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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Caring for the wounded in the World War II Pacific Theater posed serious challenges to doctors and surgeons. This book details the efforts and innovations of the doctors, surgeons, corpsmen and medics who worked to preserve life under extreme and dangerous conditions"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Prelude; 1; The Dawn of Damage Control; 2; Interlude; 3; The Solomon Islands; Guadalcanal; New Georgia; Bougainville; 4; Portable Surgical Hospitals, Burma and the Buna Campaign; 5; The Seventh Amphibious Force; New Britain; Leyte; 6; The Surgical Consultants; 7; Betio, Tarawa Atoll; 8; Saipan, Marianas Islands; 9; Shock; 10; Abdominal Injuries; 11; Peleliu; 12; Arterial Injuries; 13; Chest Injuries; 14; Iwo Jima; 15; Head Injuries; 16; Extremity Injuries; 17; Okinawa; 18; Savo Island and the Naval Battles Off Guadalcanal; Introduction; Strategy vs. Grit; 19 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Emergency medicine.
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Emergency medicine. |
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Emergency physicians.
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Emergency physicians. |
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War -- Relief of sick and wounded.
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War -- Relief of sick and wounded. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Pacific Area.
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Pacific Islands. |
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United States. |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. |
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Diseases. |
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. |
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. |
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Medical care. |
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Pacific Area. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Helling, Thomas, 1947- Desperate surgery in the Pacific war. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017 9781476664217 (DLC) 2016032518 (OCoLC)956775300 |
| ISBN |
9781476625676 (electronic book) |
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1476625670 (electronic book) |
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9781476664217 |
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1476664218 |
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