Medical Museum, 2nd Surgical Hospital

Abstract

When his unit, the 2nd Surgical Hospital (MA), was established at An Khe in January 1966, MAJ Rich began collecting retrieved foreign bodies along with documentation of the wound. A museum displaying these objects was established at one end of the operating room Quonset hut. During Rich's tour of duty, there were 324 cases where the patient was wounded by a punji stick, representing 38 percent wounds because of hostile action.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1067791

Entities

People

  • Alan J. Hawk

Organizations

  • National Museum of Health and Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anesthesia
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Debridement
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • History
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Military History
  • Military Medicine
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Science