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corpsman
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corps·man  (kôrmn, kr-, kôrzmn, krz-)
n.
1. An enlisted person in the U.S. Navy, serving either with the Navy or the Marines, who has been trained to give first aid and basic medical treatment, especially in combat situations.
2. A member of a government-sponsored group designated as a corps: Peace Corpsmen.

corpsman [ˈkɔːmən]
n pl -men
(Military) US Military a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer


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And although I had trained my corpsmen well, I had seen sucking chest wounds before and they hadn't I figured I would be in and out in 15 minutes" (pp.
Navy hospital corpsmen serve either with the Navy or with the Marine Corps.
Then, while balancing on a 60-degree slope, two corpsmen were lowered to place the injured climber on a litter.
 
 
 
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