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Medicine in Times of Need: Washington University and Barnes Hospital's WWI and WWII Medical Mission

Patients awaiting X-ray or surgery

Item

Identifier
VC025-i025038
Title
Patients awaiting X-ray or surgery
Description
Patients awaiting X-ray or surgery at Base Hospital 21, Rouen, France. During periods of heavy casualties, the unit admitted and discharged over 500 patients a day. The grandstands, recreation huts and any other available areas were used to hold patients awaiting evaluation or treatment.
Is Part Of
Base Hospital 21 Photographs and Drawings
Rights Holder
Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University in St. Louis
Site pages
World War 1