Corpsman Funds

Question 1

What is a Caduceus?

Answer 1

Short staff, two serpents, and sometimes surmounted by wings.

Question 2

What is a Cockpit?

Answer 2

-Place designated for care of the sick on a ship.

Commissioned March 2nd, 1799

Question 3

When is the Hospital Corpsman’s Birthday?

Answer 3

June 17th, 1898

Question 4

When was Loblolly Boy Classified as a rate?

Answer 4

1814

Question 5

Who are Loblolly Boys of distinction? (EX. First Loblolly Boy)

Answer 5

John Wall - First Loblolly Boy
John Domyn - First Loblolly POW
Joseph Anderson - First African-America Loblolly

Question 6

What were the locations of Corpsman School?

Answer 6

• First was Portsmouth, VA
• Second was San Diego, CA
• Third was Great Lakes, IL
• Fourth and current is San Antonio, TX

Question 7

How many Corpsman Died in World War I?

Answer 7

• 17

- 146 wounded or gassed

Question 8

How many Corpsman Died in World War II?

Answer 8

• 889 Died in Combat

- HMs established 97% casualty survival rate

Question 9

What was the name of Pharmacists that helped in the raising of flag on Mount Suribachi?

Answer 9

Pharmacists Mate John Bradley

Question 10

How many Medals Of Honor in Korea?

Answer 10

5 Medals Of Honor

Question 11

How many Medals Of Honor in Vietnam?

Answer 11

4 Medals Of Honor

Question 12

Korea

Answer 12

• 108 killed in action

- Navy Meds treated 2,844 wounded over a period of 21 days

Question 13

Vietnam

Answer 13

• 620 HM’s died as result of combat

- 3,353 wounded in action

Question 14

Iraq

Answer 14

• HM’s served from 2003 to 2011

- 26 killed in action

Question 15

Who was the most decorated Marine?

Answer 15

Louis B. “Chesty” Puller

Question 16

How many Medals of Honor in Pre WWI?

Answer 16

4 Medals of Honor

Question 17

How many Medals of Honor in WWI?

Answer 17

2 Medals of Honor

Question 18

How many Medals of Honor in WWII?

Answer 18

7 Medals of Honor

Question 19

What is MANMED and its purpose?

Answer 19

-The “Bible” of Navy Medicine

Question 20

What is BUMED?

Answer 20

-Headquarters command for Navy Medicine.

Question 21

Who is in the Leadership position of BUMED?

Answer 21

-Navy Surgeon General

Question 22

Who is under Navy Surgeon General?

Answer 22

-Force Master Chief of Hospital Corps

Question 23

How many Chapters in MANMED? Name of some?

Answer 23

-23 chapters

• CH 9 Hospital Corps
• CH 10 Civilians
• CH 15 Medical Examination
• CH 16 Health Records
• CH 19 FMF

Question 24

Who runs Directories?

Answer 24

Directors

Question 25

Gold Oak Leaf with Silver Acorn In Center

Answer 25

Medical Corps Officer

Question 26

Gold Oak Leaf with 2 Silver Acorns Under It

Answer 26

Dental Corps Officer

Question 27

Plain Gold Oak Leaf

Answer 27

Nurse Corps Officer

Question 28

Gold Oak Leaf with Branch at base

Answer 28

Medical Service Corps Officer

Question 29

Catastrophic Adverse Event

Answer 29

-Event caused by death, suicide, rape, and surgery on wrong patient or wrong body part

Question 30

Major Adverse Event

Answer 30

At hospital for 3 days or more

Question 31

Moderate Adverse Event

Answer 31

At hospital for less than 3 days

Question 32

Minor Adverse Event

Answer 32

No hospital stay

Question 33

Close Call

Answer 33

- An event that COULD OF resulted in harm. | - Near Miss

Question 34

MTF

Answer 34

Military Treatment Facility

Question 35

MHS

Answer 35

Military Health System

Question 36

PSC

Answer 36

Patient Safety Center

Question 37

PSP

Answer 37

Patient Safety Program

Question 38

Code Blue

Answer 38

Cardiac Arrest

Question 39

Code Red

Answer 39

Fire

Question 40

Code Pink

Answer 40

Child or Infant Abduction

Question 41

Code Black

Answer 41

Bomb Threat

Question 42

Code Orange

Answer 42

Hazmat Spill or Release

Question 43

Code Gray

Answer 43

Violence alert, security alert, or combative person

Question 44

Code Green

Answer 44

Internal or External Mass Casualty

Question 45

Code Brown

Answer 45

Severe weather

Question 46

What are the 3 purposes of Law Armed Conflict?

Answer 46

1. Integrate humanity into war. 2. Preserve the fundamental human rights of persons who fall into the hands of the enemy. 3. Assist in restoring peace.

Question 47

When was the Geneva Convention established?

Answer 47

1949

Question 48

What are the three categories of persons protected for their work?

Answer 48

First Category - Medical Personnel Second Category - Auxiliary medical support personnel of the Armed Forces Third Category - Personnel of aid societies of neutral countries

Question 49

NMCPHC

Answer 49

Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center

Question 50

PHA

Answer 50

Periodic Health Assessment

Question 51

CFL

Answer 51

Command Fitness Leader

Question 52

DAPA

Answer 52

Drug and Alcohol Programs Advisor

Question 53

NADAP

Answer 53

Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention