CSPAN3 Influenza Pandemic World War I July 13, 2024
Casualties sort the patients and determine their disposition. Surgeon cases needing certain specialized types of surgery are turned over to the Field Hospital which is set up close by. A great majority of operations here are for perforatingng abdominal wounds d sucking wounds of the chest like this one. Whole blood flown in from england consolidates the gains that have been made by lifesaving plasma at the front. On dday plus four, the first Evacuation Hospital goes up in france. This is the largest and most elaborate type of installation used in thecombat zone. Nevertheless, its ready to rece...