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Combat Life Saver

Lesson 27

EVALUATE THE CASUALTY

Compiled and edited by,

2LT John C. Miller, PA-C

Lesson 27

Lesson 27

EVALUATE THE CASUALTY

EVALUATE THE CASUALTY

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

As a combat lifesaver, you will evaluate and treat

As a combat lifesaver, you will evaluate and treat

soldiers as your combat duties permit. This requires

soldiers as your combat duties permit. This requires

you to apply the buddy-aid skills presented in IS0824

you to apply the buddy-aid skills presented in IS0824

and the medical skills presented in IS0825. You must

and the medical skills presented in IS0825. You must

identify what is wrong with the casualty and

identify what is wrong with the casualty and

determine the sequence in which the various

determine the sequence in which the various

treatments will be given. For example, you would

treatments will be given. For example, you would

restore breathing to a casualty before you would

restore breathing to a casualty before you would

splint his fractured leg. In general, you will restore

splint his fractured leg. In general, you will restore

breathing, then control any major bleeding, then take

breathing, then control any major bleeding, then take

measures to control shock.

measures to control shock.

EVALUATE THE CASUALTY

EVALUATE THE CASUALTY

Once life-threatening conditions and/or injuries have

Once life-threatening conditions and/or injuries have

been identified and treated, look for other injuries or

been identified and treated, look for other injuries or

problems and treat them.

problems and treat them.

If you have more than one casualty, perform a quick

If you have more than one casualty, perform a quick

primary survey of each casualty. If you find a life-

primary survey of each casualty. If you find a life-

threatening condition during your primary survey,

threatening condition during your primary survey,

treat that condition immediately. After you have

treat that condition immediately. After you have

performed primary surveys on all casualties and have

performed primary surveys on all casualties and have

treated all immediate life-threatening conditions,

treated all immediate life-threatening conditions,

perform a secondary survey on each casualty. Treat

perform a secondary survey on each casualty. Treat

the more seriously injured casualty first.

the more seriously injured casualty first.

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