I know this is just training but there are mistakes on this video. For example, the mortar goes off, then immediately he takes off the body armor ( still in the combat zone), you can do a blood sweep with the IBA on, taking time to mark the tourniquet was applied before doing a blood sweep ( mark the forehead last) Never checked his head for injuries such as blood in ears, he did check for a pulse didn't check if it was weak or fast... I will say this though I like he had his I.V. gear prepped for example tape already cut and on the bag. also that Soldier by looking at his veins was definitely a hard stick, he did a good job on the i.V.----IF wondering I was a Combat Medic in Kunar Province Afghanistan both trauma table and line medic! 68W best friend an Infantry Soldier has!!
@@xchara6996 You practice how you train, as a 68W myself, if you don't fix your mistakes in training. You're going to fuck up and get someone killed when blood spit and ass actually are flying.
@@luisprado7107 you don’t become fucking perfect overnight yea mistakes happen, you think he’s only gonna practice this once? I for one have actually take emt first responder courses and you’re a load bs go back to playing cod cause you’ve never picked up a real rifle before
I just switched to civilian EMT from here and the biggest thing is the shrunken scope of practice. I realized the Army actually does give us a scope of practice larger than civilian paramedics. Other than that I’m seeing I need the get with the FD because they get the fun calls lol
11 years late, but spinal immobilization is only really considered with falls >15', MVC, and IEDs while in an MRAP. Pelvic immobilization is necessary with bilateral leg amputations below the knee or unilateral above the knee/inguinal GSW that makes the pelvis unstable. We focus heavily on pelvic immobilization because there are a lot of important organs in the lower abdomen that can cause massive hemorrhage if bone fragments cut them up
The quick-and-dirty version: We follow the same Laws of Armed Conflict as the infantrymen we usually serve with. The difference is, when the shooting stops, we treat anyone and everyone who is still alive and requires medical attention. We're legally and morally obligated to provide the same standard of care to friendlies and enemies alike. Some medics adhere to that ideal, some don't.
His MOS title is literally “combat” medic. He is probably the farthest thing from a pog. He went to ait before medic school and deploys with combat ready platoons.
Totally different from my 91B training in 1994. We did not have to perform an IV stick under duress. Hats off to this Spec hopefully E7 by now. But he clear the line, got a good flash, and above all got it 1 stick. Not sure I wouldn't have went for the brachial vein because the catheter would bend during transport, reducing the flow. Outstanding Army Training... Combat Medic Hooah!!
This looks challenging (never thought about having to shoot from opposite shoulder) but very fun too. I'm leaving for Jackson the 28th as well, then Sam Houston for 68W training.
Is this FTX? Seems pretty badass. My company is on week 10 at the moment. Learning combat casualty assessments with hemorrhage control. Man I just love tourniquets... My advice to anyone wanting to come through 68W AIT so far is, do NOT take the EMT classes lightly. Study hard and dont sleep in class. The EMT portion failed alot of our guys and you have to pass the NREMT and allskills to continue. But it's ALOT of fun and we've only started the whiskey training. Bravo company leads the way baby.
PFC Mosquito I'm currently a Paramedic enlisting through the CASP, so I'll skip the EMT portion if the course and go straight to the Whiskey portion after Basic-any advice you could give me?
I have read it. Followed it lived it. I was 91w. Same rules. Form the Geneva Convention medics are not allowed to use heavy weapons or explosives. In modern times, most combat medics carry a personal weapon, to be used to protect themselves and the wounded or sick in their care. When and if they use their arms offensively, they then sacrifice their protection under the Geneva Conventions. These medics are specifically trained. Unless you were under direct threat you had no need in turret.
Can't wait for training! 68W in the Army. Going to basic July 1st. So excited to serve my country. Get to interact with people like this...I'ma love it.
Didnt follow HABCs. Immediately applied hasty TQ which was fine but took to long. Immediately after he needed to do a blood sweep starting with looking for junctional wounds at the neck, armpit, and inguinal, then with the rest of the body. Assumed A-Airway was patent because he was talking and was likely A&Ox4. Breathing was assessed as far as whether or not he was bleeding but as he got him trauma naked he didnt check for exit/entrance wounds. He called for a medevac without having a good picture of what he would be classified as. He checked for radial pulses which was correct and tells you your patient is at least perfusing vital organs and then proceeded to establish vascular access. Would this have been a real scenario he could have easily missed something resulitng in exsanguination. It was sloppy. It was effective for the practice because it was just a GSW to the left leg but in a real scenario that would have been bad news.
