居里夫人自傳 第22章 戰爭中的我 (5)
    Themotiveofmystartingonajourneywasusuallyademandfromsurgeons.IwentwitharadiologiccarwhichIkeptformypersonaluse.Inexaminingthewoundedinthehospital,Icouldgaininformationofthespecialneedsoftheregion.WhenbackinParis,Igotthenecessaryequipmenttomeettheseneedsandreturnedtoinstallitmyself,forveryoftenthepeopleonthegroundcouldnotdoit.Ihadthentofindcompetentpersonstohandletheapparatusandshowthemhowtodoit,infulldetail.Afterafewdaysofhardtoil,themanipulatorknewenoughtoworktheapparatushimself,andatthesametimealargenumberofwoundedhadbeenexamined.Inaddition,thesurgeonsoftheregionhadgainedanideaoftheusefulnessoftheradiologicexamination(whichfewofthemknewatthattime),andfriendlyrelationswereestablishedwhichmadethelaterdevelopmentofmyworkmucheasier.

    OnseveralofmytripsIwasaccompaniedbymyelderdaughter,Irene,whowasthenseventeenyearsold,and,havingfinishedherpreparatorystudies,wasbeginninghigherstudiesattheSorbonne.Becauseshegreatlydesiredtobeuseful,shenowstudiednursingandlearnedradiology,anddidherbesttohelpmeunderthemostvariedcircumstances.ShedidambulanceworkatthefrontbetweenFurnesandYpres,andalsoatAmiens,receiving,fromtheChiefsofService,testimonialsofworksatisfactorilyperformedand,attheendofthewar,amedal.

    Ofthehospitallifeofthoseyears,wekeepmanyaremembrance,mydaughterandI.Travelingconditionswereextraordinarilydifficult;wewereoftennotsureofbeingabletopressforward,tosaynothingoftheuncertaintyoffindinglodgingsandfood.However,thingsalwaysendedinarrangingthemselves,thankstoourpersistenceandtothegoodwillwemet.WhereverwewentIhadtolookaftereachdetailmyselfandseeinnumerablemilitarychiefstoobtainpassesandpermissionsfortransportation.ManyatimeIloadedmyapparatusontothetrainmyself,withthehelpoftheemployees,tomakesurethatitwouldgoforwardinsteadofremainingbehindseveraldaysatthestation.AndonarrivalIalsowenttoextractthemfromtheencumberedstation.

    WhenItraveledwiththeradiologiccar,otherproblemspresentedthemselves.Ihad,forinstance,tofindsafeplacesforthecar,togetlodgingsfortheassistantsandtosecuretheautomobileaccessories.Sincechauffeurswerescarce,Ilearnedtodrivethecar,anddiditwhennecessary.Owingtoallthispersonalsupervision,myinstallationswereusuallyswiftlymade,whereasappealtotheCentralHealthServicewasansweredslowly.Sothemilitarychiefsgreatlyappreciatedtheassistancetheycouldgetfromme,especiallyincasesofurgentneed.

    Weboth,mydaughterandmyself,havepleasantandgratefulmemoriesofthepersonnelofthehospitals,andwereonthebesttermswiththesurgeonsandnurses.Onecouldnotbutadmirethesemenandwomenwhoweregivingtheirserviceswithoutcounting,andwhosetaskwasoftenoverwhelming.Ourcollaborationwaseasy,formydaughterandItriedtoworkintheirspirit;andwefeltthatwewerestandingsidebysidewithfriends.

    WhilewewereattachedtotheBelgianAmbulanceService,wewerepresentseveraltimesduringvisitsofKingAlbertandQueenElizabeth.Weappreciateddeeplytheirdevotion,theirsolicitudeforthewounded,theirextremesimplicity,andthecordialityoftheirbehavior.

    Butnothingwassomovingastobewiththewoundedandtotakecareofthem.Weweredrawntothembecauseoftheirsufferingandbecauseofthepatiencewithwhichtheyboreit.AlmosteveryonedidhisbesttofacilitatetheX-rayexamination,notwithstandingthepaincausedbyanydisplacement.Onelearnedverysoontoknowthemindividuallyandtoexchangewiththemafewfriendlywords.Thosewhowerenotfamiliarwiththeexamination,wantedverymuchtobereassuredabouttheeffectofthestrangeapparatustheyweregoingtoexperience.

    Icanneverforgettheterribleimpressionofallthatdestructionofhumanlifeandhealth.Tohatetheveryideaofwar,itoughttobesufficienttoseeoncewhatIhaveseensomanytimes,allthroughthoseyears:menandboysbroughttotheadvancedambulanceinamixtureofmudandblood,manyofthemdyingoftheirinjuries,manyothersrecoveringbutslowlythroughmonthsofpainandsuffering.

    Oneofmydifficultproblemswastofindthenecessarytrainedassistantstooperatemyapparatus.Atthebeginningofthewartherewaslittleknowledgeofradiology,andapparatusinthehandsofthosewhodidnotunderstandhowtohandleitdeterioratedquicklyandwassoonuseless.Thepracticeofradiologyinmosthospitalsinwar-timedoesnotrequiremuchmedicalknowledge;itcanbesufficientlygraspedbyintelligentpersonswhoknowhowtostudyandwhohavesomenotionofelectricalmachinery.Professors,engineers,oruniversitystudentsoftenmadegoodmanipulators.Ihadtolookforthosewhoweretemporarilyfreefrommilitaryservice,orwhohappenedtobestationedinthelocalitywhereIneededthem.ButevenafterIhadsecuredthem,theseoperatorswereoftentransferredbymilitaryorders,andIhadtosearchagainforotherstofilltheirplaces.Forthisreason,Ideterminedtotrainwomentodothiswork.
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