medicine on the western front: chain of evacuation

Question 1

what are the four stages of evacuation

Answer 1

1) stretcher bearers
2) regimental aid post RAP
3) dressing stations (ADS + MDS)
4) casualty clearing station CCS
5) base hospitals

Question 2

what is a stretcher bearers job

Answer 2

assess persons chance of survival
take to RAPs

Question 3

how do soldiers get to the RAP

Answer 3

stretchered or walked

Question 4

what happens at RAP

Answer 4

immediate first aid and pain relief
sent back or taken to dressing stat

Question 5

how do soldiers get to dressing stations

Answer 5

stretchered or walk

Question 6

what happens at dressing stations

Answer 6

tents set up
tend to wounded
could stay for week
sent back or taken to CCS

Question 7

how do soldiers get to CCS

Answer 7

horse
motor ambulance

Question 8

what happens at CCS

Answer 8

triaged: walking wounded, in need of treatment, no hope
surgery and some treatments
made comfy, sent back or taken to base hosp

Question 9

where were base hospitals located

Answer 9

by the coast

Question 10

what happened at base hospitals

Answer 10

specialised doctors
later more surgery was done here
sent home or back to front lines