1ST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE - SPECIAL ACTION REPORT - ANNEX LC CO IST MED BN - 2 AUGUST 1950 - 6 SEPTEMBER 1950

Korean War

Korean War Project Record: USMC-98

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United States Marine Corps History Division

Quantico, Virginia

Records: United States Marine Corps

Unit Name: 1st Marine Division

Records Group: RG 127

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ANNEX LOVE vv "C;'lst NSDICAL ·BATTALION

let l'rov1s1onal l'.nr Br1gP.c',e, (!'.einf',) Period Covered. ? July 50 .

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l, ~he Special Action Report of Co, 11 C" lst !l.ediof<l Bn, is submitted in ~ecordRnoe with referenoee CG 3/wgb;Ser: 551, dtd' 29Aug50 Md Fara 11401, 2a l!:CM 1940• The purpose of the report i11 to supplement the hht-:>rioal records of the liArine Corpa nnd for the information or thol)e ocncern• Co, 11 0 11 , lst l4edioRl Bp,ttnlion· WPS Resignei' the mission of giving em<-~rgency, life-sAving; eurgi6~_l trop_tme~nt to non-eve.ounble nni'. grf!.vely wounded combat~ntl::; of supplyin€ forward echelon medical unite with equipment, supplies and replRcemen t perscnn el; an·:'. preven.ti ve meil.iORl treat..: ment, routine mec'iicql ~>nd surgical treP tmcnt Rnd evacuqtic of ~11 personnel. ~he next higher echelon for the purpose of administration Md C1.iscipl1ne I·TPs H&S B11ttalion Command er, lst Provieion.Cl l4erine B.dgP:ic (Reinf. ), MaJor Richard E. SullivRO, USUC, l!'c.r ti'CtiMl ?Per~>tions the next higher ecllelon w~e th'~· Brig<tcte surg·son, CP.Ot<t1n E. :\, Hering, Jr. 2-fC USN.

?, Co 11 0 11 , 1st J(edicAl BPttRlionWRS undar the ccmm,.nd of Commani!er'Rcbert A, l"reyl1ng, JJ.C DSll, ':'hree medio'll ort­ic-crs 11nd on~ :nE>c1.19,nl_!!ervioe C'.>rpe cffioer were RI!Pigncd, Seven HMC ~nn pixty-eeven oorppmen were ~eeigned to the Company, Qne MSGT qnd. ninetern other ~'"rinr enlisted rAt­ing!! were aMigneCI, for the pul'po:--r;e c f furni eh1ng dr1 vere, security P.nC'. mee111ing f<tc1l1 t1 ee, An Epidcmiologioql Dis­ease Control Un1 t, o-:-.nf!iet1ng cf LCDR Bryon D. Casteel, MC USN, Comm!\nt'ting, three :li('dice.l Service Corp Officers P-nd fourteen ~nlisted perecnnP.l of the Hospital C-:>rpe USN we.s temporarily atteohed !".t 1ntervqlp. from ? August 1950. One med1o<tl officer from Crdnqnce BP.ttalion and one mcdicql officer from the l~t Shore Fl'rty Bl'ttalion were temporarily attached to this act1v1ty most of' the intervAl reported upon.

3. Prel1D1inary planning, planning schcdulel', lcr.iatic plf\nning !lnd operating plflOning ~'CI'l' FJll included in the general plAns a.nc:'. spooif'ioP.t1onl' of the Br1g11de,

4. ~rPining or the officers P.n~ hor,pit~l corpsmen except for the details of the org11nit~t1cn of the functions of lt t l-;t'diofll B<~ttalion wF>e virtu"'lly complete before the Brigade WP ~ . fc·rmed, No rehe"trsFtls were oc.nducteC!, Spec­ialized @eC!ioal And surgicPl Pohooling WP.s held for all hnndr 1r1hile unc~er-w~.y ,qt sra. ~his scho·::·ling deAlt w1th the det~ile peculiar to the functi-:on!l of the lst Jt.edical BattAlion, ':'h£>re wn.s c~n Fidt'rRble emPhnE>i e devoted to physio11l fitne11s, "nc1. d<~1ly· cxi:rcisce were conducted At sen, Lecture"' e-n henl th "nd s,._n1 tRry problemp to be encountered in Koren were given all hands.

