Attention Deluxe
![A naval doctor examines a sailor’s arm while two corpsmen help A naval doctor examines a sailor’s arm while two corpsmen help](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwii/navy-medical-art-of-the-abbott-collection/attention-deluxe/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1607977265501.jpg)
Within twenty minutes after this boy onboard a Navy transport broke his thumb boxing, it has been X-rayed, set and placed in a plaster cast. This is typical of the way the Navy Medical Department functions, bringing the finest medical care to boys who in many cases came from regions or homes where a similar degree of attention is practically unknown. Here the Navy physician is using a fluoroscope in conjunction with a dental x-ray machine.
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Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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