Show ci ft k l 4 1 J 4 V 4 I b S. S S S 1 S c Discuss D War Gas Defense Lieutenant Colonel W. W P. P Dearing senior surgeon U. U S. S public health service left and Dr Malcolm T. T MacEachern ODD OCD PHYSICIAN FEARS AXIS WILL USE OSE GAS Prepares Discussion For Medical Meet in Salt Lake I Declaring there is an excellent possibility the axis will use gas Lieutenant Colonel W. W P. P Dearing Bearing Washington D. D C. C assistant chief medical officer U. U S. S office of civil vilan an defense and senior surgeon U. U S. S public health service said the United States has taken the necessary necessary I essary precautions for protection against chemical warfare Cr Colonel Dearing Bearing was among the vanguard of delegates arriving in Salt alt Lake City Thursday to attend war sessions for the medical profession profession pro- pro in the west sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the American College of Surgeons which will be held Friday in the Hotel Utah at 9 a. a m. m 1230 and 30 p. p m. m We know the enemy has large quantities of deadly gas and it is dangerous to second-guess second what the he axis will do said Colonel Dearing who will deliver the keynote key key- note ote address on The Role of Emergency Medical Service in Gas Defense at the opening joint meet meeting ng for or physicians s surgeons surgen and nd hospital representatives at a ii a. a m. m He said a motion picture on n What to Do Bo in a Gas Attack will be shown Cites Possibility Although gas has not been used in this war except in isolated cases ases in China there is an excellent excel excel- lent ent possibility it will be used before the war is ended said the visitor We know the enemy is prepared prepared pre- pre pared ared to use gas and that is why it t has been necessary for us to plan organize and train physicians in n the treatment of gas casualties Chemists who will serve as senior gas officers for communities citizens citizens citizens citi- citi zens of defense corps and others all have an and are being trained for chemical warfare Citizens who wouldn't become injured in a gas attack will have to o take care of themselves he declared He asserted that pound for pound high explosives cause more destructiveness than the use of gas fas over a long period of time Could Cause Panic An undisciplined unprotected population in the event of a gas attack could cause a panic which would disrupt the life of a community community community com com- he added Colonel Dearing Bearing said civilian defense officials are working closely with the army on plans and operations for coping with gas attacks Dr Br Malcolm T. T MacEachern Chicago associate director American Amerlean Amer- Amer I lean ican can College of Surgeons another Thursday arrival who is making malting final inal plans for opening the one- one day convention said this is one of 20 war sessions for the medical profession at large Wartime Problems This convention is held to bring valuable information directly to the physicians and give them an and l hospital personnel opportunity to discuss critical wartime problems problems problems lems he said During Buring the first meeting care of the ill and injured in combat zones will be discussed by Major Hall Seely navy medical corps and Captain Waltman Walters medical medical medi medi- cal corps naval hospital The luncheon meeting at 1230 p. p m. m will feature an address by Dr Br Roy M. M Fouts Omaha chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man procurement and assignment service Seventh service command |