MEDICAL WAGON

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Walking into the medical wagon, there are tall shelf cabinets with slide-in counters located at the left, back and right sides. In the middle is a large brazier. Between the shelf cabinets and the brazier are three large tables. Above are four tharlarion oil lamps. In the spaces between the cabinets and on both sides of the entrance, are stored items too large to fit in the cabinets.

Each shelf cabinet is fastened to rings set in the floor to avoid toppling. The counter piece slides into its storage space in the cabinet?s body, so that a person may view and retrieve items from the lower areas. When out, the counter has a good surface area for preparing medicines or collecting ingredients and items for treatment. There are wooden, hinged supports that prop under the counter to keep it steady

For the left cabinet, the area above the sliding counter holds many drawers that contain raw stock of herbs and other ingredients used to make medicines. Below the counter are stored bulkier items, such as barks, stalks, and containers of lye and fat.

For the back cabinet, all the shelves are open and hold bandages, clean cloths, and sheets. Larger shelves hold basins, bowls, trays, beakers, and the distiller. There is a teapot, some mugs, and glasses used for making tea and taking medicines.

For the right cabinet, the upper left portion is a locking cabinet where the serums, antidotes, antivenins, and other expensive medicines are kept. Injection syringes and needles are also kept here. The upper right portion is a cabinet space that does not lock and holds prepared medicines, such as salves, soaps, tinctures, and syrups. The lower portion is where boxes with compartments are stored that hold medical and surgical instruments, such as clamps, forceps, tweezers, scalpels and scissors. Preparation and measuring utensils are also stored here, like mortar and pestle, and measuring spoons and cups. There are also devices, such as a blood test kit and blood transfusion equipment.

Suspended from the sides of the cabinets on hooks are botas of distilled (sterile) paga.

The three tables are long enough to hold the taller bodies of men. They can be used for treatment of injured or for preparing medicines and other supplies. The large brazier is used to heat water and cauterizing irons, as well as cook food.

Four oil lamps hang on chains from the metal supports set in high spots of the wagon?s dome. They can be adjusted by being lowered or raised to change the brightness of the light.

The space to the left of the entrance usually has pillows and furs stacked for injured or those staying in the wagon. The space between the left and back shelf cabinets has furs and a low table for the healer or others to take food or to write. The space between the back and right shelf cabinets is used for a barrel of water, one of tharlarion oil, a bucket of sand, and a crate filled with bottles of distilled (sterile) water. To the right of the entrance are clean buckets, broom, mop, and other cleaning tools and a basket for laundry. The buckets and basket sit on the floor, while the tools are hung from framework supports.

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(Original information courtesy of Lady Asaria)

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