title: [Russian Red Cross Society and its role in providing medical aid to wounded and sick people during the First World War].
abstract: Russian Red Cross Society during the First World War played a significant role in health care, preservation of human life and return of millions of experienced soldiers to duty. The Red Cross Society formed and sent to the front their medical institutions (military hospitals, hospitals, hospital trains, etc.), trained medical nurses, charity nurses and orderlies of the Red Cross. Famous professor-surgeons worked as the consultants of the Red Cross Society, under their leadership were organized mobile surgical units. Society has created mobile nutrition and dressing units, X-ray units, psychiatric reception and collection points. The Red Cross Society assisted the military Department in the fight against infectious diseases.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Budko
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Chigareva
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012011:Red Cross / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012425:Russia (Pre-1917); D047828:World War I; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery