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A naval doctor examines a sailor’s arm while two corpsmen help
Description: Painting, Oil on Canvas; by Joseph Hirsch; C. 1943; Framed Dimensions 24H X 39W
Accession #: 88-159-EU as a Gift of Abbott Laboratories
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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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