| Acid, Acetylsalicylic
(Aspirin), 5 gr. |
100 in bottle |
2 |
| Remarks: Aspirin:
For headache, colds, sore throat, grippe, fever: 1 tablet every three
hours until relieved, or until 6 doses have been taken. |
| Alcohol, 70%
- Medicated, rubbing |
200 cc bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: To
sterilize instruments; stimulant; to remove dirt from wounds; sterilize
skin before giving hypodermic injections; for carbolic acid burns
(apply freely to burn). If burn is around nose, mouth or eye dilute
with equal parts water and alcohol. |
| Alkaline Aromatic
Tablets |
100 in bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: For
gargle or nasal douche; dissolve two tablets in 1/2 glass warm water. |
| Ammonia, Aromatic
Spirits of |
8 oz. bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: For
weakness, faintness, headache, shock: 1/2 teaspoon every 1/2 hour
until relieved, or until three doses have been given. Do not give
if patient 4.s unconscious; in this case bottle can be passed. under
nose of patient. Date bottle and refill after one year as it loses
strength. |
| Applicators,
wood |
72 doz. per
box |
1 |
| Remarks: For
cotton swabs, to apply Argyrol to throat; iodine to wounds; remove
specks from eyes; to spread ointment. etc. |
| Ascorbic
Acid Tablets, 25 mg |
tablets |
100 |
| Remarks: To
prevent and cure scurvy which causes bleeding gums, sore swollen joints:
Take 1 or 2 tablets daily if there are no citrus fruits in diet. They
should be given to the entire crew when the diet is short on these
foods. |
| Bandage, Gauze
1" |
12 in box |
3 boxes |
| Remarks: For
applying small dressings or finger splints, avoid over tightening. |
| Bandage, Gauze
2" |
12 in box |
3 boxes |
| Remarks: For
applying medium sized dressings and splints, to arms and legs. |
| Bandage, Gauze
3" |
12 in box |
3 boxes |
| Remarks: For
applying large sized dressings and splints and dressing to body. |
| Bandage, triangular,
compressed |
1 |
1 |
| Remarks: For
use as arm sling, tourniquet, or to retain dressing in place. |
| Bandage, cotton,
elastic, 3" |
|
3 |
| Bandage, suspensory
with leg strap |
8 of each size |
24 |
| Bandage, Esmarch,
triangular |
|
6 |
| Band Aids
or equivalent |
100 per box |
4 |
| Bed Pan, regular,
white enamel |
|
1 |
| Bard Parker |
#3 handles
#10 blades |
1
12 |
| Bismuth, Bicarbonate
Powder |
1-lb. pkgs. |
5 |
| Remarks: For
diarrhea: - 1 teaspoon in 1/2 glass water. For heartburn: - 1/2 teaspoon
with 1/2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate about 1 hour after eating; to
relieve pain of gastric ulcers, 1 teaspoon in 1/4 glass water 3 times
a day one hour after eating. |
| Blood Plasma |
cartons |
6 |
| Remarks: To
be placed aboard. ships which carry a Ship's Surgeon or Hospital Corpsman,
a graduate of War Shipping Administration Hospital Corps School. |
| Boric Acid
Solution, 4% |
200 cc bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: For
bathing inflamed eyes; use with eye cup. |
| Bottles, 1
oz. - 2 oz. - 4. oz. (screw tops and caps) |
assorted |
1 dozen |
| Canvas Roll,
Khaki (for instruments) |
|
1 |
| Calamine Lotion,
with 1% Phenol |
bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: For
itching irritated. rashes such as heat rash, hives, poison ivy. Caution:
Do not get in eyes. |
| Case, Pins,
Scissors & Forceps |
1 |
1 |
| Remarks: For
applying surgical dressings; sterilize instruments before use. |
Castor Oil
(Substitute Mineral oil) |
bottle
standard size |
6 |
| Remarks: Use
heavy mineral oil as a laxative: 1 tablespoon every 4 hours until
the desired results are obtained. |
| Catheter,
soft rubber |
#12, #16, #18 |
1 each |
| Chloride of
lime |
12-oz. bottle |
6 bottles |
| Compound cathartic
pills, vegetable |
500 in bottle |
1 bottle |
| Remarks: Physic:
1 or 2 tablets before breakfast or before retiring. |
| Compound.
