Navy Hospital Corpsman Fundamentals; Questions & Answers 100% Solved (A+)
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Hospital Corpsman
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Hospital Corpsman
Navy Hospital Corpsman Fundamentals;
Questions & Answers 100% Solved (A+)
• Unit 1: Hospital Corpsman (HM) Fundamentals
• This unit provides instruction on medical information and operational guidance
specific to the duties of an apprentice level Naval Hospital Corpsman. The unit
contain...
Navy Hospital Corpsman Fundamentals;
Questions & Answers 100% Solved (A+)
• Unit 1: Hospital Corpsman (HM) Fundamentals
• This unit provides instruction on medical information and operational guidance
specific to the duties of an apprentice level Naval Hospital Corpsman. The unit
contains the following lessons:
- Role of the Hospital Corps
- Introduction to The Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
- Navy Patient Safety Program
- Navy Health Promotion Program
Caduceus Answer-A short staff entwined by 2 serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings;
the rating symbol of Hospital Corpsman
Cockpit Answer-Was the place designated for the care of the sick aboard ships; later it
became known as "sickbay"
The first direction given to the organization of Navy medicine was published in... Answer-
1775
Article 16 in RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED COLONIES OF NORTH
AMERICA stated: Answer-"A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt men, to
be removed with their hammocks and bedding when the surgeon shall advise the same to be
necessary: and some of the crew shall be appointed to attend to and serve them and to keep
the place clean. The cooper shall make buckets with covers and cradles if necessry for their
use."
A typical medical section is limited to __ or __ men Answer-2 or 3 men
Ship's Surgeon Answer-Trained physician
Surgeon's Mate Answer-Usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon. Held Warrant
Officer like status. Usually signed on for a particular cruise only. Responsibilities more equivalent
to a modern-day senior HM
The Continental Navy disbanded in Answer-1790
When did Congress mandate all newly commissioned sailing warships to contain a "cockpit" for
treatment of the sick and injured. Unofficially reestablished need for enlisted medical personnel
with no official title or job description. Duties assigned by ship's surgeon. Served a porridge
called "loblolly" to the sick and injured and eventually nicknamed "Lobllolly Boys".
Answer-2 March 1799
Loblolly Boy was classified as an official rate in... Answer-1814
The duties of the Loblolly included: Answer-- Maintaining cleanliness in the cockpit
- Provide water and containers to hold amputated limbs
- Fill containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control
, Navy Hospital Corpsman Fundamentals;
Questions & Answers 100% Solved (A+)
- Fill buckets of sand used to aid slips and falls on blood-soaked decks
- Ring a bell at 0900 to announce sick call, every morning, seven days a week
- Prepared the cockpit before battle
Loblolly Boys rang the bell at _______ to announce sick call, every morning, seven days a week.
Answer-0900
Loblolly Boys served during... Answer-The Quasi-War with France (1797-1800)
The first Barbary War (1801-1805).
The Navy's first Loblolly Boy Answer-John Wall
The first Loblolly POW Answer-John Domyn
The first African-American Loblolly Answer-Joseph Anderson
The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________ ______________ to the end
of the Civil War (_____-______) Answer-American expansion to the end of the Civil War
(1820-1865)
The Surgeon Steward was first seen in Navy pay charts in... Answer-1841
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