Chain of Evacuation
Regimental Aid Post
Few metres behind the front line in a shell hole or dugout
First aid
Men walked
Dressing Stations
350 metres from the RAP in tents, dugouts, large buildings
Main dressing station - 1 mile behind advanced dressing station
Men got there in horse drawn ambulances/stretcher bearers
Casualty Clearing Station
Seriously injured men
Surgical wards
Wooden huts
Mobile x ray units
Base Hospitals
Turned into specialist hospitals to treat common injuries
Large buildings
Close to transport networks
X ray departments
Regimental Aid Post
Few metres behind the front line in a shell hole or dugout
First aid
Men walked
Dressing Stations
350 metres from the RAP in tents, dugouts, large buildings
Main dressing station - 1 mile behind advanced dressing station
Men got there in horse drawn ambulances/stretcher bearers
Casualty Clearing Station
Seriously injured men
Surgical wards
Wooden huts
Mobile x ray units
Base Hospitals
Turned into specialist hospitals to treat common injuries
Large buildings
Close to transport networks
X ray departments