Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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N 1 w ' 1 1 i V 4 1 I An J N lx wlw ,gl I if u :IW IW' N J 1 1 fri' 'Nz , 4 :f,,, LT R.G. PRESSWOOD DENTAL DEPART E THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ESSEX WITH THE FULL SCOPE OF DENTAL CARE AND SERVICES AS WOULD RARELY BE FOUND IN A CIVILIAN DENTAL OFFICE BELOW THE CLINIC LEVEL. THERE ARE FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, AN X-RAY UNIT, A PROSTHETIC LABORATORY AND, OF COURSE, THE SUPPORTING CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. WHILE CORRECTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT ARE REGULARLY ADMINISTERED, THERE IS A HEAVY EMPHASIS PLACED ON THE CONCEPT OF PREVENTIVE DENTISTRYg WI'TH ONE OF THE OPERATING ROOMS DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS CONTINUING INSTRUCTION TO SI-IIP'S PERSONNEL. THESE SERVICES ARE EXTENDED TO OTHER SHIPS IN THE TASK GROUP. IN TIME OF BATTLE, DENTAL PERSONNEL ARE ASSIGNED T0 BATTLE DRESSING STATIONS AND DECONTAMINATION STATIONS TO HANDLE CASUALTY CASES. T pw f ff! Af ' ' I' DTP2 P.A. ANDREWS DTG3 J.W. BREWER SN W.M. CLIFFORD SA M.R. ESPOSITO DTG3 C.J. KRENGEL DTG1T.J. MOSKALA DN R.R. WILHELM L ' ' ' l 227

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. cg., LTJG G.L. CARPENTER LT P.J. KENNEDY ' DEPART THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT IS A MULTI-FACETED ORGANI- ZATION WITH A SPECTRUM OF RESPONSIBILITY RANGING FROM ROUTINE INSPECTION OF SHIPBOARD SANITATION CONDITIONS TO EMERGENCY CARE OF SICK OR INJURED. SERVING NOT ONLY ESSEX BUT THE ENTIRE TASK GROUP. THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A FLOATING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF UP T0 32 BEDS FOR IN-PATIENT CARE AND SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR ISOLATION CASES. THERE ARE ALSO FACILITIES FOR SPECIALIZED AVIATION EXAMINA- TIONS, X-RAY, BASIC LABORATORY PROCEDURES, COM- POUNDING AND DISPENSING MEDICATIONS AND, IN A FULLY EQUIPPED OPERATING SUITE, FOR PERFORMING MINOR OR MAJOR SURGERY. THE SKILLED AND DEDICATED OFFICERS AND CORPSMEN ARE WELL PREPARED TO MEET THE NEED BE IT SICK CALL OR SURGERY. S jfs 'han HN F.D. CAPLINGER HN R. CHIARINI SN W.M. DUNCAN HM2 W.S. JOSHWAY, HMCS RJ. MONTGOMERY HMI D.K. LAWRENCE mvla KJ.. BLAIR HM3 -'-D- MARKEN HN EJ. BRAINARD HM3 G FUENTES W, FQ,9,z4w ' ,V fx , A M. .QW S 1 in HN J.L. CONKLIN HM2 E.E. CYR HM2 C.M. HANSON HN B.H. TIETGEN I .K .s if I m HM3 D.A. HOUSER HM3 'l'.L, JACKS I -.Q HN W.D. MILTON f Q3 .V HM3 S.E. PASCH I ' ' HM2 J.L. RILEY iii HM3 T.L. SPROLES SN R.A. THOMAS SN J.A. WAUGH in l l L ,nr - 226

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