Simply put, before the ubiquity of Merkin films and subsequent language colonisation, what did ( or still do ) military personnel in other countries ( English speaking preferable, but not a prerequisite ) call out when they needed assistance after being hit on the battlefield.
I guess I’m wondering about Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, South Africans…
What’s a “Merkin film” and why would movies about pubic wigs have anything to do with language colonization?
“Merkin” = American
pubic wigs 
OK.
I wasn’t referring to the pubic wigs they use in operas, that’s another thread needing to be done.
sigh
Well, if you want to use this horrid term, try this: 'Merican.
Then, of course, it might be confused with “Mexican,” so I plead with you to avoid it altogether. For the sake of clarity, type out the entire word, “American.” After all, it only is one additional letter. 
Come to think of it, if we are striving for clarity, you might use “North American.”
But do Canadians shout “Medic[,eh]!” ?
if you aren’t at work, google it.
If your an American Marine it would be, “Corpsman,” or, more likely, “Corpsman up.”
U.S. Marines shout “Corpsman!,” if Hollywood is to be believed.
In the Spanish army they’re called “sanitarios.” But in general, the scream is more likely to be along the lines of “¡su puta madre! ¡ay mi madre! ¡Madre de Dios!” (the whore who birthed him! Mommy! Holy Mother of God!)…
hee hee
I finally had a Eureka moment when watching MAS*H and wondering why, with all the folks running around, they would always call for that same guy, Corman. :smack:
While he’s treating your wounds he won’t be able to stop himself from laughing.
German soldiers call “Sani” when they need a medic. This is from “Sanitar Soldat” or Sanitary Soldier. The German soldiers I worked with in NATO would often pretend to call for a Medic: “Sani . . . Sani” when they found out that I was a medic in my first enlistment.
In my experience, US Army troops will call “Medic” and US Marines will call “Corpsman.” But some of both will call “Mom” if they are hurt bad.
The ones that are hurt bad generally aren’t doing any calling at all – they are unconscious.
That would defocus it again, to include Canadians and Mexicans.
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Originally Posted by T. Slothrop
But some of both will call “Mom” if they are hurt bad.
Originally posted by t-bonham
The ones that are hurt bad generally aren’t doing any calling at all – they are unconscious.
So let me change that to hurting bad.
T.S.
Once again, my experience is from medic school and a lifetime ago but the medical corpsman assigned to a unit was usually referred to as “Doc.” When in the field, injuries were treated by your own units corpsman so “Doc! Here!” would be common.
BTW, the Marine Corps doesn’t have their own medics. Their medical personnel are Navy.
In the British army you’d turn to your neighbour (usually an old school chum) and politely mention that you’re in a spot of bother…
“I say old chap, I seem to have a lost a leg, dashed inconvenient… any chance of a stiff drink and a bandage? Oh I’m terribly sorry, I seem to be bleeding all over you… poor form, eh”
But they are assigned to USMC battalions, and are quartered with them as well.