Surgical instruments in boxes from the 19th Portable Surgical Hospital, Philippine Islands Surgical instruments in boxes from the 19th Portable Surgical Hospital, Philippine Islands

Contributor(s): United States. Army National Museum of Health and Medicine. Otis Historical Archives. Museum and Medical Arts Service Photographs Publication: Produced: [ca. 1945] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): World War II Wounds and Injuries Hospitals, Military Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: The auxiliary surgical hospitals (later called Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals) were conceived and developed by DeBakey and the Surgical Consultants in the first years of World War II. They greatly improved battlefield injury survival rates by getting surgical care closer to the front lines. Photos like this, taken during the last years of the war, provide a closer look at the operations of the surgical units. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101743405X302 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: FJBBSW Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X302 Archival Collection: The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)