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 21-10 ·Army ·1940 Basic Field Manual Military Sanitation and First Aid
FM 21-10 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MILITARY SANITATION AND FIRST AID (The matter contained herein supersedes BFM, Vol. I, ch. 2, April 28, 1936.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs SECTION I. General 1-4 II. Responsibility for -5-6 SECTION I GENERAL 1.…
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…
FM 8-5 ·Army ·1944 Mobile Units of the Medical Department
MAY¥ 6- ] .A FM 8-5 MEDICAL FIELD *NUAL MOBILE UNITS OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CHANGE WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 2 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 20 April 1944. FM 8-5, 12 January 1942, is changed as follows: CHAPTER 14 (Added) PORTABLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL…
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 8-10 ·Army ·1942 Medical Field Manual, Medical Service of Field Units
2-4 MEDICAL FIELD MANUAL bilities. Hence its medical service is, for all practical purposes, in the same medical echelon as that of the division. * 3. GENERAL DOCTRINES.--L. Commanders of all echelons are responsible for the provision of…
FM 8-35 ·Army ·1955 Transportation of the Sick and Wounded
Figure 176.1 (Added) U-1A "Otter". assault transports and are equipped to transport from 35 to 70 litter patients. Their forward loads of personnel, ammunition, etc., can be unloaded and then can be reloaded with patients in a short time.…
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 8-15 ·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 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…
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…
FM 8-55 ·Army ·1941 Medical Field Manual, Reference Data
FM 8-55 1-2 MEDICAL FIELD MANUAL REFERENCE DATA CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE.---. The purpose of this manual is to furnish to medical offlcers a compact source of information bearing upon the military aspects of their profession.…
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 8-45 ·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…
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 8-450 ·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 8-243 ·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 8-292 ·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 8-227 ·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 8-501 ·Army ·1961 Nutrition
Public Health RM 216 1043 CHAPTER GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual is designed primarily to serve as a guide for Army Medical Service officers in the performance of their responsibilities in the field of nutrition as prescribed by AR 40-564.…
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 8-225 ·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 8-611 ·Army ·1944 Surgical Instruments, Indirect Blood Transfusion Apparatus, and Miscellaneous Surgical Supplies: Care and Maintenance
aaah "y ao 7 AY + Section I GENERAL I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This manual is published for the information and guidance of all personnel charged with the care and maintenance of various surgical instruments, indirect blood transfusion…
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…
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…
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 8-291 ·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 8-633 ·Army ·1945 X-Ray Field Unit, Fluoroscopic, Foreign Body Localization, Complete
Section I. GENERAL I. Scope a. This manual is published for the information and guidance of the personnel to whom this equipment is assigned. It contains information on the operation and first and second echelon maintenance of the…
TM 8-629 ·Army ·1945 Field X-Ray Film Processing Equipment
Section I. GENERAL 1. SCOPE a. These instructions are published for the information and guid ance of the personnel to whom this equipment is assigned. They contain information on the operation and maintenance of the equip ment as well as…
TM 8-615 ·Army ·1944