Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB Test 2 Questions and
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Caduceus - ANSWER A short staff entwined by 2 serpents, sometimes surmounted
by wings; the rating symbol of Hospital Corpsman
Cockpit - ANSWER Was the place designated for the care of the sick aboard ships;
later it became known as "sickbay"
The first direction given to the organization of Navy medicine was published in... -
ANSWER 1775
Article 16 in RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED
COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA stated: - ANSWER "A convenient place shall be
set apart for sick or hurt men, to be removed with their hammocks and bedding when
the surgeon shall advise the same to be necessary: and some of the crew shall be
appointed to attend to and serve them and to keep the place clean. The cooper shall
make buckets with covers and cradles if necessry for their use."
A typical medical section is limited to __ or __ men - ANSWER 2 or 3 men
Ship's Surgeon - ANSWER Trained physician
Surgeon's Mate - ANSWER Usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon. Held
Warrant Officer like status. Usually signed on for a particular cruise only.
Responsibilities more equivalent to a modern-day senior HM
The Continental Navy disbanded in - ANSWER 1790
When did Congress mandate all newly commissioned sailing warships to contain a
"cockpit" for treatment of the sick and injured. Unofficially reestablished need for
enlisted medical personnel with no official title or job description. Duties assigned by
ship's surgeon. Served a porridge called "loblolly" to the sick and injured and
eventually nicknamed "Lobllolly Boys". - ANSWER 2 March 1799
Loblolly Boy was classified as an official rate in... - ANSWER 1814
The duties of the Loblolly included: - ANSWER - Maintaining cleanliness in the
cockpit
- Provide water and containers to hold amputated limbs
- Fill containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control
- Fill buckets of sand used to aid slips and falls on blood-soaked decks
- Ring a bell at 0900 to announce sick call, every morning, seven days a week
- Prepared the cockpit before battle
Loblolly Boys rang the bell at _______ to announce sick call, every morning, seven
days a week. - ANSWER 0900
, Loblolly Boys served during... - ANSWER The Quasi-War with France (1797-1800)
The first Barbary War (1801-1805).
The Navy's first Loblolly Boy - ANSWER John Wall
The first Loblolly POW - ANSWER John Domyn
The first African-American Loblolly - ANSWER Joseph Anderson
The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________ ______________
to the end of the Civil War (_____-______) - ANSWER American expansion to the
end of the Civil War (1820-1865)
The Surgeon Steward was first seen in Navy pay charts in... - ANSWER 1841
The first enlisted rating requiring specific qualifications was the... - ANSWER
Surgeon Steward
Requirements to be Surgeon's Steward included: - ANSWER 1. Possessing
knowledge of pharmacy
2. Demonstration of industrious and temprate behavior
3. Appointed to the position by the ship's surgeon
The benefits of being the Surgeon's Steward: - ANSWER 1. Paid $18.00 per month
and one extra ration, (could be rum ration or food ration)
2. Were not discharged from the Navy without the consent of the officer apointing
them or their succesor. Exception: Courts martial (U.S. Navy Regulations, 1865)
Nurse (______-_______) - ANSWER 1861-1873
What replaced the title of "Nurse" for junior medical enlisted? - ANSWER Bayman
Define Bayman: - ANSWER One who manned the sick bay
Bayman (Early _____-_____) - ANSWER Early 1870s-1898
What is the primary duty of the Bayman? - ANSWER To be a personal attendant of
the sick.
Name other duties of the Bayman - ANSWER - Focusing on electric light on the
incision site while the surgeon performed shipboard surgery.
- Sterilizing surgical instruments and bandages
- Preparing sick bay for surgery, scrubbing, and washing the bags and hammocks of
the sick
From a Greek word; 14th century term for "pharmacist" - ANSWER Apothecary
Apothecary was invaluable to... - ANSWER medical department for anesthesia,
mixing/distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen.
