ORGANIZATION OF THE RED CROSS MEDICAL CORPS
The field organization of the Red Cross Medical Corps
(R.J.M.C.) comprises three services, viz., Medical, Transportation,
and Supply, the basic formations of which are the Medical Units,
Transportation Convoys, and Supply Depots.
Medical Unitss
(1) Ambulance ünit.
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
1
Doctor
Kurse or Dresser
Dresser
Dresser Dresser
Dresser
#
量
静
#1
**
#
6
#
輯
Duties
General administration, Technical supervision, Business management,
Sanitation, quartering.
First-aid,
Dressing of wounded Nursing care,
General care of wounded
during transit.
The function of the mbulance Unit is primarily to take
care of the wounded at the front or during transit (vis: 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.
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