No, I get the names. Horizontal hard surface is much more of an issue than vertical. I tend to not clamp the rifle when bracing to vertical window frame, as I (right-handed) use the left frame when optional, to maintain cover/concealment. I grip rifle as normal and push my wrist into the frame for stability.
First I think the training is more intense and you learn a lot more today than in 1968-69 or the next few latter years It was only a 8 week train when I wa sin now think it is more. When you complete school you are a medic to become a combat medic takes getting into combat To get the term Doc to mean something it is something your men bestow upon you for risking your own life to help them. Some do take the term Doc and not do what is needed to actually deserve it We did not trin with guns
To all who say he did a great job, it's just not so. He did alright, at best. His assesment wasnt methodical, it was all over the place. Took too long to get the TQ on, was not high enough, or tight (his leg would be bent, and he'd be screaming), did not drag him to cover, just did the TX right where he found him. No blood sweep to speak of. His airway was patent, but you always check the mouth and head and eyes just in case, forgot to check for JVD or tracheal deviation, did not take the chest for shrapnel or tiny holes you can miss with the naked eye. His stick was good, except the SM had radial pulses and only needed a saline lock. Was no detailed assesment so can't comment on that. Overall, was not impressed, medical work is never pretty, but this was just a mess.
+Eric Holbrook Since it was training, the TQ does not need to be tightened as if its the real thing. He did do a blood sweep, dunno what video you were watching. If he's speaking he's breathing, so no need to check airways. Can't comment on the rest dunno what you're on about. He did a decent job.
+Matthew Sherman You train like you fight, you think that if you never put a proper TQ on that you'll do it right in the middle of a firefight, or in a high stress situation? As for the airway, I always check so you can at least document anything you see. After that keep the patient talking to CONSTANTLY make sure that airway is done. Shrapnel enters the body and can sometimes be unnoticeable until it's too late. Raking the chest pulls on those holes and reveals them before anything develops. The rest is self explanatory, and if you don't know what I'm on about, obviously you don't know what you're talking about.
Maybe its just me, but a training exercise is not a tremendous amount of pressure. Could be test anxiety or w/e. Hope that's what this is. Trey Eastman I use ITLS, which does the rapid and detailed exam in one run through. Obviously the treatment on the X is still the same, TQ and go, and blood sweep immediately after entering TFC. Then ITLS is it all combined. Flight medics use it for their assessments, and it is a beautiful thing. I get done much faster than the BCT3 bullshit, and find everything if not more. I'd recommend going to your nearest MISTC center on post, if you're interested.
I have more respect for these guys now.....I hope to be one of THEM!!!! and yes in a girl doesn't mean we can't do this we are more tough then guys are! its true fact!!!!!
It is basically luck of the draw, if you get sent to an infantry unit as a young private they like to send the newbies to the line to get the line experience. At the same time they will have you working Aid Station a lot. That is IF you get sent to an Infantry company. You can get attached to engineers, Scouts, Artillery, etc. as well it all pretty much comes down to how well you are physically on your PT Tests, and where your Med Plt. Sgt. wants to send you. Also on where you get stationed.
im a 68w. the aid bag can range between 30-50 lbs.. sometimes more dependings on what you bring.. and with all your gear and weapons (you have an m9 also) and magzines.. you can reach up to about 100 lbs of gear.. sometimes more
George Pineda, Great question. The rules of engagement for a medic are somewhat blurred on today's battlefield. One of the few times (according to policy) that a combat medic in the US Army can engage a combatant is if his/her life or the life of the patient is being threatened. The course was teaching the medic to shoot and move from cover to cover in order to provide care to an exsanguinating patient. Today's battlefield is asymmetric, the enemy that does not abide by the Geneva conventio
Good luck! If everything goes smoothly for me I should be leaving for basic and AIT in the fall to be a 68w. My dad was one for over 27 years and retired last September. He says it does get real difficult at times and you have to make some hard decisions, but overall he was glad to have spent most of his life doing it lol.
1:56 - That was, don't put the muzzle in the deck. I was unclear I think. Looks like a great training exercise. I am not shit-talking. Just giving my notes on the first part. Just keep running the drill until it's natural. When it's boring, you have mastered it. Thanks for posting.
