo ncluissif oanrf romc ertain.
Experineunrcestdee snt dod evela ocpe rbtrauisnqc ruues tiness
thaitn sultahtefemrs o tmh ree aloiftt iheewsio rr Mka.n oy ft heir
charngeevse drom akaef urlelc ovDeurryi.tn hgCe i vWialr ,
nursceosn sidieatr ertder ailu mitpfh he sye notn ea- lemgagne d
homaef taemrp utatlieoanld i atfsoae s emihelipnlveaslsi d.
Frequepnattileyjn suttds i Seu. rvinvuarlsb eesc ohmaer d­
enetdo tfhaect th atth ehya vteo d igl otosfh olest hien
groun.Cd ontemplbaetcioomanev si llaeinneomueyss, p ecial­
lyi na w ars ituaDtwieolnl.oi vnegr loonnt gh qeu estoifo n
whya f inyeou ng mwaanss oh orrimbultyi loartw ehdyo ne
isf orciendti on credhiabrllsyih v icnogn ditiisno onhtse lpful
buvte rcyo mmofno trh ossteu wcikt h dtuhljelo o bfw ashing
thseh eeotvsea rw ashbo!Ta hrodsdeo wni nt hter encehaess­
ilsye e ftohloelf iy at l l.
Noto nlmyu sstu rvivald oni utar lstleh,se s iirt uaitsi on
madeev emno rdee spebryat thefe a ctth at their charges are
oftgeinv leents hsa ind eal tirneiattiamaneldtn ht aatp propri­
atem edicatainodsn usp plaireeos f tesnc arocret otally
unavabilleBa.u ta frequeonvtelryl oporkoebdl feamc ebdy