Basic Field Care
• Stop major hemorrhage with pressure, tourniquet and wound packing with hemostatic agent.
• Maintain an airway-recovery position • Assist combat lifesaver as required, including calling in TACEVAC request |
Advanced Trauma Care
• Stop major hemorrhage with pressure, tourniquet and wound packing with hemostatic agent
• Maintain an airway-recovery position, jaw thrust, NPA, OPA, supraglottic airways, surgical cricothyrotomy • Seal open chest wounds with occlusive dressings • Identification and decompression of tension pneumothorax • Intraveous/intraosseous administration of hypertonic saline/dextran • Intermediate application of pelvic binders and splinting fractures • Hypothermia prevention • Use of narcotics for pain management in trauma |
Advanced Surgical Care
• Stop major hemorrhage with pressure, tourniquet and wound packing with hemostatic agent
• Maintain an airway-recovery position, jaw thrust, NPA, OPA, supraglottic airways, surgical cricothyrotomy • Seal open chest wounds with occlusive dressings • Identification and decompression of tension pneumothorax • Identify signs of hemorrhagic shock • Intraveous/intraosseous administration of hypertonic saline/dextran with permissive hypotension • Advanced management of bowel evisceration, application of pelvic binders and splinting fractures • Hypothermia prevention • Use of narcotics for pain management in trauma • Antibiotic use postinjury • Administration of surgical procedures and specialized medicine for combat related injuries while in the field |