@CORPSMAN1231 Sorry to bust your bubble, but medics in the Army have been called "DOC" for over 30 years. Even the line medics serving in Vietnam were called "DOC" and that's not quite 40 years ago.
I liked your assessment, although I'm curious as to why you didn't go initially high and tight with the tourniquet, and then spend unnecessary time writing the time on his sweaty head. Also, personally I would have done that blood sweep immediately after the TQ, and worried about iv access at the very end. Not trying to bust balls or anything - if the guys lives its a success no matter what route you made :)
the last time i was this slow was way way back in '85 at fort sam. my class graduated the last of the real combat medics. two weeks after we started, the materials changed to more ems orientated medical training. you want real medic training. go 18D. "Only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall and parish by the wayside"
@BarrenSWAT 68w. Its classified as a health care specalist. I wanted to be a navy corpsman but im colorblind and they dont allow that. But the army does so im goin to join as soon as i get done with my basic EMT.only bad thing is it covers a wide range(e.g. hospital, clinic, combat medic). I want to be a combat medic which i think i could get because im colorblind and they like having colorblind people at the front to spot artifical camo. Just be specific and say what u want. Good luck bro
Depends on the nature of the injury. In this case where he needed a tourniquet to stop bleeding, it is obvious he has lost a ton of blood. Providing Hextend to a patient like this could be the very reason he/she survives.
3:28 - Looks like you were shin on top of his leg. Go between the legs to push the knee into that femoral. Its easier to pinch it against the bone. Your partner will not like the pain, but they must let you train correctly. Ignore me if I am wrong on the current doctrine, but we didn't run an IV on an arterial bleed (situation could dictate) since it thins the blood. We had a surgical unit within 20 min. of our AO.
+John Smith It is due to the obvious combat stresses and mechanisms of injury. Taking emt-b before entering the military would be a huge benefit and there is also a civilian combat medic course you can take. Being an EMT in general is a rough job but those combat medics have the toughest job in emergency medicine for sure
@kennethpace2 First of all: the best medicine on the battlefield is fire superiority. If you cannot win the firefight there is no sense of you running out there pulling John Waynes. That stuff is only for the movies. Care is based on the MARCH acronym. Massive Bleeding, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Head. C-Spine control is not done unless you think there is injury to the C-Spine. Go read up on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and look at the new standards of care and treatment.
i remember something like this but he was not as forgiving as this one was. and you need to remember all, this was only a training. things are different in the c-zone. but ill always be a cav-man.
And with the comments below about weapons. We were trained to fire back with anything we have or can turner or not to return fire if we have to. Not going to just sit there and take fire. Return fire if we have to at all cost.
Good luck to all about to do this mos I'm three 13 weeks into training we graduate in three then I'll be at fort Bragg for airborne make sure u come ready to study and get into shape
1:15 - flagged the camera operator. 1:25 - No need for weak-side transition. Drop to right side and engage. 1:52 - drop to your left to stay behind concealment, but keep weapon in strong side. 1:56 - put the muzzle in the deck during mag change. 2:26 - The opening was tall enough to keep weapon strong side. 2:33 - Grip window frame with weak hand and rest rifle on your glove for much better stability. 2:37,2:48,3:00 - Bring weapon into your workspace with muzzle up, to mag change.
Of course they do. Although the fact remains - sometimes you'll work without them. Anyone who has been on a deployment as a line infantry medic will agree. Circumstances dont always permit. Having someone get blown up or shot right next to you does not warrant immediate 'BSI for my battles and I' and all that TRADOC mumbojumbo. Time is of the essence.
Im just curious, I work in the Swedish Armed Forces as a CLS. Since it was 4½ years ago this was published I wonder how much changes theres been for you?
This is what I have been looking into for 5 months now, and I am going to enlist in May of 2015 (When I turn 17), hopefully to be a 68W. This IS what I want to do, but my parents are trying to shut it down. Does anyone have any advice on how to persuade them otherwise? It really gets on my nerves.
My advice would be to sit them and talk to them. Do your research and show them why joining to Army is right for you. They're shutting down because they probably would prefer you go to college as do most parents. So do your research and formulate a plan. Once you've done that, them talk to them. I enlisted two days ago as a 68W btw.
