Corporal Gerald Benger cross-matching blood at the MASH 8055 AU, South Korea Corporal Gerald Benger cross-matching blood at the MASH 8055 AU, South Korea

Contributor(s): United States. Army National Museum of Health and Medicine. Otis Historical Archives. Korean War Ballistics Photographs Publication: Produced: [18 June 1952] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Subject(s): Korean War Blood Transfusion Hospitals, Military Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: Courtesy of National Museum of Health and Medicine: "Benger is checking bottles of blood with that of the wounded to make sure both are compatible.". 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: 101743405X305 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: FJBBSZ Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X305 Archival Collection: The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)