The Medical Department in the Field: Course in Organization and Tactics, Lecture No. 2

Abstract

The proposed field service regulations of which you have doubtless heard, and probably will soon know more, prescribe as follows :The service of the Medical Department in the field is divided into service of the front comprising all medical department formations which march with troops, and the service of the rear comprising all the other formations pertaining to that department. The lines of assistance at the front are-regimental aid, field hospitals, including ambulance company sections and advanced medical supply depots ; at the rear-stationary or rest hospitals on the etape lines, and general hospitals, supply, depots, convalescent and casual camps, etc.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 1904
Accession Number
AD1127849

Entities

People

  • John Van R. Hoff

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambulances
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Bandages
  • Civil War
  • First Aid
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infantry
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Training
  • Operating Tables
  • Personnel Management
  • Supply Depots
  • Therapy
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Economics
  • Trauma or Military Medicine