AWM41 1047 - [Nurses Narratives] Sister A H Stone - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
Subject:
  • Documents and letters
  • Nurses Narratives
Status:
Awaiting approval
Accession number:
AWM2021.219.107
Difficulty:

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as soon as the Aust Red Cross

heard of the fire they

despatched cases of food stuff

to the Sisters - Australian, - of course it took

weeks to get there but arrived

when badly needed all the

same - this they contd to

do monthly which helped us

considerably to face the hard

work -

We had a good many

Dysentery cases - of which

Section I was Sister in Charge

a few of our Patients died

in spite of the attention

given them & others got better 

- likewise the malignant malaria

Patients, of whom there were

many with history of Dysentery

for which cases we had wards

set apart in the Drs Compound.

during Summer was our Hospt

was situated out amongs the

 

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Australian Red Cross Society

( A.R.C.S.) 
Red Cross Rest Room

Hills - but when Winter & 

rainy season drew near we

were obliged to move camp

in order to try & keep a few

marquees - at least - standing.

Then we went to a place

called "Lembet" & took over

the Prisoner of War Hospt. we

then nursed Turks, Bulgans &

Germans. & after a time erected

some more marquees away

from the prisoners compound &

took some more Tommy Patients

The Prisoners were good Patients

& very grateful the only difficulty

being to keep them in Bed.

the cold weather played

havoc with the Dysentery Patients

amongst the P/W & we usually

got a fair number in when the

weather changed.

We had a busy time when

we returned to Hortiach the

 

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following year & took over

1,600 Patients, for a time, during

& after the heavy fighting -

We got large convoys of

Patients suffering from Malaria

& Influenza - this was in ^Autumn 1918

& at that time most of the

former were admitted at

night - between the hours of

12. m.n. & 4. a.m. - many of

the Patients had Pneumonia & 

malignant malaria as well -

which of course rendered their

chance a very small one -

the Influenza Epidemic did not

last longer than a few

weeks in one place - fortunately

but unfortunately it was responsible

for many deaths while it did

last.

 

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Australian Red Cross Society
(A.R.C.S.)
Red Cross Rest Room

it was necessary to give

many of the Patients an intramuscular

injection of Quinine - on arrival

esp those suffering from Influenza

as so many gave a positive

reaction when blood film

was taken & exam.

I found "Burneys" inhalation

(dont now if spelled correctly) very useful

in cases of Pneumonia - just

a few drops on small piece of

wooll placed inside improvised

mask - made out of perforated

zinc - placed over nose & mouth

& held in position with tapes

around the head - I applied

fresh sol. freq to the wool till

Patient got relief then removing

same - continued the treatment

at intervals during day & night.

I have see Patients - (unless delirious)

hold onto it for hrs - realizing

the relief it afforded them.

with regard to malaria - esp.

 

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M.T mal - I found - when large

doses of Quinine were being

given - that plenty of

nourishing food played a 

big part in the Patients recovery

even small quantities of nourishing

food given often & done up

tastily, before hand - will

induce the sickest malarial

Patient to take it sometimes.

I also found in nursing

Dysentery that freq small

doses of Sodi Sulph or mag Sulph

& plenty of nourishment - (in fluid

form) played a prominent part

in a good recovery.

Some cannot digest milk while

others do well on it.

We had some very interesting

surgical work amongst the P/W

& ofs after the heavy fighting in

1918 - many of them being very

 

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Australian Red Cross Society
(A.R.C.S.)
Red Cross Rest Room

badly wounded & suffering

from Dys as well.

I found Canvas Hospitals

very cool & nice in Summer

& fine weather but, on stormy

nights one could never

rely on them - esp when

a good "Vardar" wind got 

around their weak parts.

I really think one of the

greatest worries I ever had

was with the Primus stoves,

our only method of Boiling

Kettles - making Patients drinks hot

or sterlizing instruments - the

big trouble being that so

many people were obliged

to wxx use them & so they

soon went Bung.

So much for camp life but

a very happy life for all that

Yrs sincerely

A.H. Stone

Sister

 

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