Photo By Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli A. Miranda is a corpsman for Marine Attack Training...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Corpsman like Petty Officer 2nd Class Eli A. Miranda keep Marines in fighting shape. In garrison, he provides for routine medical needs like sick call and minor procedures like stitches. In the field, he can provide emergency medical treatment for combat units. He said he like the job.
"I like the versatility and variety," said Miranda. "One day, you can be in the office and the next day you'll be in the field, giving IVs, going out with the Marines on humps and then coming back for minor procedures like stitches. Every day is different."
As a corpsman for Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, he works mostly in the Naval Health Clinic.
"The biggest challenge is the volume of work here," Miranda said. "We have many Marines on station compared to corpsman. Every day, we deal with many Marines in physicals, people checking in, sick call; we're always busy but it keeps you on your feet."
Miranda's specialty is aerospace medicine, meaning 2nd Marine Aircraft Pilots need a corpsman with his skills to qualify them for flight.
"We do physicals for all the pilots and we work directly underneath the flight surgeon," said Miranda. "We make sure these pilots are physically capable of flying and they fall within the standards of the manual of medicine."
| Date Taken: | 05.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.11.2012 14:51 |
| Story ID: | 88322 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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