Mobile "Catastrophe Hospital" Handles Major Operations

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What probably is the most modern of mobile medical units in existence has been constructed according to the design of Dr. John B. West of Provident Hospital, Chicago, The “catastrophe hospital” can carry five doctors and six nurses to duty in such emergencies as bombings, fires and mass accidents. The ambulance is equipped to accommodate 100 minor cases and four major operations. In addition to hospital apparatus the vehicle carries short-wave radio, fire-fighting equipment and acetylene torches. Itis convertible into a mobile army hospital.

Title (Dublin Core)
Mobile "Catastrophe Hospital" Handles Major Operations
Subject (Dublin Core)
en
en
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core)
Mobile "Catastrophe Hospital" Handles Major Operations
Language (Dublin Core)
Eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core)
World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core)
1942-04
Is Part Of (Dublin Core)
Popular Mechanics, vol. 77, n. 4, 1942
pages (Bibliographic Ontology)
38
Rights (Dublin Core)
Public domain
Source (Dublin Core)
Google books
References (Dublin Core)
Provident Hospital
Chicago
Archived by (Dublin Core)
Enrico Saonara