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5, Loading of equipn:· t and Rupplice \oJae accompl' .1ed !J.t the i'lllVE'l Station, SF>n··D~ero 1 ·.C~>lif, \~ork began SJul Ftnd Wll.S virtuAllY complete by l2Jul, EmbarkAtion w>e Ol). ;t.3JulBO, PerFonncl l?nd gear were divided and o~t r.~®~r~· t~e .uss Henrico, usa Clymer,. P.nd uss Pick­~'·"·~Y _.

3, '::'he ,corivol' dep~rted SP.n Dicfo on l4Jul50 ~;~nd IU'r-1 vr;;c. PuM.n, Kore~ 2Aug50 in the OJfternoon, TJnloadiQ? . ·-Degp,_n immcdi!"t_tely, fl.nd diAembFtrY.-~tion waf\ eomplete by the F>ftcrnoon of 3 Aug, ':'he Bs;~ttF~l1on proceeded 1,.,v by motor convoy o.nd rRil to Cz!>~np- Tlon, t.ix miles lro.m M10,scn, wh<:re RRnignec:l bivcu~>.c ~rC>as were occupied, On 6Aug the B'ltt~.lion procecd1·d by rl'il qnC'. motor convoy to l'i'-son >lh<Jre prepar!J. tionA to rccGi ve ~nd tre!J.t M.n-0·~:\.l'J.lt!es from tho oxp!lcted offoneive action by the Brigade,

:r'!-.. Fo.r the offor.si ve oporE'tionE< went of H!'IP!'.n duri~ .·rthe second '!'reck of Aug. the: fcllot·•lng prepl'lrotionfl •:Wore made: The rRi~ ca.re - a fl~t C"r fer the E<urg-~lJCft! trailer, A fl&t cFi.P fer the gcnc·rqtors, t;~ ch~.1T oar ItQr,mincr surgery Rnd.~urgical prcperation Rnd t~o to i~llr.ee box cars for supplies A.nC. ~tore.ge, ~h?re Apott eCt .r~~!Jf;!'l··.quiet side track nel'.r ~ field euitable for the e~eyct~on of tents Rnd the Ufe of vehicle~. Contl'ct WI'S :lll-<H.'~e,:'W.i th "· nearby P.ir f1elc1, e.nd ~rrqngoments for "ir serv;tce 'I'Tere m'lde. C0nsider<:t1on for the lpnCI.ing of cae­u~!lties Vif:l heliccopter l"lqs given, find pl13.f1Ft for trE~ns­porting th~ caeu~lty from the pl~ne to the 8Urgery~ere forr"ul~ tm' •• ~\;lephone connections •·rcre mRde with the Bl''itchboa.rd of the 25th Division U, 0 , Army. LRter :tel­ephone c-::>nnections were chP.nged to tho Shore P<~rty 'BN1 tch­bonrq._o T.hc 2Pth ·nrv.1Fion, 2nd Bn. Clcnring StAe WAs con­t<tctee. <>_!",9, nrJ•anger.icnts o;ere lllP,de for CVI'.CUation an:'l h'!>.nd­ling cf b~Pu~ltlc~ •. During ~lpck 1nt~rv~l~ ~overql u.o . . from th:c· Bn. · gRVe profee~ion"l nsei~tpnce to the hA:'t'd p;r:cff'ed Army Cl<,ering St.q, Arr.!lngement!' fer !'~>.tiefl'.ctory roF<uoply from FuBan !'nd from the Army Mcc'l. Supply Act, !'l.t Y.'lP!ln 1·•eri; m"'de,1 /or the h<Jndling of th£> cA.su~.l ty after ~o·;·<\rrivin~ 11.t tb; Bn, for tr~etment, th<i follc~•ing funct­ionql termp wort org!lnized: Litter tr~n~fPr or litter~ qobul~ncc tr~ntfer tePm; pcd~ticn ~nd ~nt1b1otic teAm -.;hich unCI.:r the c'.ircction of the 'llt:>CI.ic<~l cfficr-r ".drnin­'ltit'•rc:'. rGutitlt< -:\c.pr,f.r of tet~.nuF tt>xoid (when nv<~il~ble) 1 ::::-·nic.illin qnci. r.tr&ptcmycin; FL\r(icnl pr~p"rqtion tt=>Am !':r prq>ping rn(, "11".ving; !' otripplng .~nt'l. PRri'On'll inv­:_:r:-t~ry teP.m ( thiF prcc~P.~ "'-~~lS n.ccompl1Fhcci. bet'"'ore the pF,ticnt 'I'T~.R !>.cl.:.,itteCI. to the prep!'rAtion tc:ble in~<ide ·che· r.Pil c<>r, bccRu!'e " live hl'>.nc1. grl!n,de ~'"-P. fou!'.d u:1"'orie po.tient th!'t h•,d been brouP:ht into the. c.Pr 0itorb stripping him of hir cloth;P c:nc1 repr, ); ~ gen­e~a1··· ;Urt_:icr.l t £;;'1m which C·ptrn.toC~ in thr oper~ting trt)iler; and; orthop~dic f'Urt:,iCPl tC<l.ffi orhich opt:r<>t Cd in the ch1;1.il" . c?.r··~n · tht·- orthopedic tqf~lr.; "!nc~ ~ \I'P,rd tr.f1m for pc,Ft­q:i<?riottive cr:rG. ~he pcrt11l::lc: X-R<>y ec:uipmc.nt w~s m11de ready 'for URa. ~~ntp wer~ Prectrd to C"re for the pAtientA ~\'tai ting

