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WW1 1915 RAMC MANUAL ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS STRETCHER BEARER FIELD AMBULANCE
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WW1 1915 RAMC MANUAL ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS STRETCHER BEARER FIELD AMBULANCE
Price: GB $58.10
WW1 1915 RAMC MANUAL ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS STRETCHER BEARER FIELD AMBULANCE

ROYAL ARMY

MEDICAL CORPS

TRAINING1911

(Reprinted 1914)



WAR OFFICE, 1911



Published by H.M.S.O., London, 1911

Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd, London, 1915


A WW1 War Office Royal Army Medical Corps Manual, first published in 1911, with this edition being printed in March 1915.This book is a detailed military medical services handbook intended for use by R.A.M.C Doctors, Orderlies and Stretcher Bearers, and it was to be the standard R.A.M.C. manual during WW1. It includes a great deal of information on the care of the wounded, anatomy, first aid, nursing, emergency treatment of injuries, surgical and front-line medical equipment, the duties and equipment of stretcher bearers, Field Ambulances, Dressing Stations, Hospitals, and theorganisation of the RAMC in battlefield conditions.The book is well illustrated with line drawings and diagrams. There are several detailed illustrations of the various types of Field Ambulances.


The Royal Army Medical Corps was established in 1898. Previouslythere had been two distinct organisations within the Army Medical Services, the Medical Staff Corps and the Medical Staff (the officers). These two organisations were reorganised as the Royal Army Medical Corps on 23rd June 1898. Within three months, RAMC personnel were serving in the Sudan and soon after the corps was deployed in the Anglo-Boer War. During the First World Warthe RAMC lost 743 officers and 6130 soldiers.


Condition:


In acceptable condition. The boards are in fair condition, with general signs of use, fading, creases,and some marks. The binding and hinges are secure, the front hinge having been carefully reinforced with archival paper tape. The text and illustrations are in good condition. There is a small piece missing from the top edge of one of the advertising pages at the front. The book is signed (opposite the first contents page) by ‘Pte R. Davies, No. 1647, R.A.M.C.’There is another signature,‘J. Hunter’,on the title page.


Published: 1911 (this edition printed 1915)

Green boards with gilt titling

With numerous illustrations throughout

Dimensions: 125mm x 185mm

Pages: 453




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