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The Combat LifeSaver Program has been revised. Please go to https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/46685191 for updated information.
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REVIEW INTERACTIVE DISTANCE LEARNING TRAINING MATERIALS
STUDENT SELF-STUDY GUIDE
THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU DISTANCE LEARNING REGIONAL NETWORK Section The materials contained in this course align with the Correspondence Combat
Lifesaver Course, Version D. LESSONS FOR IS0824, COMBAT LIFESAVER: BUDDY-AID TASKS Lesson Lesson 1: PRACTICE INDIVIDUAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE COUNTERMEASURES Lesson 2: PERFORM FIRST AID TO CLEAR AN OBJECT STUCK IN THE
THROAT OF A CONSCIOUS CASUALTY Lesson 3: PERFORM MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION Lesson 4: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR BLEEDING OF AN EXTREMITY Lesson 5: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR AN OPEN CHEST WOUND Lesson 6: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND Lesson 7: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR AN OPEN HEAD WOUND Lesson 8: PERFORM FIRST AID TO PREVENT OR CONTROL SHOCK Lesson 9: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR A SUSPECTED FRACTURE Lesson 10: IMMOBILIZE A SUSPECTED SPINAL INJURY Lesson 11: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR BURNS
Lesson 12: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR HEAT INJURIES
Lesson 13: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR COLD INJURIES
Lesson 14: PERFORM FIRST AID FOR A NERVE AGENT INJURY LESSONS FOR IS0825, COMBAT LIFESAVER: MEDICAL TASKS
Lesson Lesson 17: INITIATE AN INTRAVENOUS INFUSION FOR HYPOVOLEMIC
SHOCK Lesson 18: MEASURE AND MONITOR A CASUALTY'S PULSE Lesson 19: MEASURE AND MONITOR A CASUALTY'S RESPIRATIONS Lesson 20: APPLY A SAM SPLINT TO A FRACTURED LIMB Lesson 21: INSERT AN OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY IN AN UNCONSCIOUS
CASUALTY Lesson 22: ADMINISTER FIRST AID TO CHEMICAL AGENT CASUALTIES
Lesson 23: IDENTIFY A CASUALTY
WITH COMBAT STRESS Lesson 25: EVALUATE THE CASUALTY Materials and administrative questions ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS Students' questions of an administrative nature (missing pages in subcourse,
etc.) should be addressed to the primary instructor (group leader). If you have
questions of an administrative nature write or call the Army Institute for
Professional Development (AIPD) at the following address:
The Army Institute for Professional Development COMBAT LIFESAVER CD 8-02 The Nonresident Instruction Branch at the US Army Medical Department Center
and School is responsible for the issuance of the Combat Life Saver, CD 8-02. CONTENT Questions about the medical content of this subcourse should be directed to
the primary instructor (group leader). who will answer your question or contact
Mr. Roy Davis, Instructional Systems Specialist at the Multimedia Development
Branch, Department of Distance Learning. Clarification of training literature terminology When used in this publication, words such as "he," "him,"
"his," and "men" are intended to include both the masculine
and feminine genders unless specifically stated otherwise or when obvious in
context. The information in this manual reflects the current thought of the Academy of
Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as
closely as currently possible. Development and progress render such doctrine
subject to change. The "D" edition of the Combat Lifesaver Course replaces the
previous "C" edition. This subcourse may be reproduced locally, if needed. Information about the combat lifesaver program is also available at the
combat lifesaver web site
http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/clsp This student manual is designed to prepare the student to attend the combat
lifesaver course taught by the video teleconference/interactive television (VTT/ITV)
method. The student must be ready to be tested over the tasks presented in the
Buddy-Aid section (lessons 1 through 15) when he arrives at the training site.
The tests will include both written (multiple-choice) and performance (hands-on)
examinations. Since the buddy-aid tasks are tasks that all soldiers are expected
to already know (common soldier tasks found in
STP 21-1), no instruction other
than self-study of this subcourse is needed prior to taking the examinations.
