sick berth

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There was no sick berth attendant, but the lieutenant told off “a little cabin-boy” for his use.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

Being carried to the sick berth, my foot was treated and bound, and I was ordered to my hammock.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

With these departmental chiefs came their respective staffs of warrant officers, petty officers, wireless operators, engine-room artificers, motor mechanics, shipwrights, carpenters, smiths, naval police, signalmen, storekeepers, sick berth attendants and parties of seamen.

From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)

I was taken to the sick berth, and the doctor treated it with oil and flour, which gave me a little ease.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

I managed to get on board to the sick berth, and after the steward's treatment it ceased bleeding.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry