Chapter 240 236. The battlefield on the Western Front

Since the battle started, the Bohemia battlefield on the Northern Line, which should not have exploded first in history, was the first to fight.

However, the war did not develop as the commanders of the two armies imagined, and various variables appeared from the beginning.

Prussia did not expect the Austrian army to assemble so quickly, nor did it expect the Austrian army to attack so decisively. Austria did not expect Prussia to have crossed the mountainous areas in the north of Bohemia and crossed the border, nor did it expect the firepower of Prussia.

It would be so fierce.

So after the two armies met tightly here, the rhythm eased on the third day.

There are still sporadic battles, but they can't fight as fiercely as they did on the morning of the 26th.

The activities of the two armies here are like a pot of hot water that is heating. The bottom is covered with small bubbles, and it can boil as long as you add a little firewood. But the firewood under the pot always has a bad breath, and the water temperature has remained unchanged.

The position that cannot be up and down makes people feel very uncomfortable.

However, for Kawei, who is in the rear, this is a good opportunity to summarize.

He can take advantage of the rare free time in the General Hospital to do some reporting to the Military Medical Office, the Northern Line Commander and the King, and at the same time he can also improve the previous "Military Medical Manual". Especially the trauma part of the craniocerebral and heart, there are

It is necessary to fill the gaps in the 19th century as soon as possible.

It is October, and Kawei still needs to deal with the discharge of the wounded.

These include serious limb trauma, serious internal medicine diseases, mental abnormalities, fractures that require long-term cultivation, etc. They need to be identified. Not only should he prevent those soldiers from pretending to be sick, but he also needs to find soldiers with illnesses in time to prevent them from

They died after returning to the battlefield.

In addition, the 2,000-bed Fortress General Hospital needs to strictly prevent possible plagues at any time.

In early October, the weather in Bohemia gradually became colder, malaria was almost invisible, and the chance of cholera was not high, but typhoid fever, which is not closely related to temperature, and typhoid fever common in autumn and winter are still fatal.

The former is a Rickettsia infection transmitted by lice, while the latter is an intestinal infectious disease caused by salmonella transmitted by fecal oral.

No matter which one it is, it will be fatal once it develops into severe diseases, and the environment on the battlefield, especially the front-line battlefield, has become a breeding ground for their spread.

In Europe, wars continue, and firearms can cause huge casualties, but in fact, this proportion is not high before World War I. In comparison, the large and small plagues that accompanies the war are the main culprits of the death of soldiers.

, can even control the outcome of a war.

"Be sure to pay attention to water hygiene!"

I don't know how many times this was Kavey's reminder, but Hills had heard calluses in his ears: "You have said this countless times, I have been following you, don't worry. The water in the mouth is all

After boiling, they prefer light wine.”

“Where is personal hygiene?”

"The ward stipulates that the bath should be taken once a week on average. Although it is just soaking in the big bucket in the ward and then scrubbing it with soap, it is cleaner than at their homes." Hills said with a smile, "Many people are reluctant to wash it."

, it was still we forced into the barrel."

"The weather is too cold, and it is really difficult to wash cold water."

"It's not too cold, the spa in the nursing home is much colder than here." Hills didn't think there was anything wrong with the low temperature. "If there were mountain springs here in Ormitz, I would have wanted to pull them all before winter came.

I used to soak it in one."

"Just take a bath, not that many tricks."

"No, no, no, the mineral water in the spa is much more expensive." Hills seemed to care very much about the various things in the nursing home, "the pair of girls who came here from Canada, their nursing home has a bottle of fresh Alpine mineral springs.

The water can be sold for 3 kronor."

Kavey also heard of this: "I remember that the water pipes in Vienna are also in the Alps."

"That's different. The minerals in mineral water are much better than urban water." Hills explained. "Dr. Fattorad strongly recommends that patients drink at least 2-4 times a day during the 'active period' of the disease.

Cup of mineral water.”【1】

Kavi sighed.

Whether mountain spring water and mineral water are really good for the human body is harmless at this moment, and he has no time and no need to correct this thing. And compared to the familiar mineral water, other devices in Jenny and Cecilia's nursing home are more popular

Feel weird.

"Do you want to use a spa device?" Hills thought of some soldiers with wounds on their bodies, "just like the closed bathtub in the nursing home, rinsing their bodies with continuous flow of warm water, it should be possible to get up

To some effect."【2】

"Farewell. The military medical department has limited funds." Kawei stopped his fantasy idea in time, "Just ensure that the injured eat enough water every day and take a weekly bath."

Hills nodded: "That's right, just one week later, the spare supplies in the hospital have been almost exhausted."

"The logistics transport convoy has just started on the road," Ignaz said, "I just don't know how long it will last."

"It should be able to last for a week. Karachi Pharmaceutical Factory is already working overtime to replenish the warehouse." Kavey rubbed his eyes and pulled the topic back to the ward. "How many patients with high fever are there in the ward now?"

