The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Great War
McCracken, Timothy2017
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The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) supported the British Army throughout the First World War treating sick and wounded military personnel. The RAMC also had a range of sanitation responsibilities. The military nursing services and voluntary medical personnel provided vital support to RAMC medical units and hospitals, ensuring the effective treatment of casualties. The size of the armies, the intensity of the combat, the power of modern weaponry and the global nature of conflict meant the number of casualties proved challenging for the medical services of all combatants, including the RAMC. Consequently a number of innovative solutions were needed, and one such innovation developed by British medical services was the use of barges for the evacuation of seriously wounded casualties.
Main title:
The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Great War / Timothy McCracken.
Author:
McCracken, Timothy, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
176 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473892323 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2226832
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