Thanks, ViDude_22! I think they've accepted that I am not wanting to go to college, but I think they don't want me to get hurt. I talked to my PAARNG recruiter about it, and I will most likely enlist in September of 2015 to be a combat medic, because I only turn 17 in May.
Well joining the military at 17, you need written permission/consent from both parents. So just take the extra steps from now. So when its time for you to enlist you won't have such a hard time
Yeah. That's what I'm aiming for. I think my parents will turn around and realize it soon that it is what I want and that if they won't let me when I'm 17, I'll just enlist when I'm 18 when I don't need their permission.
Matt Zechman i would say don't enlist. but if you are going to then do it now. i waited 2 years after high school and i regret not just doing it then. honestly don't let you parents influence your decision, you'll regret it... Army medic since 2012
That's pretty awesome, good job Doc. Is it the same field medic training for US army and US navy corpsmen? Our Army, RAF, Navy and Marine medics all do the same course to become field medics I believe. (in the UK)
Fact is, he's in TRADOC and it's essential that you train as you fight. Even if circumstances dictate, he's in a simulated environment initiating an IV--at the very least he should have used the damn gloves in this environment. There's no two ways about this period.
Curious, I see you're having difficulty finding AC vein. You guys go IO on a patient in combat? Couldn't you start a line in his right tibia with an EZIO gun?
That medic backpack. That's the coolest backpack I've ever seen.
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I honor these guys. A combat medic in my eyes has more balls than a SEAL. Real heroes bringing other heroes back. God bless them.
I know this is just training but there are mistakes on this video. For example, the mortar goes off, then immediately he takes off the body armor ( still in the combat zone), you can do a blood sweep with the IBA on, taking time to mark the tourniquet was applied before doing a blood sweep ( mark the forehead last) Never checked his head for injuries such as blood in ears, he did check for a pulse didn't check if it was weak or fast... I will say this though I like he had his I.V. gear prepped for example tape already cut and on the bag. also that Soldier by looking at his veins was definitely a hard stick, he did a good job on the i.V.----IF wondering I was a Combat Medic in Kunar Province Afghanistan both trauma table and line medic! 68W best friend an Infantry Soldier has!!
Bro, chill. It’s just practice
@@xchara6996 You practice how you train, as a 68W myself, if you don't fix your mistakes in training. You're going to fuck up and get someone killed when blood spit and ass actually are flying.
Damn it’s like they train to get better,
@@luisprado7107 you don’t become fucking perfect overnight yea mistakes happen, you think he’s only gonna practice this once? I for one have actually take emt first responder courses and you’re a load bs go back to playing cod cause you’ve never picked up a real rifle before
its so funny, being a civilian EMT, seeing him hurl "the patient" up and down no regard for spinal injuries, but thats not priority in the field lol
I just switched to civilian EMT from here and the biggest thing is the shrunken scope of practice. I realized the Army actually does give us a scope of practice larger than civilian paramedics. Other than that I’m seeing I need the get with the FD because they get the fun calls lol
11 years late, but spinal immobilization is only really considered with falls >15', MVC, and IEDs while in an MRAP.
Pelvic immobilization is necessary with bilateral leg amputations below the knee or unilateral above the knee/inguinal GSW that makes the pelvis unstable.
We focus heavily on pelvic immobilization because there are a lot of important organs in the lower abdomen that can cause massive hemorrhage if bone fragments cut them up
my future job.. :)
Good Luck , mate !
Thanks, idk if you're being sarcastic or not.
Rodnel Eldor Well it was probably sarcasm, I would be sarcastic too. What steps have you taken to make it happen?
I doubt it was sarcasm
Lol I've been enlisted for 2 years now, on my way to become a chief. But no, I didn't end up with the 68W. I'm 68E.
When I get older I want to be a Medic like my great - grandfather. He served in World War 2 and Vietnam War
Do it
The quick-and-dirty version: We follow the same Laws of Armed Conflict as the infantrymen we usually serve with. The difference is, when the shooting stops, we treat anyone and everyone who is still alive and requires medical attention. We're legally and morally obligated to provide the same standard of care to friendlies and enemies alike. Some medics adhere to that ideal, some don't.
I could treat enemies if my infantry guys weren’t wild asf 😂
This is what I'm doing! Leaving Monday :)
Heather Bartha How'd it go?