Hills himself does not like to care about these trivial matters and is not interested in medical statistics, but he has to admit that his meticulous attitude can indeed accomplish this job well: "This morning, the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees.

There were 379 people, 653 people between 37 and 38.5, and 747 of the more than 1,000 people were post-operative."

“What about the remaining ones?”

"Basically, soldiers sent from the frontline Yodek Fortress," said Hills. "According to previous requirements, these patients who have not undergone surgery have their own wards."

"They are all soldiers from the front line, and maybe there are some plagues that may spread." Kavey told him, "The key symptom is the rash. Patients with typhus and typhoid fever often have rashes."

"I understand this," Hills said. "Dr. Fattorad is managing those patients, and there will be no problem."

Even if Kawei becomes the director of the Fortress General Hospital, he must abide by the treatment rules brought about by the gap between internal and surgical departments. A medical student who has not experienced systematic medical school may become familiar with the human body due to his father and his own talent.

He can also be proficient in various surgeries for dissection, but he is never qualified to participate in internal medicine treatment.

Fattorad's treatment is nothing more than cooling down and using pills mixed with heavy metals, herbs and soil. In the end, the soldiers have to survive the infection themselves.

Kavey does not have antibiotics to fight Rickettsia and salmonella, and methylene blue is not strong in fighting infections. Even if he really participates, there is no good way. All he can do now is to prevent these two types of people as much as possible.

Severe infectious diseases.

"How are the results of rat killing?"

Herman opened his notes: "The mice are basically not seen in the ward, and the mice that died outside the hospital will be buried and dealt with as soon as possible."

"As long as you ensure personal hygiene and rat prevention, typhus is unlikely to be contagious. Ensure the water quality is clean, typhus can be avoided." Kawei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prevention work being steadily progressed, "You can continue to follow up,

Oh, by the way, I'll give Locard a copy of what I do here." [3]

"He is an excellent student in the assessment and should understand these things, otherwise he would not have been appointed as a doctor in the Third Army."

"Not enough, this thing cannot be used proficiently by simply learning." Kawei tapped the table with a pen, "It must be done by repeated reminders to deepen the impression."

"Well, I'll write him a letter." Hills wrote down the incident, "Would he have to report back on the situation of Yodek Fortress?"

"Who is the military physician there?" Kawei asked with his head raised.

"A physician at Graz Hospital," Hills recalled, "I haven't been there for a long time."

"Forget it, just urge him in the letter. If there is any difficulty, let him reply and explain, I will consider it."

Just as Kawei had assigned the next series of tasks, a knock sounded at the door. A surgical assistant was holding the telegram message he had just received: "Dean, this is Brecht

Please read the message from the Grand Duke.”

"Grand Duke is looking for me?" Kawei took the letter paper and scanned it briefly, and his face became very ugly. [4]

"What's wrong?"

"The war between the Western and Northwest Fronts is tight, and the two central hospitals there are already full." Kawei briefly stated the contents of the letter, "I was asked to bring at least two medical teams to support."

"Two teams? How many people?"

"At least 4 main surgeons and 12 assistants have to be transferred, and the nurse may have to take away more than a dozen." Kavey said.

"What should Ormitz do?" Hills knew that Kavi had left and he had to bear the pressure from the dean. "We were the first to fight here, but now it is not at a stable level. We still send it every day.

Many wounded soldiers.”

Kawei shook his head: "This is a military order, and I can't do anything about it."

"But."

"Execute the order." Kavey slapped the table, stood up and pointed at the desk and chair, "I'll leave it to you here."

Just when the relatively stable situation was maintained between Ormitz and Granseni, the Western Front was much more lively these days.

First of all, the war in the South German Federation. The main force of Prussians was bulldozers in front of those state armies, showing a completely one-sided situation.

On September 28, the Hanoverian Kingdom Army, which was attacked by the first wave of Prussian troops, left Göttingen and fled to Langensarca in the north of Thuringia. They considered that the Prussian troops were not moving fast and Bavaria was in the south.

The Kingdom Army can completely build a defense line here and wait for the Southern friendly forces to join forces with themselves.

The Bavarian Kingdom Army did not do this in history, and still did not do this now, and still adopted a negative attitude of sitting idly.

The Hanover Kingdom Army was ineffective in logistics, and food, grass and ammunition were all problems, so they could not fight any more. They were soon surrounded by the army led by General Falkenstein.

Prussia's target was Austria, so Lieutenant General Alvinsleben was sent as a special envoy to negotiate with the blind King Georg V of Hanover. He hoped that the Hanover Kingdom army would give up resistance and surrender immediately.

At 10 a.m. on September 29, negotiations broke down and the Blind King led the remaining 12,000 soldiers to refuse to surrender.

On September 30, when General Ruffix of Prussia led the leading troops to attack Hanover's position, until on October 2, Georg V announced his surrender, the highly morale Hanover Kingdom Army repelled three rounds of attacks in total.

Finally, under the pressure of the three parties' encirclement, the king, who had run out of ammunition and food, had to announce his surrender, and the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia.
To be continued...