Pack, Unit Medical Equipment

Om de "Medical Department" meer mobiliteit te geven in het verplaatsen van het materiaal werden er verschillende "Pack, Unit Medical Equipment" sets in het leven geroepen.

De "No. 1 & No. 2" set gecombineerd gaf de mogelijkheid om materiaal vanuit de MD No. 1 & MD No. 2 kisten te transporteren zonder gebruik te maken van de zware kisten al was dit natuurlijk niet de volledige inhoud van de kisten die werd overgezet op packboards.

De drie andere packboards "No. 3 - No. 4 - No. 5) voorzagen in het transport van spalken, dekens en water.

Het is momenteel nog onduidelijk of de Airborne Medical Company tijdens de acties in Normandië hun kisten heeft achter gelaten in Engeland om gebruik te maken van de Pack, Unit Medical Equipment sets of dat men de canvas tas met de 4 tasjes zelf heeft ingericht met materiaal uit hun kisten en voorraad naar eigen goeddunken.

Wat wel duidelijk is geworden in alle onderzoek is dat deze Packboards en Unit Medical Packs wel degelijk zijn gebruikt door de Airborne Medical Company (326 AMC - 101 AB) in de hoop hen mobieler en vlotter transporteerbaar te maken voor Airborne operaties.

To give the "Medical Department" more mobility in moving material, several "Pack, Unit Medical Equipment" sets were created.

The "No. 1 & No. 2" set combined gave the possibility to transport material from the MD No. 1 & MD No. 2 crates without using the heavy crates, although of course this was not the entire contents of the crates that were transferred to packboards.

The three other packboards "No. 3 - No. 4 - No. 5) provided for the transport of splints, blankets and water.

It is currently unclear whether the Airborne Medical Company left their crates in England during the actions in Normandy to use the Pack, Unit Medical Equipment sets or whether they equipped the canvas bag with the 4 bags themselves with material from their crates and supplies at their own discretion.

What has become clear in all the research is that these Packboards and Unit Medical Packs were indeed used by the Airborne Medical Company (326 AMC - 101 AB) in the hope of making them more mobile and easier to transport for Airborne operations.

Na de inzet van 326 AMC in Normandië werd er wel besloten dat het gebruik van de kisten verkozen werd boven de meer mobielere bepakking.

After the deployment of 326 AMC in Normandy it was decided that the use of crates was preferred over the more mobile packaging.

Foto's met dank aan / Photos thanks to : Robinb @ www.usmilitariaforum.com

9794100 Pack, Unit Medical Equipment No. 1

Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9778700 Packboard 1
9792200 Unit Medical Equipment Pack, Empty Case 1
9792300 Unit Medical Equipment Pack, Empty Insert 4
Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9205000 Dressing, First-Aid, Large, White 16 Insert No. 1
9205000 Dressing, First-Aid, Large, White 10 Insert No. 2
9206000 Dressing, First-Aid, Small, White 30 Insert No. 2
2009000 Bandage, Muslin, 5-inch by 5 yards, 12 6 Bandages Insert No. 3
2013000 Cotton, Absorbent, Compressed, 1 oz 13 Pkg. Insert No. 3
2024000 Gauze, Plain, Sterilized, 36-inch, 1 yard 13 Pkg. Insert No. 3
2034000 Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-inch by 5 yards 3 Spools Insert No. 3
2035000 Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 3-inch by 5 yards 3 Spools Insert No. 3
9121100 Sulfanilamide, Crystalline, 5, 5-Gm. Envelopes 8 Boxes Insert No. 3
9201500 Bandage, Gauze, White, 4-inch by 6 yards 25 Insert No. 3
9204000 Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White 24 Insert No. 3
1012200 Acid, Boric, Ointment, 4 oz 1 Jar Insert No. 4.
1204000 Foot Powder, 1/4 lb 1 Can Insert No. 4.
3468000 Scissors, Bandage 1 Insert No. 4.
3683000 Gloves, Surgeon's, Size 7 1/8 2 Pair Insert No. 4.
3684000 Gloves, Surgeon's, Size 8 2 Pair Insert No. 4.
3773000 Stethoscope 1 Insert No. 4.
7178000 Towel, Hand 3 Insert No. 4.
7493000 Soap, White, Floating, 6 oz 2 Bars Insert No. 4.
7515000 Book, Blank, 8 vo 1 Insert No. 4.
7701000 Apron, Rubberized 1 Insert No. 4.
7720500 Box, Cash : Containing 1 Insert No. 4.
1382000 : Procaine Hydrochloride, 20 3/4-gr. hypo tablets 2 Tubes Insert No. 4.
3662700 : Cotton Thread, Quilting, 150 yard 2 Spools Insert No. 4.
3779000 : Suture, Catgut, Chromic, Size 1, 1 suture 24 Tubes Insert No. 4.
3844000 : Syringe, Luer, 2-cc 2 Insert No. 4.
3849000 : Syringe, Luer, Needle, 23-gage, 3/4-inch canula, 12 1 Box Insert No. 4.
3851000 : Syringe, Luer, Needle, 19-gage, 1 3/4-inch canula, 12 1 Box Insert No. 4.
7932000 : Thermometer, Clinical 2 Insert No. 4.
9115500 : Morphine Tartrate, 5 tubes 13 Boxes Insert No. 4.
7877000 Pin, Safety, Large 4 Cards Insert No. 4.
7878000 Pin, Safety, Medium 4 Cards Insert No. 4.
9378000 Tourniquet, Field 2 Insert No. 4.
9767500 Container, Metal, No. 1 : Containing 2 Insert No. 4.
9112000 : Iodine Swab, 1 1/2-cc, 6 4 Boxes Insert No. 4.
9771000 Container, Metal, No. 2 : Containing 2 Insert No. 4.
1010000 : Acid, Acetylsalicylic, 1000 tablets 300 Tablets Insert No. 4.
9773000 Container, Metal, No. 14 : Containing 1 Insert No. 4.
1048000 : Alcohol, Ethyl, 1 qt 1 Quart Insert No. 4.
9907000 Basin, Canvas, Folding 1 Insert No. 4.
9926500 Gloves, Rubber, Pouch 1 Insert No. 4.
9941000 Pad, Heat, Complete 2 Insert No. 4.
9954028 Sterilizer, Instrument, 9 3/4-inch, with gasoline burner 1 Insert No. 4.
3230000 : Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Straight, Rankin 6 Insert No. 4.
3231000 : Forceps, Hemostatic, 6 1/4-inch, Curved, Rochester-Pean 3 Insert No. 4.
3296800 : Holder, Needle, 6-inch, Hegar-Mayo 1 Insert No. 4.
3337700 : Knife, Operating, Handle No. 4 1 Insert No. 4.
3338100 : Knife, Operating, Blade No. 20, 6 3 Pkg. Insert No. 4.
3470000 : Scissors, Dissecting, 5 1/2-inch, Straight 1 Insert No. 4.
7722000 Box, Ointment, 2-oz : Containing 1 Box Insert No. 4.
3363100 : Needle, Catgut, Size 2, Half-circle, 6 2 Pkg. Insert No. 4.
3393500 : Needle, Surgeon's Regular, Size 6, 3/8-circle, 6 2 Pkg. Insert No. 4.
3395000 : Needle, Surgeon's Regular, Size 12, 3/8-circle, 6 1 Pkg. Insert No. 4.
3401100 : Needle, Uterine, Size 5, Half-circle, 6 1 Pkg. Insert No. 4.
Form 52b Emergency Medical Tag : (20 in book in duplicate) 1 Book Insert No. 4.

