title: Care of World War II convoy casualties in the Kola area of north Russia. Part 2--The Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital, Vaenga.
abstract: The Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital at Vaenga, North Russia was operational from October 1942 to July 1945. Care and treatment were provided to 752 male and one female in-patients from Arctic convoy merchant ships and their escorts and Allied personnel who became sick or injured while in the Kola area. One hundred and forty nine of the men were casualties of enemy action. An account is given of the hospital's structure, staff, organisation and work.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: McMillan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008889:Military Personnel; D009326:Naval Medicine; D012426:Russia; D014857:Warfare