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~ . ' . ·. ,., .... ' .. . . ' . J.l~1c ?~-~ual~i~a ltiA;?"~e·.:·~.ect.:1v~q .. viEt t~-.Le 2nd E~9.ttRli:;n,. ~otn DivisiJn Cle!r~n~ 6~?ti~n~~ur !he· •;st p~rt; but some \lcre rcoe1v.;a ·Via ;~l!icul:>..noe .. <tnc. hcliCJc~nter. F: .. nh n .. t.l r>nt '~a~ prJoessod through tho -'Varicus tea:ns· '\B- Fippiicable--··· unct"r the direct sup~rvj,s1·Jn of thu m~dioal cJffioer con­cerned. F ... r twc d~ya Ct:Jvu;r,h .p~tionts '''ere racvived to require the attention of all hands for an avcra~e of ei.:::htccn hours nero d~v. r:'h:, <H>AuAl t.l "" t.,.,-,,,..:or1 :;f'f' .,)-,,,..,.,_ ._. --. ---- • -- -----~~,. ---.- ~~--~---- ---- -·'"'.t""'"""' -- --- - .......... /:' ly Aftur that, ·: . . .

On .1~ Aufust tr·;,.ps of the let Pr:;visi'"-nal lf.arinc Brigac'.e roturnad from the fr -nt. Approxim.'\tcly 1000 men were fed t1·1..,~ :r.cnls by our gall~y this day ..

On 15 .4ugust the Bettali~n dcp~rted Hasan via m::k·r oon­v-:-y and rAil 'lnc'' P.rr1 vcd e·.~me sixteen hc;urs l<:ter at Miry a nil• PreparE\ ti ~ns t-; hnndlc the casual tics resulting f:eum the offcnei ve aeti·:>n by the ?rigsde dur_ing the third \Jeak in August in the Nakt•,ng F.iver sector west c_,f Y::_)n~!San 1\Yl-J!'Ie mAdP. in P- fAah1·~n ~i~.11~l"' t·) th·.AP mArlP at. Ma~~n:··A ~icc·-·~;;ddy--ci:;~o-t;··thc-r~ii- si~c -t~;;k·--~~~ --sui tflble fer l.<mding by the hclioc-:;pter. Telephcne oomm­unicatLns with th•• 24th Division •.nd tho Sh';re Party Here .r:ade. Lias·;n was r.1acl.e with the #80?6 Army Sur,;?ical F.'~sni tn.l ~net 1!1 th the RTO r;;J;;~"'.rdiog eVe.cu~t1 ;..n ':l.f ... pat­ients vi,n. ral..l t;; Pussn, F:)r.three-de.ys there 1~as euff­iciont l·}!lC'. to k0cp ~.11 he'.nds busy for sn ?.ver<>ge .~t ei·:Slltcen hours e.- day. The p·: ti cnt 1!.-.e.d t<J.pered 'Jff 9fter 19~u,_:.

