Abbreviations of WW1 Medical Stations/Groups

Question 1

RAMC

Answer 1

Royal Army Medical Corps

Branch of army responsible for medical care.

Question 2

FANY

Answer 2

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Women’s voluntary organisation which provided support for medical services.

Question 3

RAP

Answer 3

Regimental Aid Post

First point of medical care of wounded soldiers near the front line.

Question 4

ADS

Answer 4

Advanced Dressing Station

Provided emergency first aid.

Question 5

MDS

Answer 5

Main Dressing Station

Treated minor injuries and sent serious cases to other facilities.

Question 6

CCS

Answer 6

Casualty Clearing Station

Basic hospitals that treated soldiers near the front line.

Question 7

What were Base Hospitals?

Answer 7

There were 2 types of base hospitals: stationary and general.
General base hospitals provided long term care for wounded soldiers and stationary hospitals provided treated soldiers who needed more extensive surgery.
However, as the war progressed casualty clearing stations became more important in dealing with wounds. This is because they were closer than base hospitals so the wounds would not get infected. In march 1918, the Germans launched the spring offensive. This meant many CCSs had to be moved back and Base Hospitals became more important for surgery again.