Equipment of a Non-Commissioned Officer
KIT, MEDICAL, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S (item #97110)
(Period 1940 – 1942)
- 2 X Strap, Cantle Ring M-1932 (item #97065)
- 2 X Pouch, Canvas M-1932 (item #97085)
- 1 X Suspender M-1920 (item #97095) (remark: since the Non-Commissioned Officer wears a full kit, i.e. TWO medical pouches, he will use the Suspender to support the weight of subject pouches)
RIGHT Canvas Pouch contents:
- 1 X Insert, Type II with Lace (item #97075) with 6 X Vial, Hard Rubber, ˝ Oz., Black (item #99615) for rest contents, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 12 X Box, Tablet, Folding (item #77280) intended for packing various extra pills and/or tablets
- 2 X Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical, 1-in x 5 yds (item #20340) packed on spool for fixing bandages
- 1 X Set, Hypodermic, Complete (item #93550) for contents, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 1 X Sterilizer, Hypodermic, Needle (item #99515)
- 1 X Pencil, Lead (item #76240) usually with protector cap
- 1 X Pin, Safety, Medium (item #78780) either 9 or 12 safety pins, fixed on carton
- 1 X Pin, Safety, Large (item #78770) 12 safety pins, fixed on carton
- 1 X Thermometer, Clinical (item #79320) for remark, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 1 X Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s (item #97050) for contents, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 1 X Container, Metal, N°1 (item #97675) for contents, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 1 X Book, Emergency Medical Tags (form 52b) containing 20 identical tags
- 2 X Strap, Litter, Carrying (item #97080) to help support weight of litter (with patient)
(Period 1944 – 1945)
MODIFICATIONS
- 6 X Vial, Hard Rubber, ˝ Oz., Black (Modification:end of 1943, reduced to only 3 Vials, for contents of vials, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 12 X Box, Tablet, Folding (Modification: early 1944, cancelled)
- 1 X Syringe, Hypodermic + 1 X Sterilizer, Hypodermic, Needle + all accessories (Modification: end of 1943, cancelled and replaced by 2 X Case with 5 X Tube, Morphine Tartrate, ˝ Grain Solution (item #91155)
- 1 X Case, Instrument, Medical Officer’s (Modification: early 1944, cancelled)
- 1 X Container, Metal, N°1 (Modification: end of 1943, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Box, containing 6 X Iodine Swabs (item #91120)
- 1 X Set, Burn, Injury (item 91038) (Modification: early 1944, introduced)
- 1 X Set, Eye, Dressing (item #91095) (Modification: early 1944, introduced)
- 3 X Case, Tablets, Sulfadiazine (item #91204) (Modification: early 1944, introduced, for contents, please revert to Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
- 1 X Bandage, Gauze, Adhesive, White (item #9200000) containing 16 X Stickband, White, Sterilized, 1-in x 3 in. (Modification: mid 1944, introduced (plse note increased number of digits, i.e. 5 > 7)
- 1 X Tourniquet, Field (item #93780) (Modification: early 1944, introduced)
- 1 X Scissors, Bandage (item #3468000) (Modification: September 1944, introduced (plse note increased number of digits, i.e. 5 > 7)
- 2 X Plaster, Adhesive, Surgical (Modification: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by Field Brown colored material (item #9209000)
- 1 X Set, Eye, Dressing (Modification: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Set, Eye, Dressing, M-2 (item #9109510)
- 1 X Bandage, Gauze, Adhesive, White, with 16 Stickbands (Modifications: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by Field Brown colored material (item #9200100)
- 1 X Tourniquet, Field (Modifications: June 1945, cancelled and replaced by 1 X Tourniquet, Elastic, Field (item #9377900)
- 1 X Box, Swab, Iodine (Modification: February 1945, increased to 2 X Box, Swab, Iodine (item #9112000)
(NCO’s Medical Canvas Pouch & Related Items – period 1940-1942 – the parts illustrated above are from the collection of Alain Batens)
Right pouch – from L to R and horizontally: 1 X Canvas Pouch, 1 X Insert Type II w/ Lace + 6 X Hard Rubber Black Vials, 1 X Folding Box for Tablets, 2 X Adhesive Surgical Plasters, 1 X Hypodermic Set, 1 X Hypodermic Needle Sterilizer, 1 X Lead Pencil, 1 X Clinical Thermometer, 1 X Carton Large Safety Pins (No.3), 1 X Carton Medium Safety Pins (No.2), 1 X Metal Container No.1 + 12 X Iodine Swabs, 1 X EMT Book w/ 20 Tags (w/o Cover), 2 X Litter Carrying Straps
Missing items: 11 X Folding Boxes for Tablets, 12 X Needles, 6 X Tubes, 1 X Medical Officer Canvas Case, 1 X Metal Case for Knives w/ Contents + Needles, Suture Silk, and Operating Scissors
(Period 1940 – 1942)
LEFT Canvas Pouch contents:
- 4 X Cotton, Absorbent, Compressed (item #20130)
- 4 X Packet, Gauze, Plain, Sterilized, 36-in x 36-in (item #20240)
- 8 X Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White, 3-in x 6 yds (item #92010)
- 4 X Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White (item #92040)
(Period 1944 – 1945)
MODIFICATIONS
- 8 X Bandage, Gauze, Compressed, White (Modification: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by Field Brown colored material (item #9201100)
- 4 X Bandage, Triangular, Compressed, White (Modification: February 1945, cancelled and replaced by Field Brown colored material (item #9204100)
NOTE: Those items that are not repeated throughout the listed contents REMAIN in use. This also applies to the Kit, Medical, Officer’s (item #97115)
(NCO’s Medical Canvas Pouch & Related Items – period 1940-1942 – the parts illustrated above are from the collection of Alain Batens)
Left pouch – from L to R and horizontally: 4 X Plain Sterilized Gauze Packets, 4 X Compressed Absorbent Cottons, 1 X Canvas Pouch, 8 X Plain Gauze Compressed White Bandages, 4 X Triangular Compressed White Bandages, 1 X Small White Towel (personal item, not official)
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