9794200 Pack, Unit Medical Equipment No. 2

Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9778700 Packboard 1
9792200 Unit Medical Equipment Pack, Empty Case 1
9792300 Unit Medical Equipment Pack, Empty Insert 4
Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9205000 Dressing, First-Aid, Large, White 16 Insert No. 1
9205000 Dressing, First-Aid, Large, White 10 Insert No. 2
9206000 Dressing, First-Aid, Small, White 30 Insert No. 2
2009000 Bandage, Muslin, 5-inch by 5 yards, 12 6 Bandages Insert No. 3
2013000 Cotton, Absorbent, Compressed, 1 oz 13 Pkg. Insert No. 3
2024000 Gauze, Plain, Sterilized, 36-inch, 1 yard 13 Pkg. Insert No. 3
2034000 Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-inch by 5 yards 3 Spools Insert No. 3
2035000 Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 3-inch by 5 yards 3 Spools Insert No. 3
9121100 Sulfanilamide, Crystalline, 5, 5-Gm. Envelopes 8 Boxes Insert No. 3
9201500 Bandage, Gauze, White, 4-inch by 6 yards 25 Insert No. 3
9204000 Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White 24 Insert No. 3
1204000 Foot Powder, 1/4 lb 1 Can Insert No. 4.
3468000 Scissors, Bandage 1 Insert No. 4.
3683000 Gloves, Surgeon's, Size 7 1/8 2 Pair Insert No. 4.
3684000 Gloves, Surgeon's, Size 8 2 Pair Insert No. 4.
7178000 Towel, Hand 3 Insert No. 4.
7493000 Soap, White, Floating, 6 oz 2 Bars Insert No. 4.
7515000 Book, Blank, 8 vo 1 Insert No. 4.
7701000 Apron, Rubberized 1 Insert No. 4.
7720500 Box, Cash : Containing 1 Insert No. 4.
9115500 : Morphine Tartrate, 5 tubes 27 Boxes Insert No. 4.
7877000 Pin, Safety, Large 4 Cards Insert No. 4.
7878000 Pin, Safety, Medium 4 Cards Insert No. 4.
9378000 Tourniquet, Field 2 Insert No. 4.
9767500 Container, Metal, No. 1 : Containing 2 Insert No. 4.
9112000 : Iodine Swab, 1 1/2-cc, 6 4 Boxes Insert No. 4.
9773000 Container, Metal, No. 14 : Containing 1 Insert No. 4.
1048000 : Alcohol, Ethyl, 1 qt 1 Quart Insert No. 4.
9907000 Basin, Canvas, Folding 1 Insert No. 4.
9926500 Gloves, Rubber, Pouch 1 Insert No. 4.
9941000 Pad, Heat, Complete 2 Insert No. 4.
Form 52b Emergency Medical Tag : (20 in book in duplicate) 1 Book Insert No. 4.

9794400 Pack, Unit Medical Equipment No. 3

Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9778700 Packboard 1
9792200 Unit Medical Equipment Pack, Empty Case 1
9909000 Blanket, OD 6

9794600 Pack, Unit Medical Equipment No. 4

Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9778700 Packboard 1
9781500 Splint Set 1

9794800 Pack, Unit Medical Equipment No. 5

Item No. Description Amount Extra Information
9778700 Packboard 1
9778900 Packboard Adapter 1
9915700 Can, Water, 5-gal 1