Transportation of the sick and wounded.

Description:

This guide is "published for the information and guidance of all concerned" (p. ii) about the proper protocol of transporting sick and wounded war victims. According to the Foreward, "It includes a description of the common methods and means of transporting patients on land, sea, and in the air, and is appropriately illustrated" (p. iii); the descriptions include manual, motor ambulance, rail, water, and air transportation.

Creator(s): United States. War Dept.
Creation Date: February 1945
Partner(s):
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Collection(s):
Government Documents A to Z Digitization Project
World War Two Collection
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Publisher Info:
Place of Publication: Washington D. C.
Original Creation Date: February 1945
Description:

This guide is "published for the information and guidance of all concerned" (p. ii) about the proper protocol of transporting sick and wounded war victims. According to the Foreward, "It includes a description of the common methods and means of transporting patients on land, sea, and in the air, and is appropriately illustrated" (p. iii); the descriptions include manual, motor ambulance, rail, water, and air transportation.

Physical Description:

iv, 224 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.

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Keyword(s): military transportation | ambulances | wounded soldiers | war casualties | one-man carry | two-man carry
Added Title: War Department field manual ; FM 8-35.
Series Title: War Department field manual
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Collection:
Government Documents A to Z Digitization Project
Collection:
World War Two Collection
Identifier:
  • OCLC: 14722538 |
  • GOVNO: W 1.33:8-35/2
  • UNTCAT: b2443859 |
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metadc28316
Resource Type: Book
Format: Text