Cresol Solution |
1 lb. |
2 |
| Remarks: Disinfectant:
Caution: This is poisonous, do not take internally. Should
not be kept in same cupboard with other medicine. |
| Cotton, absorbent |
1/4-lb. pkg. |
12 |
| Cotton, absorbent,
compressed |
l-oz. pkg. |
6 |
| Remarks: For
swabs; in dressing (do not apply direct to wounds); padding splints
for ears. |
| Cough Mixture,
Syrup of White Pine with codeine |
1 gr. per fl.
oz.
Pint bottle |
4 |
| Remarks: Directions:-
1 teaspoon every three hours until cough is relieved. |
| Crutches,
Adjustable with rubber tips |
|
1 pair |
| Dentalone |
1-oz. bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: To
relieve toothache. |
| Detergent,
Emulsion |
Pt. bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: For
removal of fuel oil, tar, etc. Apply wet dressing of Emulsion (soak
dressing in emulsion and place gently over burned area and allow to
remain for one-half hour.) |
| Distilled
Water |
500 cc vials |
4 |
| Remarks: To
be used only by a medical officer or Graduate Hospital Corpsman. |
| Dressing,
battle, large |
1 |
6 |
| Remarks: For
large wounds; do not touch inside surface of dressing. |
| Dressing,
battle, small |
1 |
18 |
| Remarks: For
small wounds; do not touch inside surface of dressing. |
| Dressing,
head, adjustable |
1-oz. pkg. |
4 |
| Remarks: Cap
with tying tails for retaining head wound dressing in place. |
| Drinking cups,
wax (Lilly type) |
100 per box |
1 |
| Ear Drops
(Mineral oil or olive oil) |
Use from Sick
Bay supplies |
|
| Remarks: With
the patient in prone position drop oil from a medicine dropper 3 or
4 drops of heated oil. Test by dropping oil on back of the hand to
see if it is too hot for skin tolerance. |
| Ephedrine
Sulphate tablets, 3/8 gr. |
100 per bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: To
give relief from sneezing and coughing spells when due to asthma,
hay fever, and whooping cough. 1 tablet every 3 or 4 hours. |
| Extract of
Cascara Sagrada tablets |
100 per bottle |
1 |
| Remarks: Mild
laxative. 1 or 2 tablets at bedtime |
| Finger cots,
leather |
dozen |
1 |
| Forceps, hemostatic
straight 5" |
1 |
3 |
| Remarks: For
clamping bleeding arteries, veins: for use as a needle holder. |
| Forceps, tissue
(thumb) mouse tooth 3" |
|
1 |
| Forceps, tissue
(thumb) serrated 5" |
|
1 |
| Gauze, plain;
compressed |
1-oz. pkg. |
18 |
| Remarks: Sterile
gauze for dressing wounds after treating in accordance with instructions. |
| Gauze pads
sterile 3" x 3" |
25 per box |
4 boxes |
| Glucose Saline
Solution, 5% |
500 cc bottle |
4 |
| Remarks: To
be used by a medical officer or a graduate Hospital Corpsman only. |
| Ice Bag, standard
size (with throat collar) |
|
2 |
Ligatures,
with needles (silk) medium
Ligatures, #1 with needles (catgut) plain
Ligatures, #2 with needles (catgut) plain |
|
12
12
12 |
Litter,
Metal "Stokes" (Navy type stretcher)
Army canvas stretcher |
|
1
1 |
| For transportation
of wounded. |
| Magnesium
Sulphate |
1 lb. container |
2 |
| Remarks: As
quick acting physic: Dissolve 1 tablespoon in 1/4 glass of water,
take before breakfast. For boils use 1/4 cup dissolved in glass of
hot water. Keep clean cloth wet with this solution and apply to boils
for one hour. Repeat every six hours or until boil opens or healing
begins. |
| |
Medicine glass, graduated
|
3 |
| Remarks: For
measuring doses of medicine, or for use in dissolving tablets. |
| Mosquito Netting
(Tropics) |
|
1 for each
bunk |
| Narcotics:
Codeine Sulphate 1/2
gr.
Remarks: For relief of
severe pain. Take 1 tablet (1/2 gr.) with 2 tablets of aspirin.
This dose may be repeated in 1/2 hour if necessary. Not more than
3 tablets should be given within a period of 4 hours, unless absolutely
necessary to relieve very severe pain. Coughing spasm due to colds:
Take 1 tablet. Severe pain due to diarrhea and. colic: Take 1 tablet.
Morphine Syrette
Remarks: Use only to
relieve pain. Each syrette contains 1/2 grain which is a large dose.
