For many years, most medics have carried at least a side arm like the handgun and knife (and now, frequently a rifle, carbine or submachine gun), to be used as a defensive weapon.

• 许多年来，大多的军医都携带着最少附带武器如手枪和匕首。现在，常见的防卫武器是非全自动的步枪、卡宾枪或冲锋枪。