How was your service if your back now
Capo Belize prolly
Capo Belize probably KIA, most women on the Battlefield go in head first that’s why I have respect for them
Wounded soldier: makes fun of doc
Doc: pulls needle out
Wounded soldier: oh this is going to hurt now
😂😂
Damn good medic. He knew what he was doing.
Trainee: When do we start?
Trainer: Now! *shoots self in foot
i really want to be a combat medic some day. my dream is to save lives...being a combat medic has been my dream sense i was like 9
AH HA
AHAHAHAHA
I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN
AH HAH HAAAAAAAH AGH HAHAHA
*dying sounds* AGHGHGHGHG
My dude has a forward grip and is shooting from the magazine 🤦🏼♂️ POG
His MOS title is literally “combat” medic. He is probably the farthest thing from a pog. He went to ait before medic school and deploys with combat ready platoons.
@@TheAsianOfChaos facts
2:03 the man sings to calm him down me cry
Yes I said me cry
you guys are demigods to me. You fight with might and yet heal with respect for life and act with patience for disrespect.
Watching this at 3 am ahhcckk my future job!!!❤️❤️
that was some impressive iv placement
Totally different from my 91B training in 1994. We did not have to perform an IV stick under duress. Hats off to this Spec hopefully E7 by now. But he clear the line, got a good flash, and above all got it 1 stick.
Not sure I wouldn't have went for the brachial vein because the catheter would bend during transport, reducing the flow.
Outstanding Army Training... Combat Medic Hooah!!
This looks challenging (never thought about having to shoot from opposite shoulder) but very fun too. I'm leaving for Jackson the 28th as well, then Sam Houston for 68W training.
he is just taking his sweet time at the beginning to get to him
doin this shit for over 20 years. Still love it
game over man, game over!!
Is this FTX? Seems pretty badass. My company is on week 10 at the moment. Learning combat casualty assessments with hemorrhage control. Man I just love tourniquets... My advice to anyone wanting to come through 68W AIT so far is, do NOT take the EMT classes lightly. Study hard and dont sleep in class. The EMT portion failed alot of our guys and you have to pass the NREMT and allskills to continue.
But it's ALOT of fun and we've only started the whiskey training.
Bravo company leads the way baby.
Bravo bulldogs hooah
PFC Mosquito I'm currently a Paramedic enlisting through the CASP, so I'll skip the EMT portion if the course and go straight to the Whiskey portion after Basic-any advice you could give me?
I have read it. Followed it lived it. I was 91w. Same rules. Form the Geneva Convention medics are not allowed to use heavy weapons or explosives.
In modern times, most combat medics carry a personal weapon, to be used to protect themselves and the wounded or sick in their care. When and if they use their arms offensively, they then sacrifice their protection under the Geneva Conventions. These medics are specifically trained. Unless you were under direct threat you had no need in turret.
omg I would be slow asf if I had al that gear one me holy shi id be like help me up im stuckhelp me up ahhhhhh dang hes to tough
"I didn't know she was 16!"... classic
Can't wait for training! 68W in the Army. Going to basic July 1st. So excited to serve my country. Get to interact with people like this...I'ma love it.
Didnt follow HABCs. Immediately applied hasty TQ which was fine but took to long. Immediately after he needed to do a blood sweep starting with looking for junctional wounds at the neck, armpit, and inguinal, then with the rest of the body. Assumed A-Airway was patent because he was talking and was likely A&Ox4. Breathing was assessed as far as whether or not he was bleeding but as he got him trauma naked he didnt check for exit/entrance wounds. He called for a medevac without having a good picture of what he would be classified as. He checked for radial pulses which was correct and tells you your patient is at least perfusing vital organs and then proceeded to establish vascular access. Would this have been a real scenario he could have easily missed something resulitng in exsanguination. It was sloppy. It was effective for the practice because it was just a GSW to the left leg but in a real scenario that would have been bad news.
i just had this comparison with a marine (whos boot camp isn't better than the army). army medics are the best.
i must say though props to the medic for finding that line first shot!!!
It's true that he didn't do all the steps but in the end he took care of the casualty as a competent medic, great video.
great atmosphere and professionalism, in Poland we need more out such exercises
omg the sister jokes had me dying laughing
@edgecution93 aid back = 30 - 45 lbs, vest = 20 lbs, weapon 7 lbs. helm 1 lbs, additional gear 10 - lbs (weight includes the mags he might have)
damn i just enlisted as a 68w
Capo Belize pretty good, coming up on 1 year in. Great job.
