British medical journal . e shell-pitted roads. Itis commonly not until thebattle has commenced thatan advanced dressing stationcan take up its jjositiou,though the site may havebeen chosen iu it must always be ona road, so as to ensure rapidevacuation yet never runthe risk of impeding themilitary work in inogress, the choice is often very likely thau not it will be in a deserted trench orenemy dug out, but it is always contrived so that theincoming and outgoing streams of wounded shall not meet,aud that the more serious cases can be dressed separatelyfrom those that ar
British medical journal . e shell-pitted roads. Itis commonly not until thebattle has commenced thatan advanced dressing stationcan take up its jjositiou,though the site may havebeen chosen iu it must always be ona road, so as to ensure rapidevacuation yet never runthe risk of impeding themilitary work in inogress, the choice is often very likely thau not it will be in a deserted trench orenemy dug out, but it is always contrived so that theincoming and outgoing streams of wounded shall not meet,aud that the more serious cases can be dressed separatelyfrom those that are slight. Provision is also made forcases which may have to be kept for some little time ouaccount of their condition, aud for protecting them fromgas attacks. Divisional Collecting majority of cases with which it deals are lyers—that is to say, men who reach it ou stretchers. The down to a dressing station 30 ft. undertbe surface. AA^ TaKBumaa 1 2 2^ IlKDtCAL JaUHNAb J THE AND ITS WORK. [Aug. iS, 1917. walkers—that is to say, men wlio can find then- ownway to the rear-are usually shcpheiJed off by imtmls inaclvaucc of the dressing station to another field ambulancestation known as the divisional collecting post, cstablisheawhen a big advance is in progress. ?•, -l If the area over which the corps is fighting is wide, itusually establishes two advanceddressing stations and t\vodivisional collecting posts indiftorent parts of the field. Thefield ambulance medical officersat its disposition may be suffi-cient for this purpose, but inrespect of stretcher-bearers it isalways short-handed if the fight-ing be really heavy, consequentlyon these occasions its ownstretcher-bearers are reinforcedfrom various sources. If the troops in action arevery successful and make aprolonged advance, an advanceddressing station may no soonerhave established itself to its ownsatisfaction than it has to makea fresh move to get into closetouch -with the regimental aidposts. It wi
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