BMTCP 101 Navy Hospital Corpsman Fundamentals (rescued) with 100% correct answers verified.

Caduceus A short staff entwined by 2 serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings; the rating symbol of Hospital Corpsman Cockpit 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... 1775 Article 16 in RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA stated: "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 2 or 3 men Ship's Surgeon Trained physician Surgeon's Mate 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 1790 Congress mandated 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 oficial 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". 2 March 1799 Loblolly Boy was classified as an official rate in... 1814 The duties of the Loblolly included: - Maintaining cleanliness in the cockpit - Provide water and containers to hold amputated limbs - Fill containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control - 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. 0900 Loblolly Boys served during... The Quasi-War with France () and the first Barbary War (). The Navy's first Loblolly Boy John Wall The first Loblolly POW John Domyn The first African-American Loblolly Joseph Anderson The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________ ______________ to the end of the Civil War (_____-______) American expansion to the end of the Civil War () The Surgeon Steward was first seen in Navy pay charts in... 1841 The first enlisted rating requiring specific qualifications was the... Surgeon Steward Requirements to be Surgeon's Steward included: 1. Possessing knowledge of pharmacy 2. Demonstration of industrious and temprate behavior 3. Appointed to the position by the ship's surgeon The benefits of being the Surgeon's Steward: 1. Paid $18.00 per month and one extra ration, (could be rum ration or food ration) 2. Were not discharged from the Navy without the consent of the officer apointing them or their succesor. Exception: Courts martial (U.S. Navy Regulations, 1865) Nurse (______-_______) What replaced the title of "Nurse" for junior medical enlisted? Bayman Define Bayman: One who manned the sick bay Bayman (Early _____-_____) Early 1870s-1898 What is the primary duty of the Bayman? To be a personal attendant of the sick. Name other duties of the Bayman - Focusing on electric light on the incision site while the surgeon performed shipboard surgery. - Sterilizing surgical instruments and bandages - Preparing sick bay for surgery, scrubbing, and washing the bags and hammocks of the sick From a Greek word; 14th century term for "pharmacist" Apothecary Apothecary was invaluable to... medical department for anesthesia, mixing/distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen. Apothecaries of distinction: Cornelius O'Leary and Robert Stanley Who advocated for an originated hospital corps as early as 1893 based upon? Navy Surgeon General J.R. Tryon Signed by President William McKinley on _____________, giving birth to the United States Navy Hospital Corps. 17 June, 1898 S.T.A.R.T. stands for: Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment If the respiratory rate is greater than 30, tag as...? (Non-tactical) Immediate If the respriatory rate is less than 30...? (Non-tactical) Check perfusion If the patient is not breathing, what must be done first? (Non-tactical) Open the airway If unresponsive, not breathing, and no pulse, tag the patient as...? (Non-tactical) Expectant If breathing with radial pulse present and/or capillary refill is less than 2 seconds, what do you do next? (Non-tactical) Check mental status If breathing, with radial pulse absent/weak and/or capillary refill is greater than 2 seconds, tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) Immediate If the patient can follow simple commands (open eyes, close eyes, move extremities as instructed) tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) Delayed If patient cannot follow simple commands or is disoriented, tag patient as...? (Non-tactical) Immediate Factors affecting evacuation priorities in tactical situations are: 1. Type and duration of required transportation 2. Type of receiving medical facility 3. Ability of casualty to withstand evacuation Who was the first Corpsman to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor? Robert Stanley What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during WWII - 7 Medals of Honor - 67 Navy Crosses - 464 Silver Stars - 820 Major Awards and Citations awarded in all What honors and awards did Hospital Corpsmen receive during Vietnam? - 4 Medals of Honor - 29 Navy Crosses - 127 Silver Stars - 2 Legions of Merit - 290 Bronze Stars - 4563 Purple Hearts What is the name of the Hospital Corpsman pictured in the flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima? John Bradley What year did the 8th Congress establish the Women Accepted for Volunteer Service (WAVES)? 1948 The USS Benfold, USS Caron, USS De Wert, USS Durant, USS Frament, USS Halyburton, USS Francis Hammond, USS Jobb, USS Daniel A. Joy, USS Lester, USS Liddle, USS Litchfield, USS Thaddeus Parker, USS David R. Ray, USS Henry W. Tucker, USS Valdez, USS Walter C. Wann, USS Jack Williams, USS John Willis, and the USS Don O. Woods all have what in common? They are all ships named for Hospital Corpsman Which famous Marine Corps leader was quoted for saying "You guys are the Marines' doctors. There's no better in the business than a Navy Corpsman."? Leuitenant General Louis B. Puller What is the purpose of the MANMED? Quality of care to be given and performance expectations for personnel of the medical department. How many chapters are in the MANMED? 23