No, I get the names. Horizontal hard surface is much more of an issue than vertical. I tend to not clamp the rifle when bracing to vertical window frame, as I (right-handed) use the left frame when optional, to maintain cover/concealment. I grip rifle as normal and push my wrist into the frame for stability.
First I think the training is more intense and you learn a lot more today than in 1968-69 or the next few latter years
It was only a 8 week train when I wa sin now think it is more.
When you complete school you are a medic to become a combat medic takes getting into combat
To get the term Doc to mean something it is something your men bestow upon you for risking your own life to help them. Some do take the term Doc and not do what is needed to actually deserve it
We did not trin with guns
This is what I'm looking forward to do...
@Capo Belize well 6 years later the answer is no. I became a nurse tho
The recruiters made no effort to recruit me and well it all went down the drain
That gear looks heavy as fuck. Awesome
To all who say he did a great job, it's just not so. He did alright, at best. His assesment wasnt methodical, it was all over the place. Took too long to get the TQ on, was not high enough, or tight (his leg would be bent, and he'd be screaming), did not drag him to cover, just did the TX right where he found him. No blood sweep to speak of. His airway was patent, but you always check the mouth and head and eyes just in case, forgot to check for JVD or tracheal deviation, did not take the chest for shrapnel or tiny holes you can miss with the naked eye. His stick was good, except the SM had radial pulses and only needed a saline lock. Was no detailed assesment so can't comment on that. Overall, was not impressed, medical work is never pretty, but this was just a mess.
+Eric Holbrook Since it was training, the TQ does not need to be tightened as if its the real thing. He did do a blood sweep, dunno what video you were watching. If he's speaking he's breathing, so no need to check airways. Can't comment on the rest dunno what you're on about.
He did a decent job.
+Matthew Sherman You train like you fight, you think that if you never put a proper TQ on that you'll do it right in the middle of a firefight, or in a high stress situation? As for the airway, I always check so you can at least document anything you see. After that keep the patient talking to CONSTANTLY make sure that airway is done. Shrapnel enters the body and can sometimes be unnoticeable until it's too late. Raking the chest pulls on those holes and reveals them before anything develops. The rest is self explanatory, and if you don't know what I'm on about, obviously you don't know what you're talking about.
you don't need to check the eyes or jvd yet you do that in your detailed exam after u get vascular access but it still was a sloppy job
keep in mind he was under tremendous amounts of pressure
Maybe its just me, but a training exercise is not a tremendous amount of pressure. Could be test anxiety or w/e. Hope that's what this is.
Trey Eastman I use ITLS, which does the rapid and detailed exam in one run through. Obviously the treatment on the X is still the same, TQ and go, and blood sweep immediately after entering TFC. Then ITLS is it all combined. Flight medics use it for their assessments, and it is a beautiful thing. I get done much faster than the BCT3 bullshit, and find everything if not more. I'd recommend going to your nearest MISTC center on post, if you're interested.
I have more respect for these guys now.....I hope to be one of THEM!!!! and yes in a girl doesn't mean we can't do this we are more tough then guys are! its true fact!!!!!
It is basically luck of the draw, if you get sent to an infantry unit as a young private they like to send the newbies to the line to get the line experience. At the same time they will have you working Aid Station a lot. That is IF you get sent to an Infantry company. You can get attached to engineers, Scouts, Artillery, etc. as well it all pretty much comes down to how well you are physically on your PT Tests, and where your Med Plt. Sgt. wants to send you. Also on where you get stationed.
im a 68w. the aid bag can range between 30-50 lbs.. sometimes more dependings on what you bring.. and with all your gear and weapons (you have an m9 also) and magzines.. you can reach up to about 100 lbs of gear.. sometimes more
Wow. no gloves while doing the IV?
George Pineda,
Great question. The rules of engagement for a medic are somewhat blurred on today's battlefield. One of the few times (according to policy) that a combat medic in the US Army can engage a combatant is if his/her life or the life of the patient is being threatened. The course was teaching the medic to shoot and move from cover to cover in order to provide care to an exsanguinating patient. Today's battlefield is asymmetric, the enemy that does not abide by the Geneva conventio
Good luck! If everything goes smoothly for me I should be leaving for basic and AIT in the fall to be a 68w. My dad was one for over 27 years and retired last September. He says it does get real difficult at times and you have to make some hard decisions, but overall he was glad to have spent most of his life doing it lol.
