White Plains (AFS 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT On a day-to-day basis, the ship's Medical Depart- ment maintains a routine, low-key schedule. Their strength-their whole purpose-is in being prepared for any contingency that might arise. Being prepared to do battle against the common cold. Being prepared to confidently set a broken arm. Being prepared to determine the purity oi water and the safety of recently received food. Being prepared for the inevitability of battle casual- ties. The Medical Department, composed of the ships doctor, a Chief Corpsman and four junior corpsmen. provides health care not only to the ships tour hund- red plus crewmembers but also occasionally to ship's in company. Consider the task of providing more than two hundred unexpected physical exams to Vietnamese refugees. Consider the weekly job of conducting sanitation inspections, a job taking countless hours and a wind- ing path through most spaces frequented by crew- members. Consider morning sick call or consider manning three battle dressing stations during General Quarters. All things considered, Medical Department proves their preparedness for any contingency, day-in and day-out. fail x zf - C3 We F35 . .

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