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Show First Aid for British Army. The British army Is considering the adoption of the Utermohlen system of first aid surgical dressings, which have been In use in the Dutch army for several years. Tho packets are small and light. One dressing is so designed that a man can unpack and placo the antiseptic pad upon his wounded arm by using the other hand only, the packet being unloosened by pulling certain strings with the teeth and shaking the dressing out of the containing paper. It consists of a square pad, to which are attached bandages, and these being pulled apart enable the dressing to be fixed by wrapping and to bo tied with great celerity. The larger packets contain two similar dressings, which can be applied to the orifices of entry and exit of a bullet |