On 22 August the 3atta1Ln departed Hi~yang 'lnd pr)cceded via o~t:::r c·)nvov !:\DC: rail to Hasan. 'I'he RTO so:Jtted the ra~l c"ars t>n the same track that u;~.s 'Jooupied- 0€\rlier in ·en.;· .n..;nth, •.a-nd the same set-up as l:ief<Jre w'ls organized. '1bn•e lo'as no acti ,n seen by the I~arine s durin;~ this inter­VI'll except for supp0rtive firing by the 11th ~e.rines. A few serious casualties frJm the 2nd Batta11cn 1 25th DivisiJn Clearing Stati0n were'seen, Bn~ ~ne intestinal ·.obstn~cti·"n oe.se was 'Jpcrated, Tho B!'lttAlicn rem?.l.ned in the s&me rail oars during all 0f it•s E\Ctivity.

On 30 Aug. the 9attali Jn departed Masan :via m~~·tor c .. "'nvoy ?.nd rail :'lnc~pr~cceded ·to Pus'ln vhere Jn 31 Aug the rail eRrs 11ere unlo!ldcd on Pier 2 intr) 1~arehr.:.use #6. Sub.:. sequent days uere spent br1ng1nr, up the st0rcs ;>f sup­plies "'nd oa.uipmcnt to a 10 d~y supply plus a 30 day resupply levt?l.

On cbe Pfterno?n 0f 1 Sept the Br1~€lde was suddenly r~ercd L prcceed. t) l-!iryanc f ·.r e;ffensi ve acti _n west

Jf Y:.;n ~san in tha NP-!tt .,nr: ?.1 vcr bulrre. The Medio!ll Bn. dap~rt~~ Pusan ?D tho evinin~ Lf 1 Ae~t and arrived at :1~ryan:;, cf.lrly ~n the m::rr.inz r:f Z Sept. LtCGl Neiman,. c· .. m:; .. 3nO.in;-~· Off1c~r ·w-f the US .Arr.Jy Sur~ical J!:;,,:!pi~~* ... U80?6 9.nd th:1 actinr, B1•ig!l.de SnrgJ n, LCDR Bryon Casteel,

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~~-I·~n~~n rn~ ~ ~~nan1i~ot1nn "~~he m~~ina1 ~~"~~~~~1 ·-- ·~-·c-'-· --- ···- - ............. -- ......... - ... •• ...... .. •• ..., ........... -vlt"'.- .to'"'• Cl...,..,,,, .... .., of' the Medic"l BEtttulion ~·1 th. th'';lt of' .the #81"'>6 He eP­pi t~l. On the m() l.ng of 2Be:Pt> four med.ictal fficerri Rncl. t~lf•nty-1'1·v·c- .,,.rpl'men l'epor-.ted for duty l'lt the #807.6 Horp, The medical officers 'l'le:i>el CDR H. A, Btreit 1 MC Trc:rt-.'t f"'T"''b T 1.r \A" .... +--. ... .,,._ ·u·n ,.T·~,_,_ t _,,..,~ 11"'1 • v "-'1'-"1., ~--·-·-'-'IJ'''J IJ.VU v, .. , • .l.'.t:;I,.IUI;",.L.&."el .I.'.I.V VQJ.'I) &.IVWn V• I'~• .;;uJ. ... VYF:'i,YJ

