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100	1		_aMayhew, E. R. _q(Emily R.) _eauthor _995529
245	1	4	_aThe Guinea Pig Club : _bArchibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II / _cEmily Mayhew.
250			_aLarge print edition.
263			_a201912
264		1	_aLeicester [England] : _bThorpe, Aurora, _c2019.
300			_a306 pages (large print) ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War, and the most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe - nicknamed 'the Boss', or 'the Maestro' - operating at a small hospital. McIndoe constructed a medical infrastructure from scratch and set up a revolutionary new treatment regime. Uniquely concerned with the social environment, or holistic care, McIndoe also enlisted the help of the local civilian population. He rightly secured his group of patients, dubbed the Guinea Pig Club, an honoured place in society as heroes of the Second World War.
600	1	0	_aMcIndoe, Archibald Hector, _cSir, _d1900-1960. _944061
610	2	0	_aGuinea Pig Club. _944062
610	1	0	_aGreat Britain. _bRoyal Air Force _xHistory. _94343
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xMedical care _zGreat Britain. _995530
650		0	_aPlastic surgeons _zGreat Britain _vBiography. _995531
650		0	_aSurgery, Plastic _zGreat Britain _xHistory _y20th century. _995532
655		0	_aLarge type books. _9722
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