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Sisters of Mercy as part of sanitary detachments and in the organization of hospital work in Russia
https://doi.org/10.30629/0023-2149-2024-102-7-570-580
Abstract
The article presents data on the first units of Sisters of Mercy in the Active Army during the Crimean War. Historical documents regarding the beginning of the work of the Sisters of Mercy of the Russian Red Cross Society in the Moscow military hospital are provided. Their work during the Russo-Chinese War of 1900–1901 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 is described, focusing on hospital ships (“Tsaritsa,” “Mongolia,” “Kazan,” etc.) and the land front (in Port Arthur, Manchuria).
About the Authors
P. E. Kraynyukov
Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P.V. Mandryk of the Ministry of Defense of Russia; Peoples Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University) of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel E. Kraynyukov — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Hospital Surgery with the course of Pediatric Surgery of the RUDN, Head
Moscow
V. B. Simonenko
Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov (Moscow branch) of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir B. Simonenko — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine
Moscow
V. G. Abashin
Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P.V. Mandryk of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Viktor G. Abashin — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Doctor of the Advisory Department
Moscow
P. A. Dulin
Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov (Moscow branch) of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pyotr A. Dulin — Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine
Moscow
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Kraynyukov P.E., Simonenko V.B., Abashin V.G., Dulin P.A. Sisters of Mercy as part of sanitary detachments and in the organization of hospital work in Russia. Clinical Medicine (Russian Journal). 2024;102(7):570-580. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30629/0023-2149-2024-102-7-570-580
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