244 page spiral-bound, printed manual of the Associate Committee on Army Medical Research (ACAMR) of the National Research Council of Canada. The Manual describes the organization, including mini portraits of the ACAMR members and members of the Subdirectorate of Medical Research. It summarizes the numerous projects and studies undertaken by the ACAMR, as well as briefly discussing post-war research. There are photographs throughout the manual.

text.typescript.black and white 28 x 22 cm

English

National Research Council Canada.
World War, 1939-1945.
Surgery, Military.
Military hospitals.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Medical Research and Development in the Canadian Army During World War II 1942-1946. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 18, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=10275

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Handwritten on cover of manual, page 1: "W.V. Cone".

Projects and studies undertaken by the ACAMR included research on: night vision, evacuation of casualties from the field, bacteriostatic fabrics, nutritional and environmental research, foot problems, respiratory diseases, motion sickness, air transportation of casualties, traumatic injuries of the nervous system, infections and gangrene, blood transfusion, psychiatric problems and entonological projects.

A/N 12-8