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SSIC Codes Vitamins

Chemical
Fraker's Ditty Code Subject Fraker's Ditty Name VitaminFraker's Ditty Deficiency causes:
TESTS 2000 Telecommunications REALLY Retinol A VERY Vision problems @ night
REQUIRE 3000 Operations THIN Thiamine B1 BIG Beriberi
LUCK 4000 Logistics RECRUITS Riboflavin B2 PEOPLE Pellagra
AND 5000 Admin PREFER Pyridoxine HCl B6 NEED Neuritis
MASTER CHIEF 6000 Medical/ Dental CARROTS Cyanocobalamine B12 PRIME Pernicious anemia
FRAKER'S 7000 Finance AND Ascorbic Acid C STEAK Scurvy
OUTSTANDING 8000 Ordinance SHUN Sunshine D REAL Rickets
STUDY 9000 Ship's Design MEAT Menidione K BAD Needed for blood clotting
MATERIAL 10000 Material Source: HM Book Page 9-3
FOR 11000 Facilities
Dosage Calculations
CORPSMAN 1200 Civilian Personnel
Young's Rule Clark's Rule
ADVANCEMENT 13000 Aeronautics
Definition: To calculate a child's dosage based on age
GOALS 16000 Coast Guard (i.e. a YOUNG child) Definition: To calculate a child's dosage based on w
Formula:
Source: HM Book Page 14-4 (Age in years / Age in years +12) x Adult dose Formula:
= Child's dose (Weight in pounds/ 150) x Adult dose = Child'
Example: The adult dose of aspirin is 650mg. What is the Example: The adult dose of aspirin is 650mg. What is th
NAVPERS Record Pages dosage for a 3 year old child? for a child weighing 60 pounds?
Fraker's Ditty Page # Page Content
REENLIST 601 Enlistment / Reenlistment __3__ 650 60lbs
3+12
x equals 130mg child's dose x 650mg
EVERY 602 Emergency Data 15 150lbs
CANDIDATE 603 Enlisted Classification Source: HM Book page 6-2
THAT 604 Training
HAS 605 History of Assignments 12 Cranial Nerves Temperatures
UNDERSTOOD 606 U.A. Nerve Ditty Name Function of Nerve Medical
COURT 607 Courts Memorandum 1st O Olfactory Sense of smell Bodies
EVALUATION 609 Enlisted Evals 2nd O Optic Vision Biologicals
PROCEDURES 610 Personal Actions 3rd O Occulomotor Eye focus & movement, size of pupil Sitz bath
RIGHT 611 Reserve Service 4th To Trochlear Eye movement Thawing out frost bite
AFTER 613 Administrative 5th Touch Trigeminal Sensation of head & face, chewing Hot compress
READING 615 Reserve Discharge 6th And Abducens Abduction of eye (move to outside) Water bottle
DD 214 DD214 Active Duty Discharge 7th Feel Facial Facial expressions, saliva, taste GI sanitizing rinse
8th Any Acoustic Hearing and balance Food
Bacteria 9th Great Glossopharyngeal Taste, swallowing motions, saliva Fruits / Veggies
Sensations of movement (e.g.,
Fraker's Ditty Term Definition 10th Velvet Vagus decrease in heart rate, increase in Meat cutting
PREVENTIVE Pyschrophillic Reproduces at 15-20C peristalsis), voice production Berthing / Medical
MED Mesophillic Reproduces at 20-45C 11th A Accessory Movement of head and shoulders Galley
TECHS Thermophillic Reproduces at 50-55C 12th H Hypoglossal Tongue movements Fats breakdown
MUST Microaerophillic Lives in reduced O2 Source: HM Book page 1-41 Food baked on dish
AVOID Autotrophic Self-nourishing Freezer
HEPATITIS Heterotrophic Not self-nourishing MANMED (P-117) Chapters Prev. Med (P-5010) Chapters Dairy box
OR Obligated oxygen Free O2 Ch. Subject Ch. Subject Chill box
AEROBES AND Aerobic Grows in O2 1 Medical Dept 1 Food Sanitation Thaw box
ANAEROBES Anaerobes Grows without 02 6 Dental 2 Living Spaces Reach-in fridge
FLOURISH Facultative With our without O2 9 Hospital Corps 3 Ventilation Eggs
Shapes 15 Physical Exams 4 Swimming / Bathing Milk
Coccus (plural = cocci) Spherical 16 Health Records 5 Water Ashore Fresh fish
Bacillus (plural = bacilli) Rod 17 Decedent Affairs 6 Water Afloat Dishwashing
Spirillum (no plural) Spiral or comma shape 18 Medical Disposition 7 Waste Water Machine wash
4 Growth Requirements for Bacteria 19 FMF 8 Entomology (bugs) Machine rinse
Moisture , nutrition, oxygen (or lack of oxygen), and
temperature appropriate for type of bacteria (see chart 21 Pharmacy 9 Ground Forces Manual wash
above)
22 Preventive Med Manual rinse

