Stories
- Article
The problem of the punctured heart
During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.
- Article
The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Realistic battle training for C.D. Gale & Polden, 1944"
Date: September 1943-October 1944Reference: SA/CAS/D/1/2Part of: Casualties Union- Archives and manuscripts
Copies of Practical Rescue Training and Realistic Battle Training
Date: 1943-1944Reference: SA/CAS/D/1/3Part of: Casualties Union- Archives and manuscripts
`Casualties: Battle of Jutland' chart
Date: 1916Reference: GC/85/B/2Part of: Knapp, Surgeon-Captain Montague Henry- Archives and manuscripts
Post mortem appearances in battle casualties
Date: c.1942Reference: RAMC/1801/3/3Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Archives and manuscripts
"Practical rescue training, Pitman, 1943"
Date: December 1942-February 1944Reference: SA/CAS/D/1/1Part of: Casualties Union