I'm a future Soldier with the MOS 68W. I'm leaving in July for Basic ( Fort Benning) and going to Fort Sam Houston for AIT.
thanks for the advice, initially i have all my CATs folded like that... but i forget how to refold. I'm good now thanks to the internet!
Again, that is a fantastic stick.
Reeeeeally wanna do thiss
How about ICU Nursing or Anaesthiesa?
+Jan Arnold why?
looks like one "fine" medic to me.
one hell of a stick in the end, good one!
looks like you ar ready for it.
1:56 - That was, don't put the muzzle in the deck. I was unclear I think.
Looks like a great training exercise. I am not shit-talking. Just giving my notes on the first part. Just keep running the drill until it's natural. When it's boring, you have mastered it. Thanks for posting.
@CORPSMAN1231 Sorry to bust your bubble, but medics in the Army have been called "DOC" for over 30 years. Even the line medics serving in Vietnam were called "DOC" and that's not quite 40 years ago.
I liked your assessment, although I'm curious as to why you didn't go initially high and tight with the tourniquet, and then spend unnecessary time writing the time on his sweaty head.
Also, personally I would have done that blood sweep immediately after the TQ, and worried about iv access at the very end. Not trying to bust balls or anything - if the guys lives its a success no matter what route you made :)
the last time i was this slow was way way back in '85 at fort sam. my class graduated the last of the real combat medics. two weeks after we started, the materials changed to more ems orientated medical training.
you want real medic training. go 18D. "Only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall and parish by the wayside"
Medic where are your gloves at?
@BarrenSWAT 68w. Its classified as a health care specalist. I wanted to be a navy corpsman but im colorblind and they dont allow that. But the army does so im goin to join as soon as i get done with my basic EMT.only bad thing is it covers a wide range(e.g. hospital, clinic, combat medic). I want to be a combat medic which i think i could get because im colorblind and they like having colorblind people at the front to spot artifical camo. Just be specific and say what u want. Good luck bro
When i graduate im thinking about doing this, very nice vid! really helped alot!
(; my brother started combat medicine yesterday
My dad was going to finish his officer and combat medic training, but my older brother was born.
Depends on the nature of the injury. In this case where he needed a tourniquet to stop bleeding, it is obvious he has lost a ton of blood. Providing Hextend to a patient like this could be the very reason he/she survives.
@fkayani6137 it's called a BOA constricting band
3:28 - Looks like you were shin on top of his leg. Go between the legs to push the knee into that femoral. Its easier to pinch it against the bone. Your partner will not like the pain, but they must let you train correctly.
Ignore me if I am wrong on the current doctrine, but we didn't run an IV on an arterial bleed (situation could dictate) since it thins the blood. We had a surgical unit within 20 min. of our AO.
nice hit on that vein, doc!
I want to be a combat medical technician, its been a life long dream of mine! X
+lizzy bridge Mine too, I heard it's harder than the civilian EMT school.
+John Smith It is :)
+John Smith It is due to the obvious combat stresses and mechanisms of injury. Taking emt-b before entering the military would be a huge benefit and there is also a civilian combat medic course you can take. Being an EMT in general is a rough job but those combat medics have the toughest job in emergency medicine for sure
Nick Glenn I am a civilian EMT already, thank you for the info. :)
Me too
if i was ever down in the field i would want him to do the I.V that was very good
As a 9 year marine, all the best luck to you i think fully that women can be on the front lines.
Good job, Doc.
How heavy is the equipment of that medic?
3 lbs
@edgecution93 total probably 60 - 80 lbs on a person (additional to persons weight) its pretty heavy
I'm glad ur out there mate..
@kennethpace2 First of all: the best medicine on the battlefield is fire superiority. If you cannot win the firefight there is no sense of you running out there pulling John Waynes. That stuff is only for the movies. Care is based on the MARCH acronym. Massive Bleeding, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, Head. C-Spine control is not done unless you think there is injury to the C-Spine. Go read up on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and look at the new standards of care and treatment.
