Medical support for Pershing's Punitive Expedition in Mexico, 1916-1917.
Pershing's Punitive Expedition had adequate medical support despite deliberately limited in-theater resources. The few casualties did not strain the inadequate number of forward providers. Preventive medicine was highly successful due to significant medical and command emphasis. New technologies were useful and helped minimize the medical footprint. National Guard troops mobilized to support the Expedition had troublesome medical readiness rates.
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William Sanders
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Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 401B, Falls Church, VA 22041, USA.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare