CO129-571-10 Sino-Japanese War- Medical Relief Commission of the National Red Cross Society of China 12-9-1938 - 7-10-1938 — Page 22

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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)