PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Andreas K Demetriades
AU  - M C Gavalas
AU  - J Ryan
TI  - D-Day on Board a Tank Landing Ship: Meat, Cheese and Blood Transfusion
AID  - 10.1136/jramc-154-01-14
DP  - 2008 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
PG  - 51--53
VI  - 154
IP  - 1
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/154/1/51.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/154/1/51.full
SO  - J R Army Med Corps2008 Mar 01; 154
AB  - Tank Landing Ships were used as evacuation station hospitals during D-Day of World War Two. This historical vignette describes how difficulties were overcome in blood transfusion and trauma surgery aboard these ships. Their place in the evacuation chain is discussed in relation to previous experiences in military medicine.