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 8-283 ·Army ·2000 Treatment of Nuclear Warfare Casualties and Minor Radiation Injuries
This publication serves as a guide and a reference for trained members of the Armed Forces Medical Services and other medically qualified personnel on the recognition and treatment of nuclear warfare casualties and low-level radiation…
FM 8-284 ·Army ·2000 Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties
vii FM 8-284/NAVMED P-5042/AFMAN (I) 44-156/MCRP 4-11.1C (BW) agent casualties. Information contained in this publication may also be relevant for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with naturally acquired diseases or illnesses due to…
FM 8-285 ·Army ·1995 Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries
This manual serves as a guide and a reference for trained members of the Armed Forces Medical Services and other medically qualified personnel on the recognition and treatment of chemical agent casualties and conventional military chemical…
FM 8-295 ·Army ·1986 Treatment if Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries
This manual serves as a guide and a reference for trained members of the Armed Forces Medical Services and other medically qualified personnel on the recognition and treatment of chemical agent casualties and conventional military chemical…
FM 8-34 ·Army ·1983 Food Sanitation for the Supervisor
Diseases and the Military Entire armies have been defeated by such disease outbreaks as dysentery, typhoid, yellow fever, plague, and malaria. Mishandling of food and food-related waste has been responsible for some of the diseases.…
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 ·1994 Management of Skin Diseases in the Tropics at unit Level
Three figures in Chapter 9 have been copyrighted and are so designated. Copyright release has been obtained from Dr. Francisco Kerdel-Vegas, Universidad De Caracas, Venezuela.
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 ·1990 Prevention and Medical Management of Laser Injuries
1. Introduction a. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation." In common usage, a laser is a device that produces an intense, narrow beam of light. Normally each laser can only produce a…
FM 8-51 ·Army ·1998 Combat Stress Control in a Theater of Operations
This field manual (FM) establishes medical doctrine and provides principles for conducting combat stress control (CSC) support operations from forward areas to the continental United States- (CONUS) based medical facilities. This manual…
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…
FM 8-9 ·Army ·1996 NATO Handbook on the Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations
AMedP-6(B) The purpose of this handbook is to provide a guide for medical officers on the medical aspects of NBC operations. The handbook is intended as a compilation of reference material and as a source of information for training. It…
GTA 05-08-012 ·Army ·2005 Individual Safety Card: Basic Heat Injury Prevention
When the windchill is— And your training is— You should be— And extended breaks are— CAT I +32 to Stationary Fully dressed At the commander's discretion Physically active Partially dressed Not recommended CAT II 0 to -5°F Stationary Fully…
IS0871 ·Army ·Undated Combat Lifesaver Course: Student Self-Study
The Army battle doctrine was developed for a mobile and widely dispersed battlefield. The doctrine recognizes that battlefield constraints will limit the ability of trained medical personnel, including combat medics (Health Care Specialist…
IS0877 ·Army ·Undated Self-Aid/Buddy-Aid
Interschool Subcourse 0877, Self-Aid/Buddy-Aid, contains instructions for performing self-aid/buddy-aid (first aid) tasks that all soldiers are required to know. All of the tasks within this subcourse contain important, lifesaving…
MD0006 ·Army ·Undated Basic Human Anatomy
MD0006 ix Material Furnished: In addition to this subcourse booklet, you are furnished an examination answer sheet and an envelope. Answer sheets are not provided for individual lessons in this subcourse because you are to grade your own…
MD0007 ·Army ·Undated Basic Human Physiology
MD0007 viii Credit Awarded: Upon successful completion of this subcourse, you will be awarded 26 credit hours. Material Furnished: In addition to this subcourse booklet, you are furnished an examination answer sheet and an envelope. Answer…
MD0008 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Military Preventive Medicine
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.…
MD0062 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Quality Assurance
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible. Development and…
MD0064 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Radiography
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.…
MD0066 ·Army ·Undated Health Care Ethics I
As a practicing health care provider, it is not enough to be technically competent, although it is, admittedly, a critical component of your job. You must balance technical skill (technology) with correct professional demeanor (ethical or…
MD0151 ·Army ·Undated Principles of Epidemiology and Microbiology
One of the important landmarks in man's struggle to conquer disease was the invention of the microscope, generally attributed to Anton van Leeuwenhoek of Holland. Leeuwenhoek described the appearance of protozoa to the Royal Society of…
MD0152 ·Army ·Undated Diseases of Military Importance
Throughout the history of the world, disease has been man's worst enemy. Probably the most dreadful episode in recorded history was the infamous "Black Death" epidemic of the 14th century, which was responsible for the death of one-fourth…
MD0160 ·Army ·Undated Military Water Supply
Water is essential to man. During peacetime or wartime, man needs to drink, cook, bathe, and relax. (In each of these events, water is in most cases a critical factor, just as food and shelter.) However, not faced with a shortage, the…
MD0161 ·Army ·Undated Wastewater Treatment
MD0161 v CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0161 WASTEWATER TREATMENT INTRODUCTION Primitive man was confronted with the problem of waste disposal; however, the problem was rather simple…
MD0162 ·Army ·Undated Solid Waste Disposal
MD0162 ii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCOOL SUBCOURSE MD0162 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL INTRODUCTION In order to keep the environment clean and free of offensive sights and smells which cause a decrease…
MD0164 ·Army ·Undated