MC USi'l Rnd LTJG D .. M, 0 1 Toole, l~C Ui>NR, ~he remP.inder of th<e on c.ccupied r11il cars on 1'1. eidc· track in thr, varde <~t ;,jiryn.ng nmf nctecl. as f' ·supplementary b~;~!'e of eupphes for the #8876 Hospi tf'.l, CommE>.nder R, A. Freyl1ng, Comn>­P..nding Officer of the Bn, Alternated between the hceP-i tEll <~nc'. rf'.ilhe~;~d fc.r the purpope of 'l'lt1ministr"ltion And· n.r.,...,yoflinot.ir:r". 'Ru t.ho onr. ,..,.,. +h~ t-:hi,..,.A l!av n+. ~An?~ l-rl"'\f'ln, ---- ---- ... ~---··· -., ........ '-"··- ...... ... ....... ~··- ............. ~~ '\"' i1 -- ,.., ··-"l""• the officers of the Bn, hAd performed ((6) ~~jor surg­icpl operations Rnd asf!irted in {45), At the close of thir report the BrigaCI.e W>e ptill active 1n comb~t in the r.re~ ~Jest of JUryang, 'ihe officers And Mrpsmen ...... ..,-\r.·,.....,.._A ..,.,..., +-1.... .... .J1..anr.tt:: u ....... -. t.- ...... , ........ _,;..,,.._.._ •• -..,.C .... .t;+--...:1 r;u;: ~ .<.E;-lli,;V. u_.. IJ~~C. JTUV r V ,, .... t'ij-1 t .,~,\..~ •.:.,u ... , .LL111..1 t:< 1,1 \.(U..L...L.IU. 1.1 e'l..~

pmcunt of surgicAl anCI hc~pital work to Clo, being limited c.nly by the hours in the c1":v ,_ncl their oh~'Ficr>.l c".P-PCi iy.- ':'hose of the B"tt,lion th"t rctJ<>.lnc·:l. rt the- rt:~il-, heAd at Mirypng Rffcrded mcdicnl fRcilitier tc the MRr, Ur,i t.3 ".t .the, railheAd ~nc EoUpplieil the f(r~J.;rc:t ~>id at!'l­tiona 1'.~ ~·ell tte the #80?6 Hoepitr>.l ~.·ith inedical ~>upp-, ~ r,.., .-.Yiri "'"""".,.....T".''""+ .,.._..l.o..;E:: !':''~''"'-· Lol...f.I.A...I.,to'IU~llU.•

On 4Sept, L':'JG L, A. Brypr.t, :!-iSC, USN ..nc1. {3) hoE>pitRl· c:rpsro:en ~:ere detached P.nd returned tc Pu1mh t-:> cont­inue the procure!:lent·~f !'I 30 c1f'y mrdicnl supply for fut­ure oper~~i~ n11,

On 5 Sept 50 the cret-J ~')f mrC.ic~l cff1cors ~ln~. ccrppmen c~ntinued their duties At the #8076 HoFpit,l,

On 6 Sept 50 the officers 'lnc:1. corpPmen returnec'l from c1uty · "·t the #8076 HoFpi tRl, FrE'p"rR.tionF .cor:mwn.ced to dep'!rt 15iryAng wero Ptarted. 1600 unc:ler~ray fr.: r PuF.<~n b~r P.!>il, 2300 - 'lrri ved FtH!Ftn.

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9, ·:ro c1atc the Bn, h".f' hRnc'!.led { 26) m!ljor eurg:l.cRl proc­e1~rcs in it 1 6~c~n fP.oi~1ties, h~~ hnd (l?l) car.ee req= uiring h: rpitf'_l ndmiAE<iNl; qnd h!\10 peen ~n 1\Ver!lge of . (200) ce.see e'lch week net requiring h~·epitfllizP.t!on, In 'l.ddi ticn t.be medicP..l :fficer11 cf the Bn, '"'·~' ~nc'l aE<sie­ted in tho tref'_tment c:f prmc, (200) CRSURlties, Army, ;-~P.rine r~nd. S:uth Ycre~n t;Btives, f!t the 2nd Bn, ClcP.r1ng Stn, 25th DiViFicn !It MnF~n. It iF eetimP.ted th ... t ~t leRst (10) :.f the rn!'.1~r rur~~:ic~l CAeP.il 1.;c1JlC'. not h"ve eurvivcd ~·i thcut the- treAtment received 11.t thiF 'lctivity, ?here were three {3) de~thP. fcllc~Jing mE>.jr:>r Furgical trcpt:nent, ·

10. C-:.-mr~1ents ~nil Recommer..~1.?.ti'::na: .. '::'he nu:;,ber of CRsee thpt can be hP.ndled in the OR DECLAS-SIFIED trailer ia limited due tc it 1 e sizp, hence only the

