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    Dr. Emily berry has been working in Casualty Clearing Stations (CCS) she says the medical system is like an assembly line. Some soldiers come to us for not only physical needs, but mental ones as well.

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    EmilyBerry

    Mr.Ellsberg
    U.S.History
    03.05ANewKindofWar
    DearMother,
    Wearealltryingtodothebestwecanhere.Fromamedicalstandpointasa
    doctor,ithasbeenmiserable.Thearmydoesnothaveanestablishedmedicalcorps,sowe
    havebeencopyingthoseofFranceandEngland.IhavebeenworkinginCasualty
    ClearingStations(CCS),whicharesetupintents,whereIperformsurgery.

    Ihaveseennewtechnologiesduringthewar.Newweaponslikethemachinegun
    candosomuchdamagetoasoldiersbody.Ithasbeenlessthanayearsincewehave
    beeninvolvedinthiswarandtheUnitedStatesdeathtollsareupto120,000.The
    medicalsystemislikeanassemblyline.Stretcherbearersfirstcomeintocontactwiththe
    woundedandmovethemfromtrenchestowaitingambulances.Ambulancesthenbring
    themtoourcasualtyclearingstations.Wehavemadesomeverygoodmedicaladvances.
    Wehavelearnedthatwehave12hoursbeforeinfectionspreads.Wehavealsostartedto
    usebloodtransfusionsandxraymachines.Thexrayshavereallyhelpedusfindshrapnel
    andbullets.

    WhenIhadvolunteeredtobeapartoftheUnitedStatesmedicalteamduringwar,
    Ididnotknowwhattoexpect.Ijustwantedtomakeadifference.Afriendofmine,

    PrivateClarenceC.MoorerelatedtomethathewasastretcherbearerintheHindenburg
    Lineforabouthalfaday.Wehadtosteponthesedeadsoldierstokeepfromgoinginthe
    waterandmudsodeepandthrowingthe[wounded]offthestretcher....Somesoldiers
    havecometousfornotonlyphysicalneeds,butmentalonesaswell.Mostsoldiersare
    gettingusedtolivinginmuddyareasfilledwithrats,rottingcorpses,andexploding
    shells,butotherscannot.Somearehysterical,disoriented,paralyzed,andunabletoobey
    orders.Wehavebeencallingtheillnessshellshock.Webelieveitscausedbytheharsh
    conditionsofwar.Someoftheseconditionswecannothelp.Liceandotherpestsisone
    ofthem.Soldiersbeingamongthedirtytrenchescausesthis.

    Idohavesomegoodnewstosharewithyou,Mother.Ournursesaregettingbetter
    accommodation.Theynowhavebetterlivingarrangements,farawayfromthemale
    patients.Maybethisisasignthatourcountryisheadedintherightway.Wearealso
    gettingsomebetterfacilitiesforsurgery.Ijustwantedtoendmyletterwithsomegood
    news.IwillwriteagainassoonasIcan.

    Iloveyousomuch,
    Dr.MaxwellW.Jones

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    Anderson,Julie."WoundinginWorldWarOne."
    TheBritishLibrary
    .BritishLibrary.
    Web.9Jan.2015.
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