The Scottish Women’s Hospital at Royaumont, France 1914–1919

2014/12/01 by M-F Weiner · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · #Ancient history #Business #Family medicine #First world war #Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices #History #History of Medicine Studies #Law #Medical History and Innovations #Medical profession #Medicine #Nursing #Political science #Service (business) #World War II

paper · doi:10.4997/jrcpe.2014.418

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Abstract

In 1915, under the aegis of the French Red Cross, volunteer medical women from the Scottish Women's Hospital Service for Foreign Service established a hospital at Royaumont Abbey in France, to treat casualties of the First World War. By working as a team comprised of radiologists, bacteriologists and surgeons, they were able to combat gas gangrene and record remarkable results. The circumstances and the way in which the doctors were portrayed in France and Britain prevented them from actively promoting their results to gain wider acceptance. After the War, medical women lost their training and employment opportunities and many left the profession.

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• Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service [wikipedia]

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