Sick Call

Sick Call

In US Military parlance, a Sick Call is "a daily lineup of military personnel requiring medical attention." [http://www.answers.com/topic/sick-call] .

As a record of treatment provided to personnel at "Sick Call", one or more of the attending medical personnel will typically fill out a "Sick Call Treatment Record" for each patient seen.

This record can include details such as nature of problem and treatment given.

External links

* [http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/arbasicpol/blsickcall.htm "United States Army Basic Training Operating Instructions - Sick Call"] - About.com
* [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navy/a/corpsmen.htm "Navy Corpsmen"] - About.com


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