Sources: HM Book page 7-25 23 Administration Source: P-5010 Chaps 2, 6, a

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NBC
Fraker's Ditty Type of Agent Type of Action Abbr. Name Smell Rate of Action Treatment Don't forget!
GB Sarin Atropine 2mg/syringe
If inhaled, very (6mg max for non- SLUDGE is ditty for sx o
GA Tabun rapid. Slow if medical staff) agents: Salivation / Lacr
NO Nerve Anticholinesterase Odorless absorbed through 2PAM Cl 600mg Urination / Gastroint
GD Soman the skin 10mg disturbance / general E
Valium
VX US only
CK Hydrocyanic Acid Irritating Amyl nitrate ampules
under gas mask Dosage for sodium thio
BODY Blood Systemic Poison Bitter Rapid 100-200mg per kg o
AC Cyanogen Chloride Sodium thiosulfate weight
almonds
IV
CL Chlorine Chlorine was the first c
New mown Immediate to 3 used in modern warfar
CARES Choking Lung irritant CG Phosgene hours, depending Rest and oxygen
grass Germans at Ypres, Bel
on quantity inhaled
DP Diphosgene WW1

HN Nitrogen Mustard Fish

Several hours Pain relief only Best treatment is to us
HD Mustard Horseradish dirt, or anything else av
BUT Blister Vesicant
L Lewisite Geraniums British Anti-Lewisite remove agent befor
Rapid and intense absorbed by skin
CX Phosgene Oxime Disagreeable Sodium bicarbonaate
VERY Vomiting Sternutator DM Adamsite Fireworks Immediate Supportive Physical exercise shor
CS Orthoclorbenzidine
CN Chloraceophenone CS is used by US militar
THOUGHTFUL Tear Lacrimator Pepperlike Immediate Remove to fresh air it's troops.
CA Brombenzyl Cyanide

None available. Ensure This chemical is tastel

victims do not hurt self odorless. Would most
PEOPLE Incapacitator Pyschological BZ BZ Odorless Delayed or others while introduced into the wat
hallucinating supply

Microscope Priority of NBC Decontamination Urine Shipping and Storage Codes

Lens Total Control of massive hemorrhages pH 4.6-8.0 Fraker's Ditty Letter Code
Green 100x (low magnification) 1st aid for severe shock & wounds Specific Gravity 1.015 - 1.03 BUBBA B Corrosive / Poison
Yellow 450x (High power) Decontamination of skin & eyes Daily volume 800mL-2L INGESTS I Flammable
Red 1000x (Oil immersion) Removal of contaminated clothing Toulene Film on top FOOD, F Damaged by freez
Care: Remove regular dust with a camel hair (if environment is clean)
brush. Use Xylene on lenses or to dissolve Can cause
Thymol false QUALUUDES & Q Drugs
dried oil. Never use alcohol!
positives
Care: Remove regular dust with a camel hair
brush. Use Xylene on lenses or to dissolve Can cause
dried oil. Never use alcohol! Thymol false
positives
Adjustment of mask (if necessary) RUM R Alcohol
Source: HM Book page 7-9 First aid for less severe wounds Color Indicates WHILE W Keep frozen
Source: HM Book page 8-4 Milky Chyle BELCHING B Corrosive / Poison
Blood Complete CBC Orange Pyridium GROSSLY FOR G Normal refrigerati
Total RBC for males 4.2-6.0 mil / mm 3
Total RBC Red / Brown Blood MILITARY M Precious meta
Total RBC for females 3.6 - 5.6 mil / mm 3
Total WBC Blue / Green Methylene POLICE P Potency period
Total RBC for newborns 5.0 - 6.5 mil / mm3 Hemoglobin Green to brown Bile Source: HM Book page 13-6
Hemoglobin for males 97 - 124% Hematocrit Olive brown black Phenols Diet Therapy
24 Hr Tests: From 0800 to Diet Therapy Indication
Hemoglobin for females 83 - 110% Differential 0800. Dump out first sample of
day 1, keep 0800 sample of day
Hemoglbin for newborns 97 - 138% Source HM Book p 7-10 2 Soft diet Intermittent between NPO and reg

