corpsman
noun
corps·man
ˈkȯr(z)-mən 
1
: an enlisted man trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment
2
: a member of a government-sponsored service corps
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Ortiz, a Navy corpsman – or medic – and Iraq war veteran, suffered from PTSD and was prescribed a cocktail of psychotropic medications.
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag over the island in February 1945 became an indelible image of the war for the American public.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
After graduating high school, Mr. Pinkney trained as an X-ray technician and served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
Idaho's official policy requires candidates for an execution medical team to have at least three years of experience in jobs such as an emergency medical technician, nurse, military corpsman or physician's assistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag over the island in February 1945 became an indelible image of the war for the American public.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
After graduating high school, Mr. Pinkney trained as an X-ray technician and served in the Navy as a hospital corpsman.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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corpsman
noun
corps·man
ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən
ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)-
: an enlisted man trained to give first aid
Medical Definition
corpsman
noun
corps·man
ˈkō(ə)r(z)-mən, ˈkȯ(ə)r(z)-
plural corpsmen
-mən
: a military enlisted person trained to give first aid and minor medical treatment
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