MEDICAL TREATMENT TENT.

MEDICAL TREATMENT TENT.

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Abstract:

The report describes a recently developed lightweight tent designed to provide shelter for emergency medical treatment in tropical and arid environments. The tent has a floor area of 10 feet by 12 feet with minimum headroom of 6 feet. When packed for carrying on a rucksack frame, its total weight is 28 pounds it can be erected and dismantled by one man. The shape of the tent is reminiscent of a Conestoga wagon, and its frame is made of sections of aluminum rods and fiber-glass rods joined by bungee cord. The life expectancy of the tent in the field is at least 180 days. Author

Author(s):

No Author(s) Identified

Author Organization(s):

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS INST WASHINGTON DC RESEARCH DIV

Descriptive Note:

Technical information rept.

Pagination:

0010

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

AMC-TIR-33.8.7.11

Contract/Grant Number(s):

DAAG39-69-C-0001

Task Number(s):

2X663701D71801

Project Number(s):

DA-2X663701D718

Monitor Series:

TIR-33.8.7.11

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection

Communities of Interest:

Biomedical

Descriptor(s):

*TENTS, *HOSPITALS, TENTS, SHELTERS, MILITARY MEDICINE, WEIGHT, CONSTRUCTION, ALUMINUM, GLASS TEXTILES, LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE)

Field(s)/Group(s):

Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies, Structural Engineering and Building Technology

Report Date:

1968 Jul 01