If the pain recurs a second dose maybe used two hours or more after
the first. Caution: Do not give morphine when respiration is slow,
12 per minute or less, nor when there is severe congestion in the
lungs and blue lips and blue skin from lack of oxygen. To give,
remove transparent hood, grasp wire loop and push wire in to pierce
inner seal, turning if necessary. Pull out and throw the wire away,
thrust needle through skin, which has been cleansed with alcohol,
to at least half its length and inject solution by slowly squeezing
the syrette at sealed end.
Keep a record of each
dose, noting the time of administration. If the patient is to be
transferred after receiving the drug, note time and dose on a tag
tied to the wrist or mark M and the time with blue pencil
on the forehead,.
Caution: The syrettes
contain morphine which is a habit-forming drug. Special precautions
must be taken to see that none is stolen.
Do not give to patients
suffering from head injuries.
Narcotics should. be
given only to a patient in extreme emergency or acute pain or
when other medications have failed.
Narcotics must be kept
under lock and key in a safe of the Sick Bay or in the safe of
the Purser Department. An accurate inventory of the supplies should
be always kept.
Monthly reports on
Morphine and Codeine must be rendered each month to the Deputy
Medical Director, Division of Operations, W.S.A., to be received
not later than 10th day of the following month. Such reports are
to include the name of the patient, diagnosis, duration of illness
and the amount of morphine, or codeine administered. |
| Oil of Cloves |
1-oz.
bottle |
1 |
| To
relieve toothache, but only when the offending tooth has a cavity.
A few drops of this oil on a very small ball of cotton is packed into
the cavity with a toothpick or applicator stick, It sometimes helps
to rub the gum with the oil. |
| Oil of Wintergreen |
4-oz.
bottle |
4 |
| Remarks:
To be applied locally. Cover with clean dry flannel bandage. To be
used for relief of pain, such as rheumatic pain in joints, or water
on knee. |
| |
Ointment, Ammoniated Mercury 5%
|
|
| Remarks:
For use on skin conditions, especially ringworm or eczemas. Caution:
For external use only. Do not use on skin if skin has been painted
with iodine. |
| Ointment,
Anesthetic, Antiseptic Ophthalmic |
tubes |
6 |
| Remarks:
Place a small film of ointment on the inner aspect of lower lid by
gently pulling down the lover lid and squeezing film along the junction
on lower lid and eyeball. The patient should then close his eye two
or three times and then keep eye closed for a short period of time. |
| Ointment,
Yellow Mercuric Oxide, 1% |
1 dram tube |
5 |
| Remarks:
For styes end inflammation of eyes and lids. Apply to margin of lids
with cotton swab. |
| |
Ointment, sulphur, 10%
|
1 lb.
3 |
| Remarks:
Sulfathiazole and, sulfadiazine ointment is recommended in strength
of 5%. Lanoline and white vaseline, equal parts, as a base ointment
can be applied to wounds, burns, etc., by covering affected parts
with a thin layer of ointment. When the above ointment is not available,
burns may be treated by applying wet dressings soaked in petroleum. |
| Ointment,
Tins (empty 1 oz.) |
|
30 |
| Opium &
Olycyrrhiza Compound., tablets |
1000 per bottle |
1 bottle |
| Remarks:
Brown's Mixture. Dissolve one tablet in mouth every two hours for
cough, bronchitis. |
| Paregoric |
bottles
standard size |
6 |
| Remarks:
To relieve pain, particularly colic and cramps in intestines. For
diarrhea: 1 to 2 teaspoons. Caution: Do not give if appendicitis
is suspected. Paregoric contains opium. Keep locked up. Be certain
not to give overdoses. |
| Pencil, indelible |
|
|
| Remarks:
To fill out Diagnosis Tags and keep record of sick and injured personnel. |
| Pencil, Dermatographic
(Skin marking) |
|
|
| Remarks:
To mark on patient's skin, time tourniquet applied, time and dose
of morphine, etc. |
| Personal Insecticide
(Lice) |
|
|
| Remarks:
For body lice, wash entire area well with soap and water; dry. Cases
of infestation (lice) should be reported to the medical officer in
charge who will then direct the patient to go to the proper disinfestation
station to clean his body and clothing. |
| Petrolatum,
Liquid (heavy) |
Pints |
2 |
| Remarks:
Mild acting lubricating laxative. Average dose: 1 tablespoon night
and morning until relieved. |
| Petrolatum,
white |
1 lb cans |
1 |
| Remarks:
Vaseline - for sunburn, skin chap, massaging, chillblains, body lice.
