Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sna'rch and grab ir 'rhe DES MOINES crew, many 'reeih as possible lhe oral heal'rh of +he The Senior Denial O should be fhe password of D buf +he funchon of +he Denfal from passing +ha+ poinf of no refurn Hiicer and The Asslslam' Denfal Officer ward raising lhe general heallh of +he crew wlfh all lhe speed equipment limiled by shipboard reslrichons permlf Though work has been inlerrupfed af Times by rough and lhe naiural desire of lhe Denial slaff To loin in enloylng res+ of lhe crew, D Division feels 'rhal Hrs srafl has provided 'rhe l I lm 7 ' IQ lil ji-1 '52 MGINES wi+h den+al +rea+men+ which equals or surpasses Thar of ,Sf X ,ill l Will D l

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H Division 'rhe Medical deparlmenl of The DES MOINES consisls of 'rwo doclors and several hospilal lrained enlisled corpsmen The hospllal corpsmen in addihon +o being well rounded in mailers medical have in some cases specialized in such branches as operahng room Iaboralory and X ray Jrechniques and are prepared ro assisr lhe doclor in any capaci+y con cerned wnfh 'rhe diagnosis and Jrrealmenl of diseases and inluries Ofher duhes assumed by corpsmen include hrsl aid +rea+men+ and inslruchon prevenhve medicine and immunizalions ship sanilahon food inspechon and care of medical records and correspondence. Sick bay aboard ship is well equipped wilh an operaling room s+erili ing room surgical-dressing room laboralory pharmacy X-ray darkroom offices a 26-bed ward a four-bed isolalion ward and a lwo-bed quiel room, ln lhese various d - parlmenfs lhe sick and iniured are cared for and speeded back +o heallh. Corpsmen are rushed al various seasons wilh immunizalion programs-lhose shols in bolh arms-and annual physical examinalions and verilica+ion of heallh records in addilion To rouline laborajrory and X-ray checlcups and The usual achvilies of any medical eslablishmenl Those who may lhinlc lhe iob is easy have only +o remember Jrhal The corpsmen 0 are on 'rhe iob 24 hours a day ro false immediale aclion in lhe case of a midnighi' ho+ appendix, a serious accident or ius+ a requesl for rwo aspirins. -xx'-A if ':-if l 'L ' 0 i f .l,, NXm.xs.,,, . x X,

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