Handbook of the Hospital Corps, United States Navy, 1953; NavMed P-5004
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1953. First Edition, First Printing thus. Stiff boards. 24 cm, xi, [1], 692 pages. Illustrations (some color). Figures. Tables. Glossary. Index. Some weakness to boards. Boards somewhat scuffed and soiled. Name in ink inside front board. Slight darkening to text. Korean War-era work. Discusses the medical aspects of Atomic Warfare. Has chapters on embalming, preventive medicine, pharmacy, first aid, nursing, as well as on chemical and biological warfare. This Handbook of the Hospital Corps, 1953 s a lineal successor to a series of such books which began in 1914, but it is not strictly a new edition of any of them, being largely rewritten and containing much new material. It is officially approved as a textbook for the instruction of hospital corpsmen, not only of the Navy but of other Government services which may choose to use it. It is intended also to serve as a guide and reference book for all corpsmen, especially those on duty independent of a medical officer. To be prepared to render the best possible aid to the sick and wounded, it is essential to continually develop new knowledge and skills and to keep abreast of all recent developments. Contents include History of the Hospital Corps; Anatomy and Physiology; First Aid and Emergency Procedures; Nursing and Nursing Procedures; Food in Health and Disease; Preventive Medicine; Material Medica and Pharmacology; Pharmacy, Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques and Procedures, Embalming; Medical and Dental Departments with the Fleet Marine Force, Medical Aspects of Atomic Warfare, Chemical Warfare, Biological Warfare, Medical Department Administration, and Independent Duty. The Navy Hospital Corps is comprised of more than 30,000 active duty and reserve Hospital Corpsmen that are practicing or training in 40 technical specialties. Hospital Corpsmen are stationed at military treatment facilities, medical education institutions, clinics, hospitals and research units located within the United States and various overseas locations. Hospital Corpsmen provide direct support to Navy and Marine Corps commands, squadrons, battalions and units. Hospital Corpsmen deploy in support of combat operations, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance missions, providing the best care our nation can offer ashore and afloat. In the United States Navy in World War II, hospital corpsmen assigned to Marine units made beach assaults with the marines in every battle in the Pacific. Corpsmen also served on thousands of ships and submarines.[3] Three unassisted emergency appendectomies were performed by hospital corpsmen serving undersea and beyond hope of medical evacuation. The hospital corps has the distinction of being the only corps in the U.S. Navy to be commended, in a famous speech by Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal after the conclusion of the war. Following the war, the hospital corps changed its rating title to the generic term it had used all along—hospital corpsman. The rates of hospital corpsman third class (HM3), second class (HM2), and first class (HM1), and chief hospital corpsman (HMC) were supplemented by senior chief hospital corpsman (HMCS) and master chief hospital corpsman (HMCM) in 1958. Hospital corpsmen continued to serve at sea and ashore, and accompanied marines and Marine units into battle during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Biological Warfare, Chemical Warfare, First Aid, Handbooks/Manuals, Hospital Corps, Korean War, Medical Care, Military Medicine, U.S. Navy, Atomic Warfare, Naval Medical, Fleet Marine, Medical Department, Pharmacy, Preventive Medicine
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