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ORGANIZATION OF THE RED CROSS MEDICAL CORPS
The field organization of the Red Cross Medical Corps
(R.C.M.C.) comprises three services, viz., Medical, Transportation,
nd Supply, the basic formations of which are the Medical Units,
Transportation Convoys, and Supply Depots.
Medical Units:
(1) Ambulance Unit.. Each Ambulance Unit consists of one
doctor, who serves as the unit leader; one nurse or dresser as
assistant unit leader; and 16 dressers, organized into 5 teams; 1 cook and 1 orderly.
Organization of Ambulance Units.
Team
Personnel
Duties
1
Doctor
Nurse or Dresser
Dresser
General administration,
Technical supervision, Business management,
2
Dresser Dresser
Dresser
3
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4
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5
6
Sanitation, quartering.
First-aid,
Dressing of wounded
Nursing care,
General care of wounded
during transit.
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The function of the Ambulance Unit is primarily to take care of the wounded at the front or during transit (viz: first-aid, dressing, nursing). These units are to be assigned to dressing or receiving stations, hospital trains or boats. They may also help in hospitals or in preventive work when necessary.
(2)