Note that some of the buddy-aid tasks have been modified somewhat to include
combat lifesaver specific instruction (such as applying the plastic wrapper to
form a flutter-valve effect when treating an open chest injury). Combat Lifesaver Course: Buddy-Aid tasks (Lessons 1-15) Terminal Learning
Objectives TASK:
Take protective measures against disease, heat, and cold. CONDITIONS: Given a field environment and any needed items. STANDARDS: Applies the preventive measures given in this course
and instructs other soldiers to take preventive measures as needed. TASK: Evaluate and treat a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty with one or more of the following
problems--blocked airway, no respiration, amputation or bleeding from
a limb, open chest wound, open abdominal wound, open head wound,
fractured limb, fractured spine, shock, burn, cold injury, heat
injury, and/or nerve agent poisoning--and any needed items. STANDARDS: Performs needed procedures in accordance with the
procedures given in this course. TASK: Transport a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty in need of evacuation, materials
for improvised litter (if available), and assistant (s) (if available). STANDARDS: Evacuates the casualty using appropriate one-man or
two-man manual carry or improvised litter in accordance with the
procedures given in this course. The student must also be familiar with the material presented in the Medical
Tasks section (lessons 16 through 26) and be prepared to receive additional
instruction on these tasks. These tasks will also be tested using written and
performance examinations during the classroom portion of the course. Also note
that some of these tasks are expanded versions of self-aid/buddy-aid tasks found
in
STP 21-1. Combat Lifesaver Course: Medical Tasks (Lessons 16 - 26) Terminal Learning
Objectives TASK: Evaluate a casualty on the battlefield to determine the
care to be administered. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty. STANDARDS: Correctly applies the principles set forth in this
course to determine the care needed. TASK: Take a casualty's pulse and respiration. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty and a timepiece with second hand. STANDARDS: Pulse and respiration taken in accordance with
procedures set forth in this course. TASK: Treat a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty with: exposure to chemical agents,
fractured limb, battle fatigue, in need of an oropharyngeal airway and
a combat lifesaver aid bag. STANDARDS: Treats casualty in accordance with procedures set
forth in this subcourse. TASK: Initiate an intravenous infusion. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty with hypovolemic shock or other
condition requiring an IV and a combat lifesaver aid bag. STANDARDS: Initiates an intravenous infusion in accordance with
procedures set forth in this course. TASK: Transport a casualty. CONDITIONS: Given a casualty in need of evacuation, a litter,
three other litter bearers, and vehicle to be used in evacuation (if
available). STANDARDS: Evacuates casualty using appropriate litter carry
and loads and unloads casualties from ground and air ambulances and
other vehicles in accordance with procedures set forth in this course. The information in this manual reflects the current thought of the Academy of
Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as
closely as currently possible. Development and progress render such doctrine
subject to change. NOTE: Practice exercises are provided with the Buddy-Aid and Medical task
lessons. The Practice exercises follow the lessons. The medical task exercises
will be completed during class. This manual may be reproduced locally as needed. This subcourse has a multiple-choice written examination and several
performance (hands-on) examinations. Consult the objectives (task, conditions,
and standard statements) at the beginning of each lesson to determine the
learning objectives. You must score a minimum of 70 percent on the written examination and a GO on
each performance examination (a NO GO on any step of a checklist will result in
a NO GO for the entire checklist) in order to satisfactorily complete this
subcourse. The written examination will be proctored.
You will not be allowed to use
the subcourse or notes during the examination. The primary instructor (or a designated assistant) will be responsible for
grading the written and performance examinations. Please consult your primary
instructor or his designated assistant for any questions concerning retaking a
failed examination (written or performance). An examination may have more than
one version. If so, the alternate version may be used for retesting. Successful completion of the written and all performance (hands-on)
examinations (in addition to successful completion of all buddy-aid
examinations) is required for successful completion of the Combat Lifesaver
Course. A student who successfully completes the entire Combat Lifesaver
Course will receive 40 credit hours from the Army Institute For Professional
Development (IPD), Fort Eustis, Virginia. There is no partial credit. AIPD will
send a notice of course completion for each student who has successfully
completed the entire course to the primary instructor. The primary instructor
will forward the notices to the students. Combat Lifesaver Program Information You can find all the updated CLS course resources on Army Knowledge Online at: https://www.us.army.mil/suite/files/30315325 The Army Training Requirements and Resource System (ATRRS), CLS Enrollment Information for Course Number: 081 F31 (CLC) (School Code: 555) can be found at https://www.atrrs.army.mil/ Points of Contact: AMEDDC&S HRCOE ITSSS HELPDESK (Enrollment and Graduation Support) at (210) 221-6888 (888) 263-3356 (DSN: 471-6888) or the Department of Combat Medic Education (Course Content Support) at (210) 221-5555 (DSN: 471-5555). For questions about the course subject matter, please contact the Department of Combat Medic Training (DCMT) at (210) 221-5235 (DSN: 471-5235).
COMBAT LIFESAVER COURSE CONVERSION
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Contract Number: OPM-97-0105
Project Title: NGB Lifesaver Distributed Learning
Purchase Order Number: 97-BH70382
Project Code: 02T419
Project Number: M0502.02.001
August 11, 1997
Medical content revised 2 May 2001
COMBAT LIFESAVER
STUDENT SELF-STUDY MATERIALS
(BUDDY-AID AND MEDICAL TASKS)
Medical Content Revised 2 May 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lesson 15: TRANSPORT A CASUALTY Part 2
Lesson 24: TRANSPORT A CASUALTY USING A MILITARY VEHICLE Part 2
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