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A.H.
Osborne and D.G. Raitt |
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Journal
of the Royal Naval Medical Services Vol 64 Winter 1978 167 -
176 |
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This FST was the only
Joint Services FST. It was fifteen strong.
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| The Surgeon / Officer
Commanding was from the Royal Navy. |
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| The Anaesthetist was from
the Royal Air Force. |
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| The Resuscitation and
Dental Officer was from the Royal Army Dental Corps. |
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| The remainder of the team
was from the RAMC; |
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OTTS |
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(4) |
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Radiographer |
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(1) |
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Lab Technician |
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(1) |
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SRNs |
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(2) |
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SENs |
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(3) |
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WO I |
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(1) |
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(Only the MOD could
dream up such a combination and label it "Joint Services" !
Imagine the negotiations and politicking between the three
services as they sought to put the team together!)FWJdeB |
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| Their main problem was
supply - fortnightly C130. A lack of provision of nitrous oxide
for eight weeks occurred through a failure to re-establish a
cancellation of supply when it was thought that the FST was
going to close. This obviously had a bearing on the
anaesthetic techniques used. |
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| The REs maintained their
fleet of two ambulances,a Landrover and a "beach buggy" |
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| Accommodation now
"consisted of seven large tin huts" |
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| 918 outpatients were seen
at the FST and a further 170 at Umm-Al-Guariff. |
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| 321 admissions to
hospital |
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| 715 X-Ray examinations
were made - 1041 exposures |
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| 655 Laboratory
examinations were performed |
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| 200 dental cases
were attended to. |
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101 elective non-battle
surgical operations were performed
e.g. inguinal hernia,
meniscectomy etc |
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26 non-battle emergency
procedures
e.g. perforated DU,
intussusception |
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34 primary trauma
operations
e.g. RTAs |
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37 secondary procedures
e.g. DPS and removal of
fixation devices |
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13
primary battle casualties were treated e.g. shrapnel and gunshot
wounds |
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31
secondary battle casualty procedures e.g. DPS etc |
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| 239 operations in a four
and a half month period. i.e. 18%
battle related |
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| It
was customary during the Napoleonic wars that the Prize Money
that was awarded when enemy ships were captured was divided
amongst the crew of the ship according to rank. |
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| I
understand, from two independent sources that when the FST was
finally closed down all the equipment that had been signed for
was returned to the MOD |
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| That which
had not been signed for or was declared u/s, which I am told
included two l********s the proceeds of these disposals were
then divided according to rank in the best RN tradition.... |