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n·;n-~ ~cuable ce.ses sh?uld be ')P' •ted. During periods cf !-~cc.vy c?S!lnl tt0s hop0lcss C8.ses shorjlc1 be ~bandoned ?~d lifa-~~ving pr~cedures e~pl~yed en thuse that are cpel'able. ·

~1w o.ddi ti•-nRl p:;rt'lble op~rating t<.tbles vi th adeq.uste lizhting ~n~ suupl1es~ sh~uld be set up 1n tents to hu~dle mlnor ca~os, debridcmcnts, ?rthcpadics, etc~ 7c; :the present Fe hsve done only. abd-min!l.l ".nc' brain sur~ery in the trailer.

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trailer, Soinal anesthesia sho~ld be Edministarcd •.;utsiC:e the trailer anc1 tile patient plac<Jd on a out dcwn litter which eats un the OR ta·ole !\nd does not have to b13 ren-..:;ved, A.s s eenersl rule the patients should rac~ive atropine, ~s parttcthal is usu~lly used as supplementary anesthcsiR, IV ~luids sh?uld be started prier to entry in th<: O:i, Rrm b·r.rd s.:1ct.:red Rnd main- ·· t11in13d 11daquRtely, D? not try t:. fl.:i.!llinister blo::>d tl'lru a pl'lsm'l set-up. Usz a filtJr pr"fer!:lbly ono \t1th visible Ci.rops. Bl·JG1 prassura cuff l!"'.nc~ st~thoscvpc shoulCt be put in pl<~oc on the rir,:ht Al'm, Tl'JO ·IV shcul(: be stArted in the left Arm ~nd tha ~rm pr~ppet a~ainst the side t;f the trsiler, The pflti<:nt should be placed in a good pusi ti:m :>n the table befor13 the scrub corpsmRn sets up his sterile field~

In generP.l, tho mi3d1o_al officers assignee sh:-.uld have a gcner'J.l e.urgio!ll baCctground, One orthopedist is sufficient at this echelon level.

MRStcr List of Minimum Requirements fer the OR ~;r~ilcr,

1. Anesthcsi~ machine with Oz and N20~ 2, Elcct'rio suet 1-...n machine. . 3, ~nree large oxygen tanks, . _ _ 4, Ei€r.t CC!mplots lap p!loks - toweLs, gLoves, eheets,eto, E·. '"'"'" Unit #36 Instrument F.::.lls, · 6. Lnryngosc.:;pe F..nd ond.otracheql tubo~ ?, nnest instrucant roll, . · e. T2n day supply of sutures. In particular

a, \Vire if02,i/30,#28, b. ~traux1tic int~stinal sutures,

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DEClASSIFIED Y.irpchnar w~ • and Steinman pinP with tr.' tin bowe. Unit li~htin~·battery pack for bronohceovpe lights, SpRre g;s nt; ll0-20.Ac; gonert;~tor '!-lith bevy duty m-:;tor to pc'l-rer refrig<.rntor for preserving bl~ct'l_, X-R~y, cfi.uiprn.:~rlt ftnCt pupplemcntR.i~y lighting.

23, Soda lime for ~ne~thesi~ m~chins. 24, ·Blo-:>1'1. pre!lsurc cuff' .nne'!_ long tube Rtethcecope for

ane~fheti et, 25. Syringes, all ~izeP, 26, Spinal n,:edles, f:hc.rt bevel, a.u · r.izoa, 27. Needles, hypodr.rmic, ell size!', 28. Six (6) $tRinles~ ~teel cP.ns with covers, 29, 7welve (12) st11inleefl eterl trays with covers.

