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TM 8-220 Medical Department Soldier's Handbook, 1941

U.S. Army Technical Manual # TM 8-220, Medical Department Soldier's Handbook. 1941-03-01 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT SOLDIER'S HANDBOOK Prepared under direction of The Surgeon General Foreword 2 Paragraphs Chapter 1. Rules of land warfare 1-14 2. Basic anatomy and physiology 15-111 3. Minor surgery and medical aid 112-185 4. Nursing and ward management 186-242 5. Applied hygiene and sanitation 243-289 6. Administration 290-347 7. Medical side of chemical warfare 348-383 8. Veterinary food inspection 384-401 Appendix I. List of references 466 II. Acknowledgment 470 Index 71 TM 8-220 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FOREWORD The Medical Department of the United States Army has manifested considerable foreknowledge in its realization that its efficiency has and will always depend to a considerable degree upon the instruction and training of its enlisted personnel. In 1862, Surgeon General Hammond, realizing a long-felt deficiency in the training of the hospital stewards, wardmasters, and attendants, commissioned Assistant Surgeon J. J. Woodward to prepare a manual to be known as The Hospital Stewards^ Manual, which was subsequently adopted for the training of this personnel, and as an authority in all milit

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