Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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As MISSOURI sails around the world, she is like a small city; fully self- contained; wholly self-sufficient. On the long reaches between ports, she must be able to handle any emergency quickly and successfully. MISSOURI ' S Medical Department is an integral part of that city. It is the hospital, clinic, ambulance service, Board of Public Health, Occupation Safety and Health Association and the local branch of the Food and Drug Administration. As you can see, the duties of the Medical Department extend far beyond that of routine sickcall. Besides caring Medical Department for roughly 50 people a day at sickcall, there are an average of three inpatients a day staying on the ward. A full-time laboratory, pharmacy and X-ray are kept busy all day providing state-of- the-art medical care to the crew. The Medical Department has an ac- tive role in preparing MISSOURI for battle. Divisional training lectures, sim- ulated casualties at General Quarters and commercials on Site TV all serve to teach the crew how to respond to a real emergency. The department also maintains four Battle Dressing Sta- tions, seventy casualty litters and one hundred first aid boxes and gun bags. What goes on behind the scenes is equally important to the health and welfare of the crew. Daily water sam- pling, sanitation, berthing and stores inspections and heat stress monitoring ensure the highest state of health and readiness possible. The MISSOURI Medical Depart- ment provides service to the crew, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Always open: help is just a phone call away.