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A Brief Plea For An Ambulance System For The Army Of The United States, As Drawn From The Extra Sufferings Of The Late Lieut. Bowditch And A Wounded C

A Brief Plea For An Ambulance System For The Army Of The United States, As Drawn From The Extra Sufferings Of The Late Lieut. Bowditch And A Wounded C

I. Bowditch, Henry

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Medical ReferenceGeneral ReferenceWorld War II

ISBN10: 9354488218
ISBN13: 9789354488214
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Suffering must never remain silent. In this impassioned appeal, renowned Boston physician Henry I. Bowditch turns personal loss into public argument, using the extra sufferings of his son, the late Lieut. Bowditch, and a wounded comrade to demand a humane, organised ambulance system for the Army of the United States. Part testimony, part policy blueprint, his slender tract exposes how confusion, neglect and outdated practice compounded the horrors of battle, and how disciplined battlefield medical evacuation could save lives and dignity alike. A cornerstone of civil war medical history, it stands today as a stark reminder of what delay and disorganisation once meant for the care of wounded soldiers in the US Army Civil War campaigns. More than a family document, this civil war medical primary source is a sharp study of battlefield ethics in nineteenth century American medicine. Bowditch writes as reformer and practitioner, addressing officers, surgeons and citizens who, like later figures from Clara Barton Civil War relief to the Jonathan Letterman ambulance corps, knew compassion needs structure. For military history students and for civil war researchers it serves as a concise military medicine history book, rich in contemporary argument. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This heritage title opens a window onto the origins of the army ambulance system, battlefield medical evacuation and the struggle to place humanity at the heart of war.

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