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Although I haven't deployed as a medic, I'd like to think that how we practice is how we play... at least to some extent.
Throughout years of courses and exercises with the medical services, there's always...
Armymedic,
Fair enough... my original point was just to lay it out more clearly. If you lay it out as IAs like rifle drills, I believe the SOP would be more user friendly. As in, assess airway--> if compromised, put cas in recovery position. Certainly not that big a deal.
In response to...
Snr Med A,
I know what your getting at when you talk about becoming more clinical. Working in Ottawa, just downstairs from CFMG HQ, I do get the sense that the big decision maker types are willing to see role 1 and 2 care erode in favour of greater role 3 (Field Hospital) capabilities.
Of...
Armymedic,
It sounds like you are contradicting your own SOPs in your reply. I fully understand the concept of care under fire.
Your SOPs:
4. Once casualty is in safe area, assess LOC / Airway by asking â Å“Where are you hit?â ?
a. if not alert, disarm
If you already have the casualty in...
To offer another point of view:
The Americans get a medal for just about anything, and it does become a little overboard. That being said, it represents an accomplishment publicly. A medal is supposed to be something to be proud of, it seems to me the desired effect of an American getting a...
As much as there are some major growing pains with pulling all the medics back under command of Fd Amb, I think that it is a smart decision in the long run for all the reasons stated above.
As far as the res Fd Amb's are concerned, I don't know how things look from 23's perspective DSB, but one...
This is well thought out. The only thing I can think of to add is in step 4 of care under fire, add actions on for compromised airway. This would likely be as simple as putting the casualty in the recovery position or repositioning the head.
I expect you'd agree that a basic airway...
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