FM 21-10 ·Army ·1945 Military Sanitation
Military sanitation is the Army way of keeping soldiers healthy, and preventing the spread of disease. Its primary aim is to keep as many men as possible in fighting trim, physically and mentally. b. In other wars, disease knocked out more…
FM 21-11 ·Army ·1976 First Aid for Soldiers
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope a, The purpose of this manual is to describe first aid measures, to explain how and when to apply them, and to emphasize the significance of prompt, effective first aid. The measures described can…
FM 31-8 ·Army ·1968 Medical Service in Joint Operations
FM 31—8/NÂVMED P-5047/AFM 160-27 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to familiarize Armed Forces command and staff officers with the general doctrine, organizations, and practices of the medical…
FM 8-10 ·Army ·1970 Medical Service Theater of Operations
duty. The medical support system is a single, inThe Army Medical Department supports all ele- tegrated system that reaches from the area of opments of the Army and is primarily concerned erations to the Zone of Interior (ZI). with…
FM 8-15 ·Army ·1961 Medical Service in Divisions, Separate Brigades and the Armored Cavaltry Regiment
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope (2) STANAG 2128, Medical and Dental a. This manual is a guide for commanders, Supply Procedures. staffs, subordinate leaders, and troops of the (3) STANAG 2075 (SOLOG 74) (SEAArmy Medical Service…
FM 8-21 ·Army ·1944 Tank Destroyer, Towed Gun Platoon
This manual covers the tactical employ ment of the towed tank destroyer platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques that are not covered in other manuals. b. The manual is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of…
FM 8-35 ·Army ·1966 Transportation of the Sick and Wounded
4. Handling the Patient some situations, manual transportation is necessary to save a life. Careful and correct handling of the patient is of primary importance in the evacuation and a. Some of the carries discussed in this…
FM 8-36 ·Army ·1973 Aidmans Medical Guide
1—1. Purpose and Scope This manual is intended primarily for you, the medical aidman in the field. It tells you what to do with the supplies and equipment that you ean carry and can use without hot or running water or electrical power, It…
FM 8-40 ·Army ·1940 Medical Field Manual Field Sanitation
into the command. The status of personnel held under observation will ordinarily be that of working quarantine. They will be carefully inspected by a medical officer at least once a day for the detection of disease. The minimum period of…
FM 8-45 ·Army ·1940 Medical Field Manual Records of Morbidity and Mortality Sick and Wounded
FM 8-45 MEDICAL FIELD MANUAL RECORDS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY (SICK AND WOUNDED) SECTION I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE OF RECORDS OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY.-a. Complete records of all patients treated are necessary in order that- (1) Data may be…
FM 8-5 ·Army ·1962 Medical Service Units Theater of Operations
Employment. The company normally is employed under the overall direction of the field army surgeon who exercisers operational control through a subordinate medical group. The company usually operates under mission type orders which assign…
FM 8-50 ·Army ·1957 Bandaging and Splinting
3. General The proper bandage properly applied can aid materially in the recovery of a patient. A carelessly or improperly applied bandage can cause discomfort to the patient; in many instances it may expose the wound to danger of…
FM 8-55 ·Army ·1960 Army Medical Service Planning Guide
1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is intended as a guide to medical service planners in the field. It contains a digest of the accepted principles and procedures pertaining to planning; it also includes rates and experience factors which…
TM 8-220 ·Army ·1941 Medical Department Soldier's Handbook
TM 8-225 ·Army ·1942 Dental Technicians
to the technical aspects of the dental service and should be incorporated in the training program for all of the assigned dental personnel. The first sections of chapter 5 may be used as general information useful to all nonprofessional…
TM 8-227 ·Army ·1941 Methods for Laboratory Technicians
TM 8-227 c 3 TECHNICAL MANUAL METHODS FOR LABORATORY TECHNICIANS 4 ey CaS ida Measetominer No. 2 Waaninerpn 25,4), C., 1 April 1944. TM 8-227, 17 October 1941, is changed as follows: a 10. Use. ae. ae! * * * * a * 2 d. Adjustment of focus…
TM 8-230 ·Army ·1970 Army Medical Department Handbook of Basic Nursing
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose and Scope This manual is for use in training medical corpsmen, MOS 91A10; medical specialists, MOS 91B20; and clinical specialists, MOS 91C20, in the nursing aspects of medical care and treatment. It also…
TM 8-233 ·Army ·1941 Methods for Pharmacy Technicians
Methods for pharmacy technicians, covering pharmaceutical mathematics, chemistry, pharmaceutical operations and apparatus, and the preparation of pharmaceutical preparations.
TM 8-240 ·Army ·1941 Roentgenographic Technicians
Serves as both an outline for a course of instruction for student X-ray technicians and a reference text on roentgenographic technique, covering X-rays, X-ray machines, exposure, maintenance and repair, protective measures, and…
TM 8-243 ·Army ·1962 [Training publication]., TM 8-243 Neuropsychiatric Specialist
6. General In order for the specialist to acquire an understanding of the abnormal behavior of psychiatric patients, he must first under stand the major aspects of personality, the basic processes under lying personality development, and…
TM 8-260 ·Army ·1941 Fixed Hospitals of the Medical Department (General and Station Hospitals)
Designation and identifica"ion.---a. In 11eare.tinie.-Fixed in operation are nc-tt given a rL 1011. design. t' (a) A station hosliitnl is iclelilificcl by g:iving the type, title of tho ho9pita1, aacl its location, for example, 8tation…
TM 8-275 ·Army ·1942 Military Roentgenology
Describes the special diagnostic and therapeutic responsibilities of the Army roentgenologist (X-ray specialist), covering procurement and supervision of X-ray equipment, field X-ray equipment, foreign body localization, roentgen…
TM 8-285 ·Army ·1942 Treatment of Casualties from Chemical Agents
of chemical warfare, the weapons of war depended almost entirely for their effect on the force with which they hit enemy personnel or materiel. In contrast to this, chemical warfare agents need no terminal momentum or explosive force to…
TM 8-290 ·Army ·1944 Educational Reconditioning
TM 8-291 ·Army ·1962 Occupational Therapy
3. References References appropriate to specific subject matter are incorpo rated in the text. Appendix I contains a list of allied text refer ences.
TM 8-292 ·Army ·1952 Physical Reconditioning
1. General a. Purpose. The purpose of this manual is to describe procedures and activities for the physical reconditioning section or comparable sections established as a component part ol the Physical Medicine Service in hospitals. b.…
TM 8-350 ·Army ·1944 Technique of Medical Diathermy
The purpose of this manual is to provide a handy text illustrating the more frequent uses of medical diathermy as applied by coil and disc technique. Pathological indications relating to medical diathermy are not presented in this manual.…
TM 8-450 ·Army ·1941 Veterinary Administration
Covers veterinary administration, including the classification, identification, preparation, and rendition of veterinary reports and returns pertaining to sick and wounded animals, to maintain a continuous veterinary history of each animal…
TM 8-500 ·Army ·1941 Hospital Diets
spital no than that ents. Often ment. In dietitians are l never obtain hemselves are implify the ss sergeants, only for the ost any specific prepared in enus and eet the a recognized s a most best results mple as possible ion. An cution is…
TM 8-501 ·Army ·1961