HEADQUARTERS 106th INFANTRY DIVISION Office of the Surgeon Camp Atterbury, Indiana  CONFERENCE OUTLINE FOR AMBULANCE SCHOOL 22 April 1944

This two-day school will stress the importance of the shuttle for Ambulance evacuation demonstrating the correct procedure in the establishment and the operation of a shuttle to derive the fullest benefit of ambulances and ambulance drivers in combat. ORIENTATION, AMBULANCE SHUTTLE (Conference) 1 hour      1. Composition of shuttle in respect to location, distance of posts, and control points.           a. Ambulance Loading Post           b. Ambulance Relay Post           c. Basic Relay Post           d. Ambulance Control Point           e. Advance Ambulance Loading Post           f. Only one ambulance in Collecting Station           g. Importance of ambulances and drivers. EXAMINATION - 1 hour      1. Examination to cover all points discussed in Orientation period having chart drawn by students showing disposition of all posts. MEDICAL AID FOR PATIENTS (Conference, Demonstration and Application) 2 hours      1. Use of first aid kits      2. Control of pain and hemmorrhage           a. Emergency Medical Treatment           b. Use of morphone      3. Splinting and bandaging      4. Ambulance loading AMBULANCE SHUTTLE, TYPES (Demonstration) 2 hours      1. Establish shuttle at reduced distance using Hospital Road with Control Point at intersection of Hospital Road and Edinburg Street having student watch correct application of shuttle. AMBULANCE SHUTTLE, ACTUAL (Demonstration) 2 hours      1. Operate shuttle over actual distanced demonstration'           a. Ambulance replacement at each post           b. Operation of Basic Relay Post           c. Control of ambulances           d. Transmittal of messages           e. Advance Ambulance Loading Post           f. SOP at Clearing Station           g. Camouflage and turn-around           h. Motor maintenance at Basic Relay Post PRODUCTION OF AND PRACTICAL USE OF STRIP MAP - 2 hours          1. Utilize 30 minutes for explanation and 90 minutes for application walking students around block and draw strip map to scale, impressing necessity for placing landmarks on maps for reference.           a. Impress location of posts by using speedometer to measure distance.      2. Drivers will be taken over one complete route of evacuation from Advanced Loading Post to Clearing Station and will draw sketch and strip map of route. EXAMINATION ON AMBULANCE SHUTTLE SYSTEM - 4 hours      1. Operate shuttle with all posts in suitable terrain over 6 to 8 mile route from Advanced Loading Post to Clearing Station.      2. Area adjacent to Nineveh will be designated as Clearing Station with roads west and southwest utilized to operate two distinct shuttles.      3. Each Ambulance Platoon will establish its own shuttle and be examined for the following:           a. Camouflage of all posts.           b. Ambulance turn-around           c. Dispersion of vehicles at Basic Relay Post           d. Control of Ambulances           e. Driver alertness           f. Message transmittal           g. Selection of Relay Post sites           h. Distance between posts For the Surgeon: JAMES R. KIETT 1st Lt., Med Adm C Office Executive

Contributed by John D. Bowen, National Archives Researcher

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