11, Notes on Plrn c.f Oper11ti~n of Mc·bilc Surgical Unit,

D~partmofits cf Adrufn!strF.ticn ~nd ReFpo~e1btl1 ty:

1, Security. - liprine SergN·.nt ~iC.s in choice cf loc!'.tion

11nd eet-up, Fcstf' the eentriee, He diE<em­in.n.teR the p~ss-l:Jcrd which fre-q_uont'ly iP not <J.VAilRble,

2, SupplieF !'n(l_ persc-nnel

Person!1cl

Hedic~.l Serv).ce Officer. Uhole blo.: d - POJ:le Phr.ulc1 be on hand & kept refriger~ted, Anticip~tc ncede. Crder eA.rly ~nd f't;lle:w thr-u orders with persi ptenoe, E~t,._blish critic~l 11 !'t Md check daily. 'l{"ltch f~,r drug Uf'6 qn('l. ~;~.buee,

Quprtermqster, Army 'lr M'lrine - clothes e~lt tqblete, food etc,

Gc, through chAin c-f commend.. Pick out-reP.ponE>ible men •nd use them; del­eg'lte auth~rity,

3. Casualty Hendling ':'yp ()"

~!P_jol:~ su.rgief.!.l, b11a.in, P~bdomin~l, chest and crthcpedic, NP r•on-aurgio~l

Prevent ir-n ShellB in ch~mberP, ':'rigger h!'.ppine!H',

P f1pcr Ut.rk ( l o~n HI!C) CA.sur:tlty rep~rh AdmisFicns "'i th Dx ~;~.ccvrding tc Nomenclature, Operation recr,rde. -

Admiseicns qnd EVA.luati~ne One mr-~n cf e~-per1ence in CI"lttr-ge, eVP.lUfites injury !'nd detcrninee Rx, Strio o~.tient-1: d~ f'( r gr('n~:'.es etc. qnd invent~ry gN•.r. - · · Clc!lneing ( f wounc'.e and eurgiottl prep,

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Flt!ids, plasme, blc<. .. ··- use !'rm bo~rds "'nC: blood preesu:-o O\.!ff, Antibiotics r·nd Premadic!:lti~n.

4. Co:r~muni cnti-.inS

8, L'1und:ry

Loce.t~ 3r1g~do CP. Army clearing stntion or hospit~. Telophcncs - le~rn thJ circuits. Lc~rn tho chnin of evacu~tion, Get the word - initistivc and cunning

~ess Sergeant in ohergo, .J:nspoction of mess,

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Rcgul•r messing hours with cle~r ann~uncement l'1:·2P tc1e fi.:rld !.t1 tchen is in oper"-ti·>n, Use of s. ~~re~n l!bor - lgborors eh~uld hr.>.ve physioRl inspccti:Jn, In d".nrror m'eas strina: out line - n:l o"r'm<dina tho rr.eSs. -· · -- - ·· ·----1...1

Icc - d·:. nJt use ice f:;,r 1ng<-sti:;,n unless it h'1S b ... ~ en clcr:tr~C - n.ll Korefln ice is oonta.nin:-:tod,

L:;,onta vster point c•rly. Check t~r chl;rin~ti~n. X·30p tBn'~s f1llo1 '"!nC. h'1VO rezul ~r hours for pr..icuremont ?f ~1o;~ter,

Medical S<:rvice Personnel, Estnblish slit trenches or latrines ~nd urin~ls early. Use native labor. G~u·bn~e d1S9·)Sf::l :"lt du.JipB o:r- burn - c~r; not dump 1n st~gn~nt w~ter,

OpcrRtin$ R~om hss priority. Contact laundry f~cility eqrly. Or technici!:lns shoulCc stress cl.::~nliness,

9, TrRnsp~rteti~n Mqrine Sorgcnnt in ch~rge. Dispntching of vehicles and runs - use trip Puth0rizstion chits, .l!doqu<:!te !lla1nten9.nce ~.nd re'ldiness, Adcqu~te guard and cunstant 'lttcndRnce on trips - ,t:tlt,,rgys take R driver• . .l!lW'lYS h~ve written orders fJr trips, A1w"v~ b~v• "sh~t~un" ~n sunnlies. -R-•0•· • ..-- -·-··- --~-- .. ~-·•- --- --·;r;:-·------

TrRin reserves in 'lll positi~ns. 10. !Ln--S<.<r,:;iod ·J!'•:>ble·ns

- Di;rrhes Koro~n f:Joc'. Kor,:;~ns .~nc: A:ncric5tn foDd. F'<Jvl:lr ;;f undcterm1noc1 crL;in.

11. V'lluc of triRl runs.

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