Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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' vw, i , ,Man X, WM, edical Four doctors and 21 corpsmen is hardly the size of most hospital staffs! Yet, the Champlain's Sick Bay does the work of a hospital. On a, given day, Division is apt to be confronted with a few broken bones, an appendectomy, or some other minor surgery. A case of mumps, or a touch of hayfever is also no surprise. This is in addition to that seemingly endless line which forms at sick call each day-head- aches, upset stomachs, colds, etc. Along with curing the ill, the corpsmen have become highly adept at the fine art ot handling the hypodermic needle. CFor this cruise alone. some 8,000 shots were givenl. And while it is not true that the only cure recognized by BuMed is an APC, about 35,000 of the tablets are handed out each month.

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139111181 There are approximately 60,000 teeth aboard this vessel. Caring for them is a job for each individual, mother nature and, the Dental Department. In doing its share, Dental offers one of the most com- plete services of its type afloat. The department turns out an average of 250 fillings, 50 extractions and six full dentures monthly. Few Dental clinics are so well-equipped as the Champ's. Only one other CVS-the Randolph-has the facilities to make false teeth. And We doubt if even the Randoo can provide its patients with the new anesthetic called stereophonic sound. Dental, headed by LCDR. I W. Mitchell, is the small- est department Cor division, for that matterl aboard ship. It has a staff of just two officers and five enlisted men. Yet, its job is a big one. . . just think, that's 8,571 teeth per man. 1 l l 1 l I l if 4