Chain Of Evacuation

Question 1

order of evacuation

Answer 1

• Stretcher bearers
• Regimental AID post (RAP)
• Advanced dressing stations & Main dressing stations (ADS & MDS)
• Casualty clearing stations (CCS)
• Base Hospitals

Question 2

Stretcher bearers

Answer 2

-when injured a solider would be collected by a stretcher bearer and carried to their first stage of treatment

Question 3

Regimental AID Posts (RAP)

Answer 3

• gave immediate first aid
• aimed to get as ,an men back fighting
• could not deal with serious injuries
• usually located near the frontline, in communication trenches or abandoned buildings

Question 4

Advanced dressing stations (ADS) & Main Dressing Stations (MDS)

Answer 4

• dealt with more serious injuries
• located on abandoned buildings, bunkers or tents
• staff belonged to a unit of RAMC called the field ambulance
• dealt with 150+ patients

Question 5

Casualty Clearing Stations (CCS)

Answer 5

• dealt with more critical injuries
• set up in buildings such as factories and schools
• men were divided into 3 groups
  1. ) Walking wounded would be patched up and sent back to war
  2. ) Those needing further treatment would be sent to a base hospital
  3. )Those with no chance of survival were made comfortable but no medical resources were spent on them

Question 6

Base hospitals

Answer 6

• located near the coast so men could be shipped back to Britain
• specialised facilities for different types of wounds
• as CCS were closer to the battlefield they ended up doing most operations originally intended for the base hospitals