The Army Nurse Reel 1

The Army Nurse Reel 1 Shows activities in the training and service of army nurses. Reel 1: Battle scenes and casualties - optical effect as if looking through eyes of wounded soldier - brief scenes of nurses working at a field hospital - blood transfusion - surgery - anaesthetic. Shows miscellaneous aspects of nurses' life and basic training, emphasizing their ruggedness - outdoor exercises, classroom tests, trekking. Field hospital being set up. Life of nurse in field hospital - sleeping in tent - eating GI rations. Off-duty - hairdressing - laundry. Writing letters home - field service - gifts from home. Interior ward in field hospital - nurses caring for patients - helping patient to smoke cigarette. WWII. Pacific War.