First Aid

Field Medical Card

Responsiveness, Breathing, Pulse, Bleeding, Shock, Fractures, Burns, and Head injury.

Security at pick-up site.

Method of marking pick-up site.

Patient nationality and status.

NBC Contamination.

Description of the pickup site.

Alpha – Urgent within 2 hours, Bravo - Urgent Surgical within 2 hours, Charlie Priority within 4 hours, Delta Routine within 24 hours, Echo convenience.

Alpha, None, Bravo, Hoist, Charlie, Extraction Equipment, Delta, Ventilator.

Lima, Litter, Alpha, and Ambulatory.

November, No enemy troops in area. Papa, Possible enemy troops in area (approach with caution). Echo, Enemy troops in area (approach with caution). X-ray, Enemy troops in area (armed escort required).

Alpha, Panels, Bravo, Pyrotechnics, Charlie, Smoke, Delta, None, Echo, Other.

Alpha, US Military, Bravo, US Civilian, Charlie, Non US Military, Delta, Non US Civilian, Echo Enemy Military.

November, Nuclear, Bravo, Biological, Charlie, Chemical.

Casualties are considered casualties while being treated by non-medical soldiers, casualties are considered patients after being handed off to medics and or doctors.

A chest seal, used to prevent air from entering a chest wound during inhalation.

Lift clothing away.

No. It is better to keep it frozen than to thaw and later refreeze it.

Hypothermia.

A non-freezing cold-weather injury, common with 1 to 5 hours of exposure to temperatures from 32 degrees of 50 degrees, and causes lesions that are swollen, tender, itchy and painful.

When injury prevent you from forming an airtight seal on the casualty's mouth.

The polymer flexible litter, and the multi-hinged folding litter.

The poncho improvised litter, and the jacket improvised litter.

Kneel near the casualties shoulders, place one hand on the casualties forehead and push backwards, and place the other hand on the casualty's lower jaw and lift, keeping the mouth open

Kneel above the casualty's head, rest elbows on the floor, place your hands on each side of the casualty's lower jaw (near the ears), stabilize the neck with your forearms, and use your index fingers to push the jaw and only the jaw forwards.

Stand behind casualty, wrap your arms around their waist, make a fist with one hand, place the thumb side of the fist against the abdomen above the naval, grasp fist with your other hand, and give quick backward and upward thrusts.

Stand behind casualty, wrap your arms under the casualty's armpits and around the chest, and give backward thrusts.

Put on gloves, uncover the wound, open the outer wrapper of the occlusive dressing, wipe any dirt, blood, or sweat from the skin with the gauze, tell the casualty to fully exhale, place the occlusive dressing over the wound, and search for an exit wound to treat in the same manner.

Put on gloves, uncover the wound, place your gloved hand over the wound as a temporary seal, grab a piece of plastic or other non porous material, wipe dirt, blood, and sweat from the area, tell casualty to fully exhale, place the improvised seal over the wound, and tape 3 sides of the seal, leaving the side pointed towards the ground untapped. Search for and treat the exit wound or other wounds.

Expose the wound, apply sterile gauze or dressing, pack the gauze or dressing into the wound (if the wound is gaping), and apply pressure on the wound.

Expose the wound, open the package that contains the dressing, apply it white-side down over the wound, wrap the elastic around the extremity and run it through the pressure bar, reverse the elastic while applying pressure over the wound, secure the plastic closure bar to the last turn of the wrap, and check that it is applied firmly enough to prevent slipping without cutting off circulation.

Pull the free end of the band through the buckle, place the tourniquet 2 to 3 inches above the wound (not on a joint), pull the self-adhering band tight around the extremity and fasten it back on itself as tightly as possible, twist the windlass until bleeding stops, lock the windlass into the windlass clip, secure the windlass strap over the windlass clip, assess for a distal or posterior tibial pulse, and annotate the time on the tourniquet.

