| (documentation Corpsman EnglishLanguage "A hospital corpsman is an enlisted medical specialist of the UnitedStates NavyBranchOfService, who may also serve in a U.S. Marine Corps unit. The corresponding rating within the United States CoastGuard is health services technician (HS). Hospital corpsmen work in a wide variety of capacities and locations, including shore establishments such as naval hospitals and clinics, aboard ships, and as the primary medical caregivers for sailors while underway. Hospital corpsmen are frequently the only medical care-giver available in many fleet or Marine units on extended deployment. In addition, hospital corpsmen perform duties as assistants in the prevention and treatment of disease and injury and assist health care professionals in providing medical care to sailors and their families.[from Wikipedia]") |
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