MD0165 ·Army ·Undated Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
For centuries, practitioners of medicine were concerned primarily with the treatment of illness and injuries. Only in the 19th century did we begin to recognize the importance of preventing illness and injury. Even so, emphasis on the…
MD0166 ·Army ·Undated Environmental Health Inspections and Surveys II
Army facilities must provide personnel with sanitary and safe environments. Sanitary inspections and surveys are an effective tool for ensuring that facilities carry out sanitation and safety measures. The preventive medicine specialist…
MD0170 ·Army ·Undated Arthropod Identification and Surveys
Each year, advances in modern technology and research reduce the incidence of disease in humans. Disease is still a problem, however, in many areas of the world, principally in underdeveloped countries. Arthropods play an active role in…
MD0171 ·Army ·Undated Arthropod Control
MD0171 ii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0171 ARTHROPOD CONTROL INTRODUCTION Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical animals that have an exoskeleton and have jointed appendages. They…
MD0172 ·Army ·Undated Rodent Biology, Survey, and Control
Modern man may never know when rats and mice first left the fields to establish their homes in and near the primitive dwellings of early man. The history of the rat in the last few thousand years is well told; for when man first recorded…
MD0173 ·Army ·Undated Pesticides in the Military
MD0173 iii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0173 PESTICIDES IN THE MILITARY INTRODUCTION Pesticides are nothing new. Various pesticides, such as lead arsenate, nicotine compounds, and…
MD0180 ·Army ·Undated Radiological Health
MD0180 iii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0180 RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The need for a comprehensive radiological health program has increased steadily over the last 85 years…
MD0502 ·Army ·Undated Dental Materials
Approximate composition of an acceptable dental amalgam alloy. 1-2 Amalgam dispensing systems. 1-3 Mechanical amalgamator. 1-4 Setup for mixing zinc phosphate cement. 1-5 The division of powder into standard portions. 1-6 Setup for mixing…
MD0503 ·Army ·Undated Dental Instrument Setups
In order to obtain maximum benefit from professional capabilities of the Dental Corps, a carefully organized dental service system providing technical and administrative support for professional personnel is necessary. Dental specialists…
MD0511 ·Army ·Undated Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Man's survival is constantly threatened--by bacteria, by physical or chemical injury, and a host of other agents. Although modern science and medicine have done much to cope with these harmful influences, our greatest protection is still…
MD0512 ·Army ·Undated Dental Radiography
This subcourse is designed to acquaint you with fundamental concepts of dental radiography. It seeks to familiarize you with the techniques of positioning the patient, the tubehead, and film as well as exposing and processing dental…
MD0513 ·Army ·Undated Preventive Dentistry
Why is preventive dentistry necessary? Through the years, the incidence of oral disease has increased, and man has become more susceptible to dental disease than he was in the past. Data are available to show that 95% of all Americans…
MD0520 ·Army ·Undated Quality of Care: Patient Relations
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0520 QUALITY OF CARE: PATIENT RELATIONS INTRODUCTION As medical technology advances at an incredible pace and medical treatment becomes…
MD0531 ·Army ·Undated Taking Vital Signs
Vital (life) signs are very important. They tell you and other medical personnel about the patient's present condition. Be maintaining a record of a patient's vital signs, the effectiveness of the medical treatment that the patient…
MD0532 ·Army ·Undated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
MD0532 iv CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0532 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION INTRODUCTION As a member of the Army Medical Department, you are expected to know how to perform basic…
MD0533 ·Army ·Undated Treating Fractures in the Field
One of the more common injuries on a battlefield or in everyday life is a fracture. Although usually not immediately life-threatening, serious fractures can be fatal if not properly treated. This subcourse discusses the procedures for…
MD0534 ·Army ·Undated Treating Chemical and Biological Agent Casualties
In future conflicts, soldiers must be prepared to function in a field environment contaminated by chemical or biological agents. This subcourse is designed to provide instruction in protecting yourself from chemical and biological agents…
MD0535 ·Army ·Undated Communicable Diseases and Field Sanitation
1-1. The cycle (chain) of infection. 1-2. Constructing cubicles in squad room. 1-3. Insect bar on the folding cot. 1-4. Aerosol insecticide dispenser, 12-ounce. 2-1. 3,000-gallon collapsible fabric water tank on raised platform. 2-2.…
MD0537 ·Army ·Undated Decontaminating Casualties
The management of contaminated casualties poses a serious problem and reduces the effectiveness of our combat power. Contamination degrades our ability to perform as individuals and units. It forces us into protective equipment, thereby…
MD0540 ·Army ·Undated Sterile Procedures
A cardinal rule in the medical field is to not do more harm than good to the casualty. This is the reason we must be careful to protect the patient from infection or disease while attempting to treat him. There are times in combat…
MD0542 ·Army ·Undated Management of Patients with Respiratory Dysfunctions
This subcourse presents a review of the respiratory system, devices such as the oralpharyngeal airway and bag-valve-mask (BVM) systems which are used to assist a patient's breathing efforts, procedures for supplying the patient with…
MD0547 ·Army ·Undated Eye, Ear, and Nose Injuries
As a medical specialist, you will treat patients with eye, ear, and nose injuries. These injuries can be very sensitive to the patient. You must use extreme care when working with these patients. This subcourse describes procedures for…
MD0548 ·Army ·Undated Environmental Injuries
This subcourse deals with environmental and climatic injuries including snakebites, insect and spider bites, insect and scorpion stings, dermatitis caused by toxic plants, heat injuries, and cold injuries. Some of the injuries discussed in…
MD0549 ·Army ·Undated Psychosocial Issues
You, as a medical specialist, will find that each patient or casualty is a unique individual with his own specific problems and his own ways of attempting to deal with those problems. The lessons present psychosocial issues that will…
MD0552 ·Army ·Undated Administer Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, and Intradermal Injections
This subcourse presents the basic concepts and knowledge required for administering medication through injections. Topics include choosing and assembling the correct needles and syringes, the three methods of injections, recording, and…
MD0554 ·Army ·Undated Treating Wounds in the Field
When you have casualties on the battlefield, you must determine the sequence in which the casualties are to be treated and how to treat their injuries. This subcourse discusses the procedures for performing primary and secondary surveys;…
MD0556 ·Army ·Undated Basic Patient Care Procedures
The medical soldier caring for patients provides a valuable service to his comrades. He must meet high standards with integrity, dignity, calm thinking, and careful study. The purpose of this subcourse is to provide you with a working…
MD0568 ·Army ·Undated Respiratory Diseases and Disorders
The respiratory tract has defense mechanisms that prevent most microorganisms and foreign objects from entering the lungs of a healthy person. Sometimes these defense mechanisms cannot resist invasion, and infection occurs. The person's…
MD0569 ·Army ·Undated Chest and Airway Problems
In this subcourse, you will study chest and airway problems. Chest trauma refers to general information about chest injuries as well as information about specific chest injuries. Airway problems includes information on devices--the…
MD0571 ·Army ·Undated