Remove casualty from the source of the burn. Do not apply anything to the burn, but keep the burn out of direct sunlight. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Turn the source of electricity off without touching the source or the casualty. If it can't be turned off, drag casualty away with a nonconductive material, such as wood or rope. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Remove liquid chemicals by flushing with water. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Brush the chemical off with a clean, dry cloth. Do not apply water, but if you are near a large body of water, submerge the burned area. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Smother is with water, a wet cloth, or mud. Keep the wound wet. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Move casualty away from the laser, avoiding getting hit by it yourself. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Cleanse the bite wound with antiseptic, monitor for anaphylactic shock, and seek medical aid.

Stop physical activity, rest casualty in the shade, loosen uniform and headgear, have casualty drink 2 quarts of water over 1 hour, seek medical aid, and evacuate casualty if no improvement over 30 minutes or if condition worsens.

Cool casualty as rapidly as possible by whatever means available. Remove clothing, immerse casualty in cold water, use ice buckets, use ice packs, and fan entire body. Stop cooling if shivering occurs. seek medical aid and evacuate casualty immediately. Do not give casualty anything by mouth.

Stop giving casualty water, give them salt or salty snacks, seek medical aid, and evacuate casualty immediately.

Bring casualty to a warm environment, replace wet clothing with dry, warm clothing, cover casualty with insulating material or blankets, wrap casualty from head to toe, avoid unnecessary movement from the casualty, if the casualty is aware, give them high calorie and warm fluids, seek medical aid, and evacuate casualty (keeping them lying down if possible).

Rewarm area using body heat, loosen constricting clothing and jewelry, move casualty to shelter, protect area from further cold, once tissue is thawed do not freeze it again. Avoid direct contact with excessive heat, such as open flame or stovetops. Do not rub affected tissue.

Rewarm the affected area, and keep it warm and dry.

Remove wet or constrictive clothing, gently wash and dry area, elevate the affected limb, cover it with loose and dry clothing. Do not pop blisters, apply lotions or creams, massage the area, expose it to heat, or allow the soldier to walk. Seek medical attention.

Maintain the chin-lift while pinching the nostrils closed, take a regular breath and make an airtight seal around the casualty's mouth with your mouth, give a slow breath into the casualty's mouth, watching for the chest to rise. If it does, break the seal and allow the air to escape, and repeat.

Maintain the chin-lift while pinching the nostrils closed, take a regular breath and make an airtight seal around the casualty's nose with your mouth, give a slow breath into the casualty's nose, watching for the chest to rise. If it does, break the seal and allow the air to escape, and repeat.

Place casualty on hard, flat surface, kneel next to casualty's torso, place the lower palm of one hand on the center of the casualty's chest, place other hand on top of the hand, lock your elbows, give 30 compressions 2 inches deep at 100 compressions per minute, allowing the chest to recoil at the end of each compressions. After 30 compressions, open the airway, and give 2 rescue breaths. Repeat until the casualty is revived, you are relieved by a healthcare provider, or until exhaustion requires you to switch with a battle buddy.

Stabilize the head, assess casualty's level of consciousness, determine if head injury is superficial or traumatic. If superficial, apply dressing and observe for abnormal behavior. If traumatic, maintain airway using the jaw thrust, dress head wounds, control bleeding, treat for shock, and seek medical aid. Continue to monitor for abnormal speech or behavior, seizures, or impaired motor function. Evacuate the casualty as safely as possible.

Position casualty in a stable position (on their back if impaled object does not protrude rearwards), flex the casualty's knees, turn the casualty's head to the side in case of vomiting, treat for shock, expose wound, stabilize protruding object, apply a sterile abdominal dressing, and evacuate the casualty.

Position the casualty on the ground, ask the casualty if they have an epipen nearby, and send a runner to get the epipen and medical help. Open the airway if necessary, and administer the epipen as soon as possible. Evacuate the casualty, even if an epipen is administered, as the casualty still needs additional medical attention.