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21st Century U.S. Army Correspondence Course References: Army Medical Department Course, Self-Aid and Buddy-Aid - Student Self-Study, First Aid Tasks (Ringbound)
21st Century US Army Correspondence Course References Army Medical Department Course SelfAid and BuddyAid Student SelfStudy First Aid Tasks - Ringbound Author:Department of Defense This ringbound book presents a reproduction of an important U.S. Army Correspondence Course reference, Army Medical Department Course, Self-Aid and Buddy-Aid - Student Self-Study, First Aid Tasks. Contents include: Interschool Subcourse 0877, Self-Aid/Buddy-Aid, contains instructions for performing self-aid/buddy-aid (first aid) tasks that... more » all soldiers are required to know. All of the tasks within this subcourse contain important, lifesaving information. TERMINAL OBJECTIVES - TASK: Identify conditions requiring treatment. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty on the battlefield. STANDARDS: Soldier identifies airway obstructions, respiratory problems, circulation problems, open chest wounds, tension pneumothorax, bleeding, fractures, nerve agent poisoning, heat injuries, and cold injuries in accordance with the instructions presented in this subcourse. TASK: Treat a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty on the battlefield. STANDARDS: Soldier treats airway obstructions, respiratory problems, circulation problems, open chest wounds, tension pneumothorax, bleeding, fractures, nerve agent poisoning, heat injuries, and cold injuries in accordance with the instructions presented in this subcourse. TASK: Apply preventive medicine measures (self-aid). CONDITIONS: Soldier deployed to a unit in the field. STANDARDS: Preventive medicine measures are applied to protect against cold, heat, arthropod-borne diseases, water-borne diseases, food-borne diseases, nerve agents, hearing loss, skin infections, sexually-transmitted diseases (STD), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), foot problems, oral hygiene problems, and tobacco use in accordance with the instructions presented in this subcourse. TASK: Transport a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty in need of transportation and appropriate supplies. STANDARDS: Casualty transported using an appropriate manual carry, SKED litter, or improvised litter in accordance with the instructions presented in the subcourse. INTRODUCTION * 1 PERFORMING TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE * Lesson Exercises * 2 EVALUATING A CASUALTY * Lesson Exercises * 3 OPENING AND MANAGING A CASUALTY'S AIRWAY * Section I. On The Battlefield * Section II. Removing an Obstruction from a Person's Airway * Section III. Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation * Lesson Exercises * 4 TREATING PENETRATING CHEST TRAUMA AND DECOMPRESSING TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX * Section I. Treating an Open Chest Wound * Section II. Treating Tension Pneumothorax * Lesson Exercises * 5 CONTROLLING BLEEDING * Section I. General * Section II. Procedures for Controlling Bleeding * Section III. Other Procedures * Lesson Exercises * 6. SPLINTING FRACTURES * Lesson Exercises * 7 EVACUATING A CASUALTY * Section I. Manual Carries * Section II. SKED and Improvised Litters * Lesson Exercises * 8 TREATING A NERVE AGENT CASUALTY * Section I. Self-Aid * Downloadable Files * Section II. Buddy-Aid * Lesson Exercises * 9 PREVENTING/TREATING ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES * Section I. Heat Injuries * Section II. Cold Injuries * Section III. Other Preventive Medicine Measures * Lesson Exercises * Appendix: * Improved First Aid Kit Our news and educational titles are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work and educational tool.« less