Aerial view of the 8055th Mobil Army Surgical Hospital at Yongdungpo (Korea) Aerial view of the 8055th Mobil Army Surgical Hospital at Yongdungpo (Korea)

Contributor(s): United States. Army National Museum of Health and Medicine. Otis Historical Archives. Army Signal Corps Photographs Publication: Produced: [26 June 1951] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Korean War 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 Korean war (1950-1953), provide a closer look at the operations of the surgical units, including the addition of helicopters for transporting the wounded. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101743405X295 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: FJBBSM Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X295 Archival Collection: The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)