AMATEUR SURGEONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1923, Page 3

AMATEUR SURGEONS.

WELLINGTON. Aug. 17. It v.a- ,m the last t rip ol the .Marant.. 1,. 01 |, Sydney to Wellington that one ot t boso serious little risks was taken that have made the history of many a voyThough small in l hemselves they at" the lime loom very big indeed m l lie minds ol the people concerned directly and indirectly, bin more especially those directly concerned. One of the firemen, a Norwegian. hai. the misfortune to fall down a holder ; lending to the engine room. He "as h Wl ,s found, rather seriously gashed, and the covering of one lung wa-- exposed. There was no professional modi j ,-al man aboard, the riimaron being the j oldv inter-calonial vessel that <arr:es one, and those on hoard were at a loss ...... |.. u-li-it i.) do. r l ho nuiti In know i’xact l> w «>.»i m was in a serious eondilion. however, and something had to he done. Two passengers, at the eantam s request , -looped into the bread, One was Ea i her 11 a lira ha u. ol .he Roman Catholic Cathedral. Chrislehureh and (he other Mr Sonier-ei. a well know,. Cant erhiirv sporting man. Mr Somerset wits appointed anaethetisl and Eather Ilanrahan took oil the duties of doctor. Putting the man under wa- an operation attended to with the till. care, so much so that the event took somewhere about halt „„ hour. The wound- were patched up. Ii was found neee.-sary to out m •• nun,her of st.te! es. The patient was

then left to hi- own strong const,tuiion. plus wha. other assistance could | v given, and hy the time the vessel reached Wellington a day or two alter- . |, t i'iK well oil the road {„ recovery. II- was then traitsterred to the hospital. 1, was mentioned by one of the medical attendants at tbe hospital, trout which the man was discharged a couple ef days ago, that the attention he received at the hands of the "doctoron tpe vessel undoubtedly saved him from what might have proved serious t onmlinuions.