Soak dressing in vaseline and then place gently over affected parts. |
| Phenobarbital
1/2 gr. |
500-gr. bottle |
1 |
Remarks: Use
to quiet nervous and hysterical patients without putting them to sleep.
1 or 2 pills can be repeated in 4 hours. Don't use for sleeplessness.
Seasickness: 1 or 2 tablets 3 times a day.
Epilepsy: 1 or 2 tablets 3 times a day.
Headache: 1 tablet phenobarbital with 1 tablet of aspirin. |
| Pins, Safety
(assorted) |
card |
3 |
| Plaster, Adhesive |
2" x 5
yards |
1 |
| Plaster of
Paris |
4" rolls |
6 |
| Remarks: To
be used only under the supervision of a medical officer. |
| Pontocaine,
Sulphate, solution 1/2% |
ounce |
1 |
| Remarks: Eye
anesthesia. Two drops placed in eye by means of eye dropper and repeated
every one-half hour until relieved, but not more then three such
doses. |
| Quinacrine
Tablets (Atabrine) l-l/2 gr. |
|
|
| Remarks:
To prevent malaria. Start by taking 1 tablet with water immediately
after breakfast and, again after supper. Skip a day and repeat. Three
days later, start same program again. Keep this up only while in malaria
infested areas. To cure malaria: Give 1 tablet three times a day after
meals for 8 days. |
Quinacrine
Tablets (basic) 1 gr.
Quinacrine Tablets (tropics) 1 gr. |
500
per bottle
500 per bottle |
1
1 |
| Remarks: NOTE:
The amount received per ship per voyage should. be kept. An accurate
record. should be kept and. forwarded to Medical Department whenever
requested. |
Quinine, sulphate
tablets (basic uncoated) - 5 gr.
Quinine, sulphate tablets (tropics uncoated) - 5 gr. |
500 per bottle
500 per bottle |
1
5 |
Remarks: Not
to be used for any upper respiratory infections, colds, or grippe.
To be used only for the treatment of malaria in cases where other
malaria drugs have failed.
Directions: For acute cases of malaria 2 tablets (5 gr. each) every
four hours, for eight doses or until ringing in the ears occur. For
prophylactic; 2 tablets daily for three weeks, rest a week then repeat
dose and procedure. |
| Salt tablets |
|
|
| Remarks: Supply
should be kept available for crews aboard ship, especially for members
who work in engine room. In the tropics or under conditions where
a person perspires freely - 1 tablet every 4 hours during working
hours. |
| Salt Tablet
Dispensers |
|
|
| Remarks:
To be equipped with 1500 salt tablets. |
| Scissors,
5-1/2" (Mayo) |
|
2 |
| Sodium Perborate,
plain |
|
|
| Remarks:
For inflamed gums, mouth ulcers, or trench mouth. 1/2 teaspoon to
1/2 glass warm water. As a wet dressing for wounds - 1 teaspoon to
1 glass water. |
| Shade,
Eye, single |
1 |
2 |
| Remarks: For
retaining eye dressings in place in treating eye injuries or inflammation. |
| Sheet,
waterproof |
45
x 72 |
1 |
| Soap
Liniment |
pint |
2 |
| Remarks:
To be used as directed, on bottle. |
| Sodium
Bicarbonate |
1-lb. ctn. |
1 |
| Remarks: Baking
soda for headache, burns, sore throat, indigestion. Directions: 1
teaspoon full in a little water or milk every two hours until relieved. |
| Spectacles,
smoked glass |
|
3 |
| Remarks:
For protection against strong light and to rest inflamed eyes. |
| Splints,
wooden 18" x 3-1/2" |
|
12 |
| Splint,
Thomas, leg (full ring) |
|
1 |
| Remarks:
To be used to apply traction during the time that a patient is being
transported or as an emergency treatment. For proper application see
instructions in manual "Ship's Medicine Chest First Aid at Sea." |
| Splint,
basswood - 18" |
12
in set |
|
| Remarks:
For splinting fractured (broken) bones, to mould (shape) wood splints
soak in hot water. |
| Sulfadiazine
tablets (7.7 gr.) |
1
doz. or 3 doz. |
|
| Remarks:
Supply depends upon the length of the journey and the number of crew.
