Treatment in Cramped Quarters

ArmyFlightNurseEvacuationPhoto1.JPG

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Title

Treatment in Cramped Quarters

Subject

Army flight nurse treating troops being evacuated from Sicily

Description

American nurses had to be ready to treat wounded soldiers in any conditions, including the cramped, constantly moving, dangerous location of an evacuating aircraft. Just as Lt. Katye Swope is doing in the photo taken in July of 1943, other flight nurses had the difficult task of taking care of patients with the limited resources available on a military plane. Just a few of the issues that could arise from this might be turbulence interfering with treatment, inconvenient access to patients and their injuries, and limited space to adjust patients and use equipment. The traditional public image of World War II nurses in large, landed hospitals does not cover the entire picture of nursing during the war.

Creator

United States Air Force

Source

National Museum of the United States Air Force Webpage: "Winged Angels: USAAF Flight Nurses in WWII," May 1, 2015: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196161/winged-angels-usaaf-flight-nurses-in-wwii/

Publisher

United State Air Force
media.defense.gov

Date

Accessed 3/16/2020

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

“Army Nursing in World War II - Nursing Practice.” Accessed April 14, 2020. http://www.sarahsundin.com/army-nursing-in-world-war-ii-nursing-practice/.

Format

Digitized black and white photograph saved as a JPG file

Language

English

Type

Digitized black and white photo

Identifier

US Army Flight Nurses if World War II

Coverage

US nurses of World War II, US flight nurses, US women's history, US Air Force history, US military history

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Black and White Photograph

Collection

Citation

United States Air Force , “Treatment in Cramped Quarters,” US Nurses in World War II, accessed March 29, 2024, https://usnursesww2.omeka.net/items/show/8.