Korean War June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953: Nursing and Advancement in Medicine:
Over 4,000 active duty and reserve Naval nurses, and 700 Army nurses served during the Korean War. These nurses were assigned to hospitals, Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH), and three hospital ship. The USS Haven, rendered care to approximately 35% of the wars battle casualties. These hospital ships and helicopters were mobile innovations for evacuation of combat casualties. Commander Estelle Lange and Lieutenant Ruth Cohen for their meritorious service aboard these hospital ships were awarded the Bronze Star for their
Colonel Anna Mae Hayes established the 4th Field Hospital. She was a member of the medical team with the Inchon landing. That Mobile Army Surgical …show more content…
They regularly preformed emergency medical procedures, and administer to the overwhelming numbers casualties in combat zones under fire.
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975: Vietnam War Nursing and Advancements in Medicine
Edward Lyon was the first male commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps in 1955. Commissioned in the Navy Nurse Corps was the first male, George Silver in 1965.The Vietnam War was the first deployment of male nurses in a combat theater of operations. Approximately 6,250 military nurses served in South East Asia during the Vietnam War of which 900 hundred were male.
With four nurses, Lieutenant Bobbi Hovis, established the first United Stated Naval Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam from a dilapidated apartment in four days.
U. S. Naval Hospital, Da Nang, South Vietnam was operational from August 1967 through May 1970 with a 600 bed capacity. This was the world’s largest casualty treatment facility with approximately 63,000 admissions over the course of the war.
Due to the unconventional nature of the Vietnam War nurses routinely faced enemy fire. The U. S. Army Hospital at Cam Ranh Bay was assaulted by the enemy severely damaging the facility and sustaining a substantial loss of staff and …show more content…
The Army incorporated the use of the Combat Application Tourniquet. This a small and lightweight one-handed tourniquet extremely effective on extremities in controlling hemorrhage.
The U. S. Army developed the Kaolin combat gauze pad dressing that promotes coagulation reducing hemorrhaging.
The year the RevMedx Corporation developed the XStat, a pocket-sized injector device that inserts medical sponges that can stop bleeding within15 seconds.
The U. S. Army developed the Golden Hour Blood Container that maintains cooling requirements of four units of blood for up to three days.
The U. S. Army’s advancements in the area pain management include: an advanced regional anesthesia that blocks nerves to an affected area pending surgical intervention, and non-sedative pain relieving lozenge.
Innovations in robotic prosthetics were driven up by the number of service members whom experienced amputations.
The U. S. Army Medical Research and Material division is funding studies identifying, diagnosing, and developing state of the art treatments for traumatic brain
Over 4,000 active duty and reserve Naval nurses, and 700 Army nurses served during the Korean War. These nurses were assigned to hospitals, Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH), and three hospital ship. The USS Haven, rendered care to approximately 35% of the wars battle casualties. These hospital ships and helicopters were mobile innovations for evacuation of combat casualties. Commander Estelle Lange and Lieutenant Ruth Cohen for their meritorious service aboard these hospital ships were awarded the Bronze Star for their
Colonel Anna Mae Hayes established the 4th Field Hospital. She was a member of the medical team with the Inchon landing. That Mobile Army Surgical …show more content…
They regularly preformed emergency medical procedures, and administer to the overwhelming numbers casualties in combat zones under fire.
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975: Vietnam War Nursing and Advancements in Medicine
Edward Lyon was the first male commissioned in the Army Nurse Corps in 1955. Commissioned in the Navy Nurse Corps was the first male, George Silver in 1965.The Vietnam War was the first deployment of male nurses in a combat theater of operations. Approximately 6,250 military nurses served in South East Asia during the Vietnam War of which 900 hundred were male.
With four nurses, Lieutenant Bobbi Hovis, established the first United Stated Naval Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam from a dilapidated apartment in four days.
U. S. Naval Hospital, Da Nang, South Vietnam was operational from August 1967 through May 1970 with a 600 bed capacity. This was the world’s largest casualty treatment facility with approximately 63,000 admissions over the course of the war.
Due to the unconventional nature of the Vietnam War nurses routinely faced enemy fire. The U. S. Army Hospital at Cam Ranh Bay was assaulted by the enemy severely damaging the facility and sustaining a substantial loss of staff and …show more content…
The Army incorporated the use of the Combat Application Tourniquet. This a small and lightweight one-handed tourniquet extremely effective on extremities in controlling hemorrhage.
The U. S. Army developed the Kaolin combat gauze pad dressing that promotes coagulation reducing hemorrhaging.
The year the RevMedx Corporation developed the XStat, a pocket-sized injector device that inserts medical sponges that can stop bleeding within15 seconds.
The U. S. Army developed the Golden Hour Blood Container that maintains cooling requirements of four units of blood for up to three days.
The U. S. Army’s advancements in the area pain management include: an advanced regional anesthesia that blocks nerves to an affected area pending surgical intervention, and non-sedative pain relieving lozenge.
Innovations in robotic prosthetics were driven up by the number of service members whom experienced amputations.
The U. S. Army Medical Research and Material division is funding studies identifying, diagnosing, and developing state of the art treatments for traumatic brain