TREATING WOUNDED IN THE FIELD
IMPROVEMENTS IN METHODS
DESCRIBED
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, November 30. Improvements in the methods and equipment employed by doctors in the field when treating wounded were described to-day by Brigadier H. S. Kenrick, Director of Medical Services, who has returned from the Middle East on a short tour of duty. He praised the work of the doctors, nurses, and other ranks in the ambulance and hospital services. By new organisation and air transport, sick and wounded were enabled to reach hospitals for treatment in hours instead of days. Blood transfusions in forward areas had saved many lives, said Brigadier Kenrick. Other advances were the increased use of plaster-of-paris, speedy methods of closing wounds, and quick injection of anaesthetic, which made for more efficient and more painless treatment ol wounds.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23811, 3 December 1942, Page 3
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