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 Cardiac Impairment
In this subcourse, you will study cardiac arrest; basic life support, to include rescue breathing; chest compressions; and recognition and treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias. This information will aid you in maintaining and improving the…
MD0572 ·Army ·Undated The Central Nervous System
The central nervous system is one of the two principal divisions of the body's nervous system. The nervous system is the body's communication network and control center. The central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and the…
MD0574 ·Army ·Undated Surgical Methods
As a Medical NCO, you need to be familiar with some surgical procedures. You may perform minor surgical procedures, wound closure and suturing, and you may assist in emergency surgical procedures. This subcourse will give you basic…
MD0575 ·Army ·Undated Integumentary System
The skin is not just a simple thin covering which keeps the body together. The skin is a complex combination of tissues that perform functions necessary for human survival. Our skin helps maintain body temperature, receives stimuli from…
MD0576 ·Army ·Undated Wound Care
In this subcourse, you will study wound healing and wound care, contaminated wounds, and burns. Information you read in this subcourse will aid you in maintaining and improving the health of soldiers. In that pursuit, do your best to…
MD0577 ·Army ·Undated The Musculoskeletal System I
The musculoskeletal system is composed of osseous (bone) tissue and muscle tissue. Both are essential parts of the complex structure that is the body. The skeletal system has a major role in the total structure of the body, but bones and…
MD0580 ·Army ·Undated The Genitourinary System II
This century has seen great changes in sexual feelings, attitudes, and beliefs in American society resulting in greatly changed sexual activities and habits of Americans. Look at the massive changes in just the last forty years.
MD0581 ·Army ·Undated The Gastrointestinal System
In this subcourse, you will study the gastrointestinal system. This system processes food so that it can be used by the body. Chemical reactions occur in each body cell. Some chemical reactions synthesize new enzymes, cell structures,…
MD0583 ·Army ·Undated The Endocrine System
Two systems, the nervous system and the endocrine system, work together to regulate and integrate the processes of the body. The activities of these systems operate like an interlocking supersystem. Some parts of the nervous system…
MD0710 ·Army ·Undated Red Meats
What is the major muscle of a rib eye steak? What is the landmark for separation of the forequarter from the hindquarter? What is the "packinghouse" term for the diaphragm? If you cannot answer these questions now, you will be able to when…
MD0712 ·Army ·Undated Poultry I
The veterinary food inspection specialist performs inspection of poultry when it reaches its initial destination and during storage. Chicken is the most common form of poultry bought by the military services. It is a highly perishable…
MD0713 ·Army ·Undated Shell Eggs
The egg, it should be remembered, is a biological structure intended by nature for reproduction of the chicken. It protects and provides a complete diet for the developing chick embryo and serves as the principal source of food for the…
MD0715 ·Army ·Undated Dairy
MD0715 iii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0715 DAIRY INTRODUCTION In Biblical times, the ideal home was in a "land flowing in milk and honey." Today, a common expression used in…
MD0717 ·Army ·Undated Storage and Sanitation
Food is surrounded by dangerous agents and conditions that can make people ill. As multiple handling and modern processing methods lengthen the journey from farm to table, the opportunities for food to become contaminated and/or spoiled…
MD0801 ·Army ·Undated Prescription Interpretation
MD0801 ii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0801 PRESCRIPTION INTERPRETATION INTRODUCTION The prescription is a vital link between the physician and pharmacy personnel. The prescription…
MD0802 ·Army ·Undated Pharmaceutical Calculations
MD0802 ii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0802 PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS INTRODUCTION One of the most important areas of study for the pharmacy specialist is pharmaceutical…
MD0803 ·Army ·Undated General Chemistry
In the process of achieving and maintaining proficiency in your military occupational specialty (MOS), you will be learning concepts and performing tasks that are based on important chemical principles. As you become more proficient with…
MD0804 ·Army ·Undated