Health memories from Annual to Alhucemas: Medical advances between 1921 and 1925

Year 2021 marks a century since the Annual Disaster, an evento that ocurred in Spanish Protectorate of Morocco bewtween July 21 and August 9 year, one most tragic defeats suffered by Army through its history. Between September 8 October 13, 1925, SPanish Navy collaboration with French tropos, successfully landed at Alhucemas Bay, occupying pacifying área, which contributed to end Rif War. The circumstances occurred this war period gave rise important medical health advances. In just few years, wounded transport was improved emplying ambulances, hospital ships planes; filed were deployed Forefront shorten time from battle field first treatment facility; surgical procedures performed innovative techniques time, epidural anesthesia discovered finally, thanks agile system adapted sicks soldiers recovered located Iberian Peninsula. Military civil doctors, nurses Red Cross, nuns, friars, workers, soldiers, volunteers…applied their knowledge, tenacity work for sake caring patient, without any doubt, ultimate goal professional.