New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy

plans for field operating theatre

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plans for field operating theatre

5 NZ Field Ambulance MDS Operating Theatre (2 IPP tents) For the operating theatre in Italy in a modified form either two IPP tents or two rooms were used. The staff consisted of:
1 sergeant alternated as assistant to surgeon and in supervising the sterilisation and preparation of trays.
1 corporal alternated as assistant to surgeon and in supervising the sterilisation and preparation of trays.
2 orderlies who alternated as theatre assistant and steriliser orderly.

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Title: New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy

Author: Stout, T. Duncan M.

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1956, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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