Category:Courses - Medical

From simple battlefield wound patching (ditch the duct tape people!) to more serious and time-sensitive field surgery, the medical courses provided here cover the gamut of needs in the field. Specific to the medic specialty, this training field also provides simple environmental awareness training and basic first aid to the combat trooper.

Basic Medical Information[edit]

• MED 106 - Medical Illnesses
• MED 107 - Medication List
• MED 110 - Hazards and Hostile Environments

Basic Measures for First Aid[edit]

• MED 120 - Evaluate a Casualty
• MED 121 - Perform First Aid to Restore Breathing and/or Pulse
• MED 122 - Perform First Aid for Burns
• MED 123 - Perform Mouth-to-mouth Resuscitation
• MED 124 - Transport a Casualty
• MED 125 - Request Medical Evacuation
• MED 126 - Evacuate Casualties

Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound[edit]

• MED 140 - General
• MED 140a - Clothing
• MED 140b - Entrance and Exit Wounds
• MED 140c - Field Dressing
• MED 140d - Manual Pressure
• MED 140e - Pressure Dressing
• MED 140f - Digital Pressure
• MED 140g - Tourniquet

Check for Shock and Administer First Aid Measures[edit]

• MED 150 - Perform First Aid to Prevent or Control Shock

First Aid for Specific Injuries[edit]

• MED 160 - Perform First Aid for an Open Abdominal Wound
• MED 161 - Perform First Aid for an Open Chest Wound
• MED 162 - Perform First Aid for Bleeding of an Extremity
• MED 163 - Perform First Aid for an Open Head Wound

• MED 160 - General
• MED 160a - Head, Neck, and Facial Injuries
• MED 160b - General First Aid Measures
• MED 160c - Chest Wounds
• MED 160d - First Aid for Chest Wounds
• MED 160e - Abdominal Wounds
• MED 160f - First Aid for Abdominal Wounds
• MED 160g - Burn Injuries
• MED 160h - First Aid for Burns
• MED 160i - Dressings and Bandages
• MED 160j - Shoulder Bandage
• MED 160k - Elbow Bandage
• MED 160l - Hand Bandage
• MED 160k - Leg (Upper and Lower) Bandage
• MED 160k - Knee Bandage
• MED 160k - Foot Bandage

First Aid for Fractures[edit]

• MED 170 - Perform First Aid for a Suspected Fracture

• MED 170 - General
• MED 170a - Kinds of Fractures
• MED 170b - Signs and Symptoms of Fractures
• MED 170c - Purposes of Immobilizing Fractures
• MED 170d - Splints, Padding, Bandages, Slings, and Swathes
• MED 170e - Procedures for Splinting Suspected Fractures
• MED 170f - Upper Extremity Fractures
• MED 170g - Lower Extremity Fractures
• MED 170h - Jaw, Collarbone, and Shoulder Fractures
• MED 170i - Spinal Column Fractures
• MED 170j - Neck Fractures

First Aid for Climatic Injuries[edit]

• MED 180 - Perform First Aid for Heat Injuries
• MED 181 - Perform First Aid for Cold Injuries