History Of The Hospital Corps Flashcards
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What is the caduceus?
Rating insignia for the Hospital Corps.
Used to be the Red Cross.
What is the sickbay?
Where sick and injured men were taken for care.
Sick call.
What is the cockpit?
Another name for the sickbay.
Who is the Surgeon Steward?
First enlisted rate requiring specific qualifications.
What is the Medal of Honor?
It is the highest military decoration that may be awarded by the United States government.
Who presents the Medal of Honor?
The President of the United States, in the name of congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States armed forces who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
What is the Distinguished Service Cross?
It is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces).
It is awarded for extraordinary heroism.
What is the Navy Cross?
It is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, (and to members of the Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy).
It is awarded for extraordinary heroism.
What is the Silver Star?
It is the third highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States armed forces.
It is awarded for gallantry in action.
What is the Bronze Star? Part 1
According to public.navy.mil,
“The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the military of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement of service, not involving participation in aerial flight, while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States.
What is the Bronze Star? Part 2
While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The first direction given to the organization of Navy medicine was published when?
1775.
What is Article 16?
Rules for the regulation of the Navy of the United Colonies of North America.
What does Article 16 state?
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 and serve them and to keep the place clean. The cooper shall make buckets with covers and cradles if necessary for their use.
What was the typical medical section limited to back before the 20th century?
Two or three men.
Who were the typical medical section back before the 20th century?
Ship’s surgeon,
Surgeon’s mate,
One enlisted man (on occasion).
Who was the ship’s surgeon?
Trained physician.
Who was the surgeon’s mate?
Usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon,
Held warrant officer like status,
Usually signed on for a particular cruise only,
Equivalent to a modern-day senior corpsman.
On what date did congress mandate all newly commissioned sailing warships to contain a “cockpit” for treatment of the sick and injured?
March 2nd 1799.
What did the congress mandate unofficially reestablish?
The need for enlisted medical personnel with no official title or job description.
What was the name of the porridge served to the sick and injured which was used to create the Corpsman forerunners nickname?
Loblolly.
When was the loblolly rate established?
1814.
What were the loblolly tasks?
Maintained cleanliness in the cockpit,
Provided water and containers to hold amputated limbs,
Filled containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control (Cautery),
Filled buckets of sand used to aid slips and falls on blood soaked decks.
When did the loblolly boys serve?
Quasi-War with France (1797-1800),
Barbary War (1801-1805).
