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REGULATIONS FOR
FLOATING HOSPITAL SERVICE
111,
WATCHES.
e
OF THE SANITARY COMMISSION,
Ward-masters and nurses, and all who have part in
FOR THE CAMPAIGN IN VIRGINIA.
duty of a constant character, will be divided into two
watches, which will be on duty alternately, as follows -
TERMS OF SERVICE.
I.
From 7 A. M. to I P. M.
A
The Sanitary Commission, being itself under military
2.
"
I P. M. to 4 P. M.
B
(dog watch.)
3.
"
4 P. M. to 7 P. M.
A
authority, in order to meet its responsibilities, must require
"
4-
7 P. M. to I A. M.
B
of all persons who engage in the hospital service of the
5.
"
I A. M. to 7 A. M.
A
army under its direction, that they place themselves, for
6.
"
7 A. M. to I P. M.
B (second day.)
the time being, entirely at its disposal.
TIME OF MEALS.
Those who volunteer their services gratuitously being
supposed to do so fully and in good faith, no distinction
BREAKFAST.
can be known between them and those who may be paid
One watch at 6.40 A. M. (being then off duty.)
for their services, it being understood that these services,
The other at 7
A. M.
"
in both cases, once engaged or accepted, are to be claimed
DINNER.
equally of right by the Commission.
One watch at 12.30 P. M.
"
"
The other at I.15 P. M.
"
"
ADMINISTRATION.
TEA.
An agent of administration for the Commission will be
One watch at 6.40 P. M.
"
"
appointed for each hospital vessel, who will be regarded
The other at 7
P. M.
"
"
by those on board as responsible for her fittings and sup-
plies.
HOUSE DIET.
WARDS.
BREAKFAST.
Each vessel will be divided into hospital wards, de-
To be ready at 7 A. M.
ONE
signed each for the accommodation of from fifty to one
Bread (or Toast) with Butter.
hundred and fifty patients. In case of convalescents, a
Coffee or Tea.
larger number will be properly included in a ward.
DINNER.
-
To be ready at 1.15 P. M.
SURGEONS.
Beef Soup and Boiled Beef or Beef Stew.
A surgeon in charge will be appointed to each vessel,
Boiled Rice or Hominy.
who will be responsible for the reception, classification,
Bread or Crackers.
and distribution of patients in he wards. He will sign
TEA.
any necessary official medical reports of the vessel. Each
To be ready at 7 P. M.
ward will be placed under the especial charge of one sur-
Bread or Toast or Crackers, with Butter.
geon, and, if practicable, there will be a surgeon for each
Coffee or Tea.
ward.
ASSISTANTS TO SURGEONS.
When practicable, the house diet will be served at
tables to such patients as are able to come to them. When
An assistant to the surgeon (with the title of Ward-
not practicable to arrange tables, such patients as may be
master) is to be constantly on duty in each ward. Under
designated by the surgeons will be divided into squads of
instructions from the surgeon of the ward, he will superin-
forty, and a squad-master appointed to each, who will re-
tend and be responsible for the entire treatment of the
ceive and distribute to the rest the prepared diet, as
patients of the ward, during the hours in which he is ap-
may be found most convenient. Patients not able to
pointed to be on duty.
leave their beds will not be included in these squads, but
house diet will be served to them by the nurses of their
NURSES.
wards, if ordered by the surgeon.
Two or more nurses are to be constantly on duty in
SPECIAL DIET.
each ward. They will perform any and all duties neces-
sary in the care of the patients, under instructions from
The surgeons will ascertain from the administrative
the surgeons received through the ward-masters.
agent, or from the ladies, what articles of diet are availa-
ble on the vessel, and in their morning rounds direct what
DISPENSARY.
choice shall be made from these for the diet of each pa-
tient, the house diet would not be suitable,
A dispensary will be established on each vessel, and
during the succeeding twenty-four hours. The ward-
one or more apothecaries will be placed in charge of it.
master on duty at the hour for surgeons' morning rounds
They will be responsible for the medical stores, and for
will, in regular order, be on duty at each meal-time during
their proper compounding and issue upon requisitions
the following twenty-four hours, and will consequently be
of the surgeons through the ward-masters.
able to direct the entire_di of each patient from verbal
HOSPITAL PANTRY AND LINEN CLOSET.
instructions. He should, as soon as possible, notify the
proper person (no rule in this respect being practicable for
These will be in charge of ladies, who will issue to
ward-masters or nurses, or themselves administer and dis-
all vessels) of the quantity of each article of special diet
pense, under proper control of the surgeons, special diet
which will be required at each meal in his ward, and at
and drink, and articles of bed and personal clothing for
the proper time should (if necessary) send the nurses for
the patients.
it, and see it properly distributed.
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