U.S. Infantry Medic with Stretcher, 1943-45--single figure
$48.00
Item Number: 25193
U.S. Infantry Medic with Stretcher, 1943-45
The concept of evacuating soldiers soon after being wounded was introduced during World War I, when stretcher-bearers became the ancestors of today’s medics and hospital corpsman. In previous conflicts, comrades picked up casualties and transported them the best they could on blankets or greatcoats. But improvising a stretcher would likely reopen the patient’s wounds, because their bodies were limp and pliable. An actual stretcher kept the body rigid and could be worked by two men--under ideal conditions. However, conditions were rarely ideal and teams of four to six were preferred and not uncommon.
Released in APRIL 2023.
