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Title	The Medical Division of the Office of Civilian Defense [electronic resource].
Item Number	p0142
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Office of Civilian Defense. Medical Division.
Government Publisher	Office of Civilian Defense, Medical Division; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	[1941].
Physical Description	[4] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Notes	Title from cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [4]).
Table of Contents	Washington office -- Regional staff -- Medical Advisory Board -- State and local Chiefs of Emergency Medical Service -- Emergency Medical Service -- Equipment -- Casualty receiving hospitals -- Emergency base hospitals -- Civilian Defense Reserve of the U. S. Public Health Service -- Nursing -- Blood and plasma -- Chemical casualties -- Sanitary and public health engineering.
Summary	The Medical Division of the U. S. Office of Civilian Defense is responsible for the preparation of plans for the care of civilian casualties in the event of enemy attack. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr. George Baehr, Medical Director, U. S. Public Health service, who was assigned by the Surgeon General to the Office of Civilian Defense in June 1941. The headquarters staff consists of commissioned officers and consultants of the U. S. Public Health Service detailed to the Office of Civilian Defense. The Medical Division is subdivided into the following sections: Field Casualty Service, Hospitals, Nursing, Blood Plasma, Sanitary and Public Health Engineering, and Chemical Casualties.--p. [1].
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals--United States. Civil defense--Organization--United States. Civil defense--Planning--United States. Medical personnel--Training of--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	PR 32.4402:M 46
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	p0142.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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