title: D-day on board a tank landing ship: meat, cheese and blood transfusion.
abstract: Tank Landing Ships were used as evacuation station hospitals during D-Day of World War Two. This historical vignette describes how difficulties were overcome in blood transfusion and trauma surgery aboard these ships. Their place in the evacuation chain is discussed in relation to previous experiences in military medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident and Emergency, University College London Hospital, London NW1 2BU. andreas.demetriades@gmail.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Demetriades
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gavalas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000266:history*; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history*; D012767:Ships / Q000266:history*; D014218:Triage / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom; D047789:World War II