Directions: (A) To be taken only in acute illnesses characterized
by temperature of 100 degrees or above or (B) taken as a prophylactic
in cases of specific infection to injury. In cases of temperature
take 2 tablets, repeat every four hours for 6 doses, or until temperature
falls to 99 degrees and stays at that temperature for four consecutive
hours. This dosage can be supplemented by two doses of soda bicarbonate
and one tablet (gr. 7.7) taken after second dose of sulfadiazine.
In cases of specific infection - 2 tablets every three hours for four
doses with bicarbonate of soda after second dose then stop - unless
there should be clinical signs of infection or a rise in temperature
as in case (A) then follow through as directed for that particular
case. |
| Sufanilamide
or Sulfadiazine powdered |
5
gr. or equiv. pkg. |
25 |
| Remarks:
Sprinkle freely in open wounds, after controlling hemorrhage and before
applying dressing. |
| Suture,
catgut, boilable No. 2 threaded in needle |
tube |
6 |
| Remarks:
For tying off bleeding arteries or veins and for sewing wounds. |
| Syringe,
Urethral, bulb type, blunt tip - 2 drams |
|
6 |
| Syringe,
2 cc "Luer with 2 needles" 2 24 gauge - 3/4" hypodermic
in case |
2 |
|
| Tag,
Diagnosis |
20
in pkg. |
1 |
| Remarks:
Fill out completely as possible and tag each sick or wounded man before
transfer. |
| Thermometer,
clinical |
|
1 |
| Remarks:
For taking temperatures - wash (don't boil) before and after use. |
| Tongue
depressors, wood |
25
in bdl. |
1 |
| Remarks:
For examining throat, splinting fingers, to spread ointment, etc. |
| Tourniquet,
holliard type |
1 |
1 |
| Remarks:
Tie square knot loosely between wound and heart, insert stick, turn
tightly enough to arrest hemorrhage. Do not allow tourniquet to remain
in place longer than 1 minute end then release so that blood can flow
freely over wounded parts; reapply tourniquet and repeat this procedure
of applying and releasing until patient is in the hands of proper
surgeon's care or until other means have become successful. Palliative
or emergency treatment to arrest hemorrhage in addition to applying
tourniquet can be attained by applying wet dressings of hot normal
saline solution applied to cut or lacerated area and left in place.
Do not remove such dressing and do not wipe the injured parts.
Further means of arresting hemorrhage is outlined in "Ship's
Medicine Chest First Aid at Sea" manual. |
| Truss,
adjustable - single and double |
|
1
ea. |
| Remarks:
A truss should never be applied for the first time without instructions
from the medical officer or a trained medical attendant. Incorrect
adjustment of truss can be more dangerous than no truss at all. In
many cases incorrect adjustment causes intestinal obstruction (blocking). |
| Urinal,
male, white enamel |
|
1 |
| V.
D. Prophylactic Kit (Doughboy or equal) |
2
tube set |
100 |
| Remarks:
See instructions for use in "Ship's Medicine Chest First Aid
at Sea" manual. |
Insecticide
Powder
Insect Repellent (Skat) Formula No. 0-262 cans or bottles
D.D.T. Insecticide (U.S. Army Standard) |
|
12
of either |
| Remarks:
The amount of each to be placed on ship will depend upon the size
of the crew and the length of the voyage |
| Book:
"Ship's Medicine Chest First Aid at Sea" and "Guide
for Hospital Corpsmen on Sea Duty" |
|
1 ea. |
The following
drugs may or may not be included in the drug list, however, if included,
instructions were given in Operations Regulation #67.
Aluminum
Hydroxide tablets
Boric Acid powder
Carbon Tetrachloride
Epinephrine Chloride
Methenamine tablets
V. D. Prophylactic Kit
Whitefield's Ointment |
1"
and 3" adhesive tape
One-yard 4 1/4" gauze or Five-yard 4 1/2" gauze
White enamel irrigator
Clinical thermometers reduced to one oral and one rectal
Water-proof sheet
Mosquito netting |
|
| The following
drugs should be included in the drug list and placed on ships only
if they carry a ship's surgeon or a hospital corpsman who is a graduate
of the Hospital Corps School, U.S. Maritime Service Training Station,
Sheepshead Bay, New York. |
| Penicillin |
|
200,000
units |
| Remarks: Instructions
for the administration of this drug have been included in the training
of hospital corpsmen at the Hospital Corps School. Specific instructions
regarding the administration will be forwarded under separate cover. |
|