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Surgeon Steward - AnswersFirst enlisted rate requiring specific qualification
Article 16 - AnswersA convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt men
Ship's Surgeon - Answerstrained physician
surgeon's mate - Answersusually a physician but subordinate to surgeon
March 2, 1799 - AnswersCongress mandated that newly commissioned sailing warships contain
a 'cockpit' or sickbay
Loblolly Boys - AnswersClassified as a rate 1814
maintained cleanliness
provided water and containers to hold amputated limbs
filled containers of coal to heat tar used in hemorrhage control
filled sand buckets for blood soaked floors
when did loblolly boys serve? - Answersquasi-war with france 1797-1800
barbary war 1801-1805
Loblolly Boys of Distinction - AnswersJohn Wall (first Loblolly boy)
John Domyn (first Loblolly POW)
Joseph Anderson (first African American Loblolly boy)
The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________ ______________ to the end of the
Civil War (_____-______) - Answersamerican expansion; 1820-1865
Baymen (1870s-1898) - AnswersReplaces nurse, one who manned the sick bay in 1873
Apothecaries of distinction - AnswersCornelius O' Leary - father of corspmans, 38 yrs
Robert Stanley - 1st medal of honor for hospital corps
How many Medal of Honor Recipients (hospital corps)? - Answers22
how many ships are named after hospital corpsman? - Answers20
customer - Answerssomeone who pays for goods or services from business or a person who
has a particular quality
, client - Answersanyone for whom a service requiring some degree of confidentiality is provided
palliation - Answersthe relief of symptoms when cure is no longer possible, and treatment is
provided solely for comfort
phone ettiquette - Answers1. department name
2. your name
3. personalized statement
4. "how may I help you sir or m'am?"
5."anything else i can assist you with?"
moral - Answersa system of principles or standards of conduct which govern the appropriate
conduct for a person,
ethics - AnswersA system of moral principles.
informed consent - Answersthe healthcare provider gives the pt all the info necessary for a
decision
lawful consent - Answerspt must have made a knowledgeable decision with the full awareness
of the consequences
freedom of information act - AnswersA document that governs the disclosure of documents
maintained by government agencies
Protected Health Information (PHI) - AnswersIndividually identifiable health information that is
transmitted or maintained by electronic media.
Privacy Act of 1974 - Answersa law that gives citizens access to the government's files on them
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act - Answersprovide safeguards for protected
health information to ensure patient privacy is maintained
Health Record (HREC) - AnswersA file of continuous care given to an active duty member and
documents all outpatient care provided during a member's career
Inpatient Record (IREC) - AnswersA medical file which documents care provided to a patient
assigned to a designated inpatient bed in a medical treatment facility (MTF) or ship
Outpatient Record (OREC) - AnswersA file of continuous care which documents ambulatory
treatment received by a person other than an active duty member
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) - AnswersDEERS is the system that
you must be enrolled in to be eligible for TRICARE