'If you want the easy life, go air force'
You'd be trading comfort for honor
Need comfort
i remember something like this but he was not as forgiving as this one was. and you need to remember all, this was only a training. things are different in the c-zone. but ill always be a cav-man.
come si chiama il laccio emostatico bianco che usa il medico quello a forma di braccialetto... comunque siete i migliori!
And with the comments below about weapons. We were trained to fire back with anything we have or can turner or not to return fire if we have to. Not going to just sit there and take fire. Return fire if we have to at all cost.
Good luck to all about to do this mos I'm three 13 weeks into training we graduate in three then I'll be at fort Bragg for airborne make sure u come ready to study and get into shape
1:15 - flagged the camera operator. 1:25 - No need for weak-side transition. Drop to right side and engage. 1:52 - drop to your left to stay behind concealment, but keep weapon in strong side. 1:56 - put the muzzle in the deck during mag change. 2:26 - The opening was tall enough to keep weapon strong side. 2:33 - Grip window frame with weak hand and rest rifle on your glove for much better stability. 2:37,2:48,3:00 - Bring weapon into your workspace with muzzle up, to mag change.
Is that foregrip just for show? I didnt see him use it
Gotta hand it to those medics who keep calm with all the shit flying around.
Of course they do. Although the fact remains - sometimes you'll work without them. Anyone who has been on a deployment as a line infantry medic will agree. Circumstances dont always permit. Having someone get blown up or shot right next to you does not warrant immediate 'BSI for my battles and I' and all that TRADOC mumbojumbo. Time is of the essence.
Where the fuck was I for this training Tam!!!?
Good stuff, I might be a medic, I went to the recruiter today but I'm still considering what I want to be.
Im just curious, I work in the Swedish Armed Forces as a CLS.
Since it was 4½ years ago this was published I wonder how much changes theres been for you?
This is what I have been looking into for 5 months now, and I am going to enlist in May of 2015 (When I turn 17), hopefully to be a 68W. This IS what I want to do, but my parents are trying to shut it down. Does anyone have any advice on how to persuade them otherwise? It really gets on my nerves.
My advice would be to sit them and talk to them. Do your research and show them why joining to Army is right for you. They're shutting down because they probably would prefer you go to college as do most parents. So do your research and formulate a plan. Once you've done that, them talk to them. I enlisted two days ago as a 68W btw.
Thanks, ViDude_22! I think they've accepted that I am not wanting to go to college, but I think they don't want me to get hurt. I talked to my PAARNG recruiter about it, and I will most likely enlist in September of 2015 to be a combat medic, because I only turn 17 in May.
Well joining the military at 17, you need written permission/consent from both parents. So just take the extra steps from now. So when its time for you to enlist you won't have such a hard time
Yeah. That's what I'm aiming for. I think my parents will turn around and realize it soon that it is what I want and that if they won't let me when I'm 17, I'll just enlist when I'm 18 when I don't need their permission.
Matt Zechman i would say don't enlist. but if you are going to then do it now. i waited 2 years after high school and i regret not just doing it then. honestly don't let you parents influence your decision, you'll regret it... Army medic since 2012
Okey I want to be combat medic in the Dutch army because I want to save someone's life even in the middle of combat
That's pretty awesome, good job Doc. Is it the same field medic training for US army and US navy corpsmen? Our Army, RAF, Navy and Marine medics all do the same course to become field medics I believe. (in the UK)
Whats the name of the second tourniquet he used for the vencupuncture the white one very interested in one of those.
I’m leaving for basic 11/18/19. My MOS is combat medic, too
5:45 my fav part
its considered patient protection
my dad was an army doctor 1-18th cavalry! CA... CPT.BAKER know him? he trained medics too. he may have been in c-troop
damn that was a good IV start. For someone with little signs of veins
Man i can't wait for this!!! 68W! I leave for fort sill august 28th
Fact is, he's in TRADOC and it's essential that you train as you fight. Even if circumstances dictate, he's in a simulated environment initiating an IV--at the very least he should have used the damn gloves in this environment. There's no two ways about this period.
is a very dulcult job because the combat medic dealing wit to thing his life and save the other
Curious, I see you're having difficulty finding AC vein. You guys go IO on a patient in combat? Couldn't you start a line in his right tibia with an EZIO gun?
tourniquet led to septic shock later? from dead cells?
When i grow up im gonna be a medical of soldiers