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Caduceus - ANSWER A short staff entwined by 2 serpents, sometimes surmounted
by wings; the rating symbol of Hospital Corpsman
Cockpit - ANSWER Was the place designated for the care of the sick aboard ships;
later it became known as "sickbay"
The first direction given to the organization of Navy medicine was published in... -
ANSWER 1775
Article 16 in RULES FOR THE REGULATION OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED
COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA stated: - ANSWER "A convenient place shall be
set apart for sick or hurt men, to be removed with their hammocks and bedding when
the surgeon shall advise the same to be necessary: and some of the crew shall be
appointed to attend to and serve them and to keep the place clean. The cooper shall
make buckets with covers and cradles if necessry for their use."
A typical medical section is limited to __ or __ men - ANSWER 2 or 3 men
Ship's Surgeon - ANSWER Trained physician
Surgeon's Mate - ANSWER Usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon. Held
Warrant Officer like status. Usually signed on for a particular cruise only.
Responsibilities more equivalent to a modern-day senior HM
The Continental Navy disbanded in - ANSWER 1790
When did Congress mandate all newly commissioned sailing warships to contain a
"cockpit" for treatment of the sick and injured. Unofficially reestablished need for
enlisted medical personnel with no official title or job description. Duties assigned by
ship's surgeon. Served a porridge called "loblolly" to the sick and injured and
eventually nicknamed "Lobllolly Boys". - ANSWER 2 March 1799
Loblolly Boy was classified as an official rate in... - ANSWER 1814
The duties of the Loblolly included: - ANSWER - Maintaining cleanliness in the
cockpit
- Provide water and containers to hold amputated limbs
- Fill containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control
- Fill buckets of sand used to aid slips and falls on blood-soaked decks
- Ring a bell at 0900 to announce sick call, every morning, seven days a week
- Prepared the cockpit before battle
Loblolly Boys rang the bell at _______ to announce sick call, every morning, seven
days a week. - ANSWER 0900
, Loblolly Boys served during... - ANSWER The Quasi-War with France (1797-1800)
The first Barbary War (1801-1805).
The Navy's first Loblolly Boy - ANSWER John Wall
The first Loblolly POW - ANSWER John Domyn
The first African-American Loblolly - ANSWER Joseph Anderson
The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________ ______________
to the end of the Civil War (_____-______) - ANSWER American expansion to the
end of the Civil War (1820-1865)
The Surgeon Steward was first seen in Navy pay charts in... - ANSWER 1841
The first enlisted rating requiring specific qualifications was the... - ANSWER
Surgeon Steward
Requirements to be Surgeon's Steward included: - ANSWER 1. Possessing
knowledge of pharmacy
2. Demonstration of industrious and temprate behavior
3. Appointed to the position by the ship's surgeon
The benefits of being the Surgeon's Steward: - ANSWER 1. Paid $18.00 per month
and one extra ration, (could be rum ration or food ration)
2. Were not discharged from the Navy without the consent of the officer apointing
them or their succesor. Exception: Courts martial (U.S. Navy Regulations, 1865)
Nurse (______-_______) - ANSWER 1861-1873
What replaced the title of "Nurse" for junior medical enlisted? - ANSWER Bayman
Define Bayman: - ANSWER One who manned the sick bay
Bayman (Early _____-_____) - ANSWER Early 1870s-1898
What is the primary duty of the Bayman? - ANSWER To be a personal attendant of
the sick.
Name other duties of the Bayman - ANSWER - Focusing on electric light on the
incision site while the surgeon performed shipboard surgery.
- Sterilizing surgical instruments and bandages
- Preparing sick bay for surgery, scrubbing, and washing the bags and hammocks of
the sick
From a Greek word; 14th century term for "pharmacist" - ANSWER Apothecary
Apothecary was invaluable to... - ANSWER medical department for anesthesia,
mixing/distributing medications, correspondence, logistics, and training of Baymen.
