The Use of Helicopters for the Primary Purpose of Air Ambulances in Wor

macrocosmIn this paper we will discuss the first documented exercise of helicopters for the primary purpose of Air Ambulances in World War II. During 1943, the unify States, British Commonwealth and the Chinese faced the armies of Japan, Thailand and Indian National Army. The Burmese Independent Army started off on the Japanese side, but later(prenominal) switched sides fighting with the completelyied forces. Under the control of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the United States make a decision to support the Chinese during the war with aircraft.1 With Japan irresponsible much of the Chinese territory, the main impart route for the Chinese was thru the Burma Road. This supply route was essential to operations in the area shaped a restructure for the commission supplies would be delivered to soldiers fighting and patients being able to know the urgent charge they extremely needed. The only tenacious and expeditious way to do all of this would be through the use of aircraf t flying a supply route known as the go to sleep.2 HistoryCommanders from all units across the world have thought about how to take take of their troops in times of war. Maybe one of the most to a great extent weighed thoughts is how much risk I am willing to take if I cant provide my men immediate medical care at the time when they most need it. Dated back as far as 1866, the idea of an Air Ambulance has been on the minds of certain individuals across the world. Paris, France first used the hot air balloons in order to vitiate more than 160 soldiers from the besieged city to medical care facilities.3 In the beginning, using a hot air balloon to rescue shipwrecked sailors seemed logical since the balloons where already delivering mail and supplies across the area of operations. This action dire... ...pter Evacuation, http//olive-drab.com/od_medical_evac_helio_ww2.php Ed Holmes, medical evacuation Flight in WWII, http//www.helis.com/stories/burma45.php History of Air Ambula nce and MEDEVAC, Mercy Flight, http//www.mercyflight.org/content/pages/ medevacMap Of Burma, BBC, Animated Map The Burma Campaign, http//www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/wwtwo_map_burma/index_embed.shtmlMark W. Bielauskas, Imphal, The Hump and Beyond, http//www.comcar.org/Air%20Commando%20Group/1st_air_commando_group_beginings.htmPeter Dorland and James Nanney, DUST OFF Army aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam, CMH Publisher, 90-28-1, page 9U.S. Army Medical Department, phone Sign DUSTOFF Chapter 1 http//www.bordeninstitute.army.mil/other_pub/dustoff/Dustoffch1.pdfWorld War 2 Burma, History Channel, http//www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/burma.html