Medics tackle grueling 72 hours of trials to determine US Army’s best
As the helicopter lands in an open field, combat medics jump out amid the sound of gunfire. In two-person teams, ...
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US Army gives combat medics new type of tourniquet
Throughout the history of modern warfare, countless wounded fighters have been saved from bleeding to death by tourniquets -- the ...
For wounded Marines, a ‘lollipop’ to ease pain
US Marines badly wounded in Afghanistan may get a "lollipop" with a powerful pain killer from now on instead of ...
Medics react to mass casualty exercise in Iraq
While commanders cannot predict when an attack will happen, leaders can train their Soldiers to treat casualties when an attack ...
Army medical simulation scientists developing tools to give realistic training
Medical simulation technologies are being developed to give medics and combat lifesavers more realistic training that could result in lives ...
Medics train with Armenian military
ZARH, Armenia: The Armenian military deployed its only rapid response medical package for the first time during a recent medical ...
Bagram medics remove unexploded ordnance from patient
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: Airmen from the Craig Joint Theater Hospital trauma team here removed an unexploded ordnance from a patient's ...
Combat medics transform to modern-battlefield healthcare specialists
An eight-year process to transform the training and skills of Army combat medics culminated last year as all members of ...
New MEDEVAC fleet lands at Fort Polk
FORT POLK, La: The terrain and strategies of wars may change, but some things remain the same. An injured Soldier ...
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