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2. Field hospital - Wikipedia

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   Field hospitals in France are managed by the SAMU (French emergency medical service).Two types of mobile medical kits (poste sanitaire mobile or PSM) are used: The level one mobile medical kit (PSM1): it can handle 25 heavy casualties on any type of ground; it is made of about 400 kg (880 lb) of equipment and drugs placed in 10 tanks, with also logistic equipment (trailer, inflatable tent ...

3. Combat support hospital - Wikipedia

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   The size of a combat support hospital is not limited, since tents can be chained together; it will typically deploy with between 44 and 248 hospital beds, with 44 beds being most common. [1] For patient care the CSH is climate-controlled, and has pharmacy, laboratory, X-Ray (often including a CT Scanner ) and dental capabilities (ATP 4-02.5 ...

4. Medical Unit, Self-contained, Transportable - Wikipedia

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   These units consisted of three basic elements, each of which could be airlifted and dispatched by truck or helicopter. The expandable surgical element was a self-contained, rigid-panel shelter with accordion sides. The air-inflatable ward element was a double-walled fabric shelter providing a free-space area for ward facilities.

5. Tent - Wikipedia

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   Insulated tent for heating personnel. Central military district. Siberia. Armies all over the world have long used tents as part of their working life. Tents are preferred by the military for their relatively quick setup and take down times, compared to more traditional shelters. One of the world's largest users of tents is the U.S. Department ...

6. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - Wikipedia

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   MASH units filled a vital role in military medicine by providing support to army units upwards of 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers. [3] These units had a low mortality rate compared to others, as the transportation time to hospitals was shorter, resulting in fewer patients dying within the " Golden Hour ", [ 4 ] the first hour after an injury is first ...

7. Inflatable - Wikipedia

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   Inflatables are also used for the construction of specific sports pitches, military quick-assembly tents, camping tent air beams, and noise makers. Inflatable aircraft including the Goodyear Inflatoplane have been used. Inflation by dynamic ram-air is providing wings for hang gliding and paragliding.

8. Jamesway hut - Wikipedia

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   Jamesway hut at Camp Raven station in Greenland.. The Jamesway hut is a portable and easy-to-assemble hut, designed for polar weather conditions. This version of the Quonset hut was created by James Manufacturing Company of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

9. Basha (tarpaulin) - Wikipedia

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   The word 'basha' is an Assamese word meaning a 'hut' but this term was adopted more generally for a makeshift temporary shelter by the British military. [2] [3] The Assamese word refers to a range of naturally fabricated shelters made of bamboo and palm materials, but it most probably first entered British Army vocabulary to mean a temporary shelter by Chindits operating behind enemy lines in ...