Source: HM Book Chapter 7 HREC Colors Source: HM Book page 7-23 High calorie Post-op, recover from burns, traum

Instructions and Forms Ditty # Color Egg Vaccines Quarantine Hi protein: >1.5g of protein per kg
weight. For rapid recovery from illn
High protein
BUMED 6260.3 Mercury Control DD771 Eyewear Rx OUR 0 Orange Typhus Plague recovering from burns or radiation
protein to 3g / kg of body we
BUMED 6440.5 HSAP Program SF88 Medical Exam GOLDEN 1 Green Influenza Yellow Fever
BUMED 6280.1 Infectious Waste SF93 Medical History YEARS 2 Yellow Measles Small pox Weight loss. Ensure protein doesn
Low calorie under 0.8kg / kg of body weight
vitamins if daily calories <12
BUMED 6600.1 Dent. Infect. Ctrl SF513 Consult Sheet GET 3 Gray Yellow Fever Cholera
BUMED 6700.13 AMAL / ADAL SF522 Req. for Anesth. TOUGH 4 Tan Source of both: Fraker's Guide Low protein Renal or liver diseases
NAVMED 5360.1 Decedent Affrs. SF545 Lab Display BUT 5 Blue High residue Constipation, IBS, diverticulo
NAVMED 6230.2 Malaria SF550 Urinalysis WE 6 White Low residue Ulcers, gastric disorders, diverti
OPNAV 5100.19 NAVOSH SF600 Chron. Record ARE 7 Almond Hi protein/lo carb Hypoglycemia
OPNAV 6110.1 PRT Instruction SF601 Immu. Record PRETTY 8 Pink Bland Hyperacidity
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 Sources
Veggies, liver, dairy
Pork, fish, eggs
Organ meats
Pork, potatoes, liver
Liver, eggs, dairy,fish
Citrus fruits, tomatoes
Milk, sunlight, eggs, tuna
Green leafy veggies

Clark's Rule

ulate a child's dosage based on weight

unds/ 150) x Adult dose = Child's dose

se of aspirin is 650mg. What is the dosage
weighing 60 pounds?

260mg
equals child's
dose

Temperatures
Medical Temp
Bodies 2.2 - 4C / 36-40F
Biologicals 2.8C / 35.6-46.4F
Sitz bath 100F
Thawing out frost bite 100-105F
Hot compress 110F
Water bottle 125F
GI sanitizing rinse 212F
Food Temp
Fruits / Veggies <40F (>40 = CO2)

Meat cutting 50F

Berthing / Medical 70F
Galley 80F
Fats breakdown 120F
Food baked on dish 140F
Freezer 0-32F
Dairy box 32-34F
Chill box 33-36F
 Thaw box 36-38F
Reach-in fridge 34-40F
Eggs 32F
Milk 32-40F
Fresh fish 28-35F
Dishwashing Temp
Machine wash 150-160F
Machine rinse 180-195F
Manual wash 125F
Manual rinse 170F

Source: P-5010 Chaps 2, 6, and 9

Don't forget!

SLUDGE is ditty for sx of nerve

agents: Salivation / Lacrimation /
Urination / Gastrointestinal
disturbance / general Excretions

Dosage for sodium thiosulfate is

100-200mg per kg of body
weight

Chlorine was the first chemical

used in modern warfare by the
Germans at Ypres, Belgium in
WW1

Best treatment is to use sand,

dirt, or anything else available to
remove agent before it's
absorbed by skin.

Physical exercise shortens sx

CS is used by US military to train

it's troops.

This chemical is tasteless and

odorless. Would most likely be
introduced into the water or food
supply

ng and Storage Codes

Code
Corrosive / Poisonous
Flammable
Damaged by freezing

Drugs
 Alcohol
Keep frozen

Corrosive / Poisonous
Normal refrigeration
Precious metal
Potency period
e: HM Book page 13-6
Diet Therapy
Indication
ntermittent between NPO and regular diet

Post-op, recover from burns, trauma, or TB

Hi protein: >1.5g of protein per kg of body

weight. For rapid recovery from illness. If pt
ecovering from burns or radiation, increase
protein to 3g / kg of body weight

Weight loss. Ensure protein doesn't drop

under 0.8kg / kg of body weight. Give
vitamins if daily calories <1200

Renal or liver diseases

Constipation, IBS, diverticulosis
Ulcers, gastric disorders, diverticulitis
Hypoglycemia
Hyperacidity
e: HM Book page 9-7