• The Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War (1951-1954): Military Hospital of Humanitarian "Sanctuary?" 

      Lockertsen, Jan-Thore; Fause, Åshild; Hallett, Christine E. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-01)
      During the Korean War (1950–1953) the Norwegian government sent a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) to support the efforts of the United Nations (UN) Army. From the first, its status was ambiguous. The US-led military medical services believed that the “Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital” (NORMASH) was no different from any other MASH; but both its originators and its staff regarded it as a ...
    • The Nursing Legacy of The Korea Sisters 

      Lockertsen, Jan-Thore; Fause, Åshild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-27)
      <p>Aim: During the Korean War (1950–1953), the Norwegian government sent a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) to support the efforts of the United Nations (UN) Army. During the war, 111 Norwegian nurses served in seven contingents, each 6 month, at the Norwegian Field Hospital in Korea. The nurses were nicknamed “The Korea Sisters”. The aim of this study is to explore the impact and influence of ...
    • Operasjonssykepleie ved Troms og Tromsø Sykhus, 1895 - 1974 

      Lockertsen, Jan-Thore (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05)
      Operasjonssykepleie har en lang historie ved sykehuset i Tromsø. Men denne historia er i liten grad blitt fortalt og synliggjort. Hensikten med denne oppgaven har vært å belyse en del av operasjonssykepleierens historie i tidsrommet 1895 – 1974. Den moderne kirurgi, bygd på aseptiske teknikker og anestesi, vokste frem i siste halvdel av det nittende århundre. For sykehuset i Tromsø skjedde omlegginga ...
    • We Ran a Hospital. The Norwegian Nurses efforts During the Korean War and the Impact of their Experiences on Norwegian Nursing and Theatre Nursing 

      Lockertsen, Jan-Thore (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2021-04-23)
      <p>During the Korean War (1951-53), Norway operated and staffed a surgical field hospital at the front along the 38th parallel. The Norwegian Mobile Army Surgical Hospital – NORMASH – was a part of the United Nations peace-enforcing force to stop aggression from North-Korea towards South-Korea. <p>NORMASH was staffed only with civilian volunteers. Without any training as a military group or in war ...