Combat lifesaver manual 2010

Description: Gives instruction for performing the medical tasks of the Combat Lifesaver Course. Subjects include intravenous infusions, chemical agents, and combat stress. (Available only through the Combat Lifesaver Correspondence Course.) Subcourse: IS (Proponent: U.S. Army Medical Department) Title: Combat Lifesaver Instructors Manual.  · (SL4) - Ensure Unit Combat Lifesaver Requirements Are Met. Conditions: You are an NCO appointed as the combat. lifesaver program coordinator. The combat. lifesaver correspondence course is going to. be used for the unit training. Note. The combat lifesaver program coordinator.  · REVISED MARCH RANK/NAME: Table of Contents. Tactical Combat Casualty Care/CLS Overview 1. Identify Medical Fundamentals Manage Hemorrhage Maintain Casualty Airway Manage Penetrating Chest .

In such situations, the combat lifesaver is expected to give medical care to the injured until help arrives, which could last from several hours to many days. The basic skills required by a combat medic include CPR, airway management, spinal immobilization, traction splitting, IV therapy (intermediate level), and endotracheal intubation. 32 ARMY May Scott R. Gourley,a freelance writer, is a contributing editor to ARMY. Soldiers at Fort Sill, Okla., take IV (intravenous) training. Since the introduction of combat lifesaver training two years ago, soldiers’ medical training has aligned more closely with tactical combat casualty care. U.S. Army. The individual being provided first aid (by self-aid, buddy aid, or combat lifesaver) is considered a casualty. Once medically trained personnel (combat medic, paramedic, or other health care provider) initiates care, the casualty is then considered to be a patient.

Combat lifesaver training is a bridge between the self-aid/buddy-aid training given all soldiers during basic training and the medical training given to the. However, the Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course includes no instruction on their use. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess feasibility of. This field manual provides all Soldiers the doctrinal basis for the Warrior Ethos, The current edition of the Combat Lifesaver Course.