Surgery—Yesterday And Today

Two exhibits displayed by the 3rd Field Ambulance, Royal New Zealand Medical Corps, during a demonstration of its work to the St John Ambulance Association, portrayed very graphically the advances in surgical techniques over the years. Members of the touring team demonstrated army techniques in the field and filme were shown

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This grisly exhibit contrasts very sharply with the orderly and hygienic operating table used in the field at right.

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Strapping an injured patient to a stretcher before bringing him down a steep slope

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Interest in the set of surgical instruments , which are a part of every army ambulance kit