Initially a wounded soldier would end up in a field dressing station, which
would administer first aid. From there the wounded would be taken to
“waggon-stops collection points” (these were dressing stations set up by
Medical Companies to be able to seperate the heavily wounded from the
lightwounded, the latter being treated on the spot). From here, horse-driven
waggons would take the badly wounded to Field Hospitals (for example
Şahindere) for further medical care. If necessary –due to the severeness of
the wounds- they would be transferred to Divisional Hospitals (for example
Soğandere). At Divisional Hospitals further medical care was given, which
included performance of operations. Nevertheless this was often not the final
stop of a wounded because due to a constant lack of space many of these
wounded had to be transported further afield to other hospitals in the region
or even other parts of the country.
Freely
translated from “Acı İlaç”, (the bitter pill), (Istanbul 2005), p. 56
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