New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
CHAPTER 9 — Battle for Egypt
Contents
- [section] p. 330
- Medical Arrangements
- Battle Situation p. 331
- Minqar Qaim
- Evacuation of Wounded
- Preparations for Breakthrough p. 334
- The Breakthrough p. 335
- Medical Units in the Breakthrough p. 336
- The Alamein Line p. 339
- Enemy Attacks
- Withdrawal from Kaponga Box p. 342
- Medical Units
- Attack on Ruweisat Ridge p. 344
- The Attack on El Mreir Depression p. 345
- Medical Units in Battle p. 346
- General Situation p. 347
- Review of Medical Aspects of July Campaigns p. 348
- Air Evacuation p. 349
- Review of Operations
- American Field Service p. 350
- 1 NZ Casualty Clearing Station
- Axis Threat to Egypt
- Work at Base Hospitals p. 351
- Summer at Alamein p. 352
- Changes in Command p. 353
- The Medical Units
- The Enemy Attacks
- Operations of Medical Units p. 356
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REVIEW OF MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS p. 358
- [section] p. 358
- Evacuation of Wounded
- Red Cross Protection p. 359
- The Work of the Regimental Medical Officers
- Surgery During the Campaign p. 360
- Resuscitation p. 361
- Sterilised Dressings p. 362
- Wound Treatment
- Splinting
- Treatment of Special Cases
- Infection p. 363
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Standard of Surgery
- Hygiene and Sanitation p. 364
- Campaign Against Flies p. 365
- Rations p. 367
- Health of Troops
- Infective Hepatitis p. 368
- Physical Exhaustion
- Base Medical Units p. 369
- 23 NZ Field Ambulance p. 370
- 2 NZ Field Transfusion Unit
- Return of Brigadier MacCormick
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LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE CAMPAIGN p. 371
- [section] p. 371
- Importance of Hygiene p. 373
- Recuperation p. 374
- Messages of Appreciation