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Revision 2017 Change Date of How Changed No Revision 2017 Change Date of How Changed No. Change PREV MENU NEXT STARFLEET MARINE CORPS Change Date of How Changed No. Change MEDICAL BRANCH MANUAL PREV MENU NEXT 3 STARFLEET MARINE CORPS ACADEMY MEDICAL BRANCH MANUAL 2017 Edition i PREV MENU NEXT STARFLEET MARINE CORPS STARFLEET MARINE CORPS ACADEMY MEDICAL BRANCH MANUAL By Order of the Commanding Association, Inc. (SFI). However, questions, comments, or Officer, Training and Doctrine anyone with an interest in our part suggestions to: Tracom@sfi- Command (COTRACOM). of the Star Trek universe is sfmc.org invited to look and learn. Shane Russell Distribution. 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Scuba Diving without the dedicated efforts of the Explained: Questions and Answers following people from the past: on Physiology and Medical Aspects iii PREV MENU NEXT STARFLEET MARINE CORPS Contents Part 1 - Introduction 1 How to use this manual 1 Part 2 - Story: “The Golden Hour” 2 Part 3 - History and Traditions 6 History of Battlefield Medicine 6 Wisemen, Shamans, and Medicine Men 6 The Sumerians: Bandages Begin 6 The Egyptians: Medicine Becomes a Practice 6 The Humors of Ancient Greece 6 Ayurvedic medicine 7 Persian and Islamic medicine 7 Changes Come Slowly 7 A Renaissance in Wound Treatment 7 The Revolutionary War: Army Hospitals & Texts 8 Napoleon and the Invention of Medivac 8 Anesthesia and the Discovery of Bacteria 8 The American Civil War: A Dark Time 8 The Ambulance Arrives 8 The Spanish-American War: The Rise of Bacteriology 9 World War I: Shock and Sea Water 9 World War II: Field Hospitals Make Their Debut 9 The Korean War: M*A*S*H Debuts 9 Vietnam: The Pre-Fab Hospital Hits the Field 10 Desert Storm: Preparing for the Worst 10 Operation Iraqi Freedom and the War on Terrorism 10 World War III: Advances Come Too Late 10 The Colonial Marines: A New Corpsman 11 The UNPF Marines 11 Starfleet and the SFMC 11 The Klingon War 11 Medical Traditions 12 The Lab Coat 12 The Nurse's Pin 12 The Combat Medic Badge 12 MEDICAL BRANCH MANUAL PREV MENU NEXT iv 7 Contents Cont. The Autohepatic Function Test 12 The Medical Motto: "Care Beyond the Call of Duty" 12 The Medical Slogan: "Best Care Anywhere" 12 The Medical Device: "The Cross" 12 The Surgeon General 13 The Hippocratic Oath 13 Part 4 - Organization of the Medical Branch 14 A Division of Labor: STARFLEET Medical versus SFMC Medical 14 Corps of the Medical Branch 14 Medical Corps "Safeguarding the Fighting Strength" 14 Nursing Corps "Faithful in adversity" 14 Medical Specialist Corps "United in our care" 15 Combat Medic Corps "So that they may Live" 15 Medical Services Corps "In support of care" 15 MOS Listings for Medical 15 Medical Commands 15 Combat Support Command (CSC) 15 Medical Unit Command (MUC) 16 Training, Doctrine and Research Command (TDC) 16 Fleet Liaison Command (FLC) 16 Types of Medical Units 16 Combat Support Command: 16 Element Medical Support - Combat Medics 16 Aid Stations 17 Medical Unit Command: 17 Forward Surgical Team / Mobile Surgical Hospital (MSH) 17 Field Hospital (FH) 18 Combat Support Hospital (CSH) 18 Hospital Ship 18 Specialized and other Medical Units 19 Medivac Units 19 Rescue Teams 19 SFMC Pararescuemen "That OTHERS may live" 19 Biological, Chemical and Hazardous Materials Teams (BCH Teams) 19 About Combat Lifesaver 20 Echelons of Medical Care 20 v PREV MENU NEXT STARFLEET MARINE CORPS Contents Cont. Echelon l 20 Echelon 2 20 Echelon 3+ 21 Echelon 3 (Enhanced) 21 Echelon 4 21 Part 5 - Equipment 22 Pharmacopeia 22 The Fab Five 22 Dobutamine Hydrochloride 22 Sterilite 22 Terakine 22 Tricordrazine 22 Tri-Ox Compound 22 The Dirty Dozen 22 Anesthizine 23 Corophizine 23 Hemosynthelite 23 Hyronalin 23 Inaprovaline 23 Lasix 23 Masiform D 23 Meperidine Hydrochloride 23 Metropan 23 Norep 24 Polyadrenaline 24 Vertazine 24 Four in the Field 24 Acetaminophen 5 24 Atropine 24 Cortropine 24 Retentinol 24 Fluid Therapy 24 DSW 25 Lactated Ringers (LR) 25 Micatropha 25 Normal Saline (NS) 25 MEDICAL BRANCH MANUAL PREV MENU NEXT vi 9 Contents Cont. PRF 25 Sterile Water 25 Vulcanoid Ringers 25 Part 6 - First Aid 26 Definition 26 History 26 Basic First Aid 26 Life-saving Measures 26 Danger - Ensure that the scene is safe for you and the
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