ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS

Questions of an administrative nature (missing pages in subcourse, etc.) should beaddressed to your primary instructor (group leader). If you have questions of anadministrative nature after you have completed the course, you may write or call theArmy Institute for Professional Development (AIPD) at the following:Address: Army Institute for Professional DevelopmentATTN: ATIC-IPS (Student Services)U.S. Army Training Support CenterNewport News, VA 23628-0001Telephone: DSN 927-2127/3322Commercial (757) 878-2127/3322E-mail: sectiona@atsc.army.mil

CONTENT

Questions about the content of this subcourse should be directed to your primaryinstructor (group leader). If you still have questions or comments concerning coursecontent, write or call the subject matter expert responsible for the subcourse. Thesubject matter expert responsible for this edition of the subcourse is Mr. Jan Bond,Department of Combat Medic Training, U.S. Army Medical Department Center andSchool, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.Address: U.S. Army Medical Department Center and SchoolDepartment of Combat Medic TrainingATTN: MCCS-AW3151 WW White RoadFort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6100Telephone: DSN 471-4574Commercial (210) 221-4574E-mail: Jan.Bond@us.army.milIS0871 i

CLARIFICATION OF TRAINING LITERATURE TERMINOLOGY

When used in this publication, words such as "he," "him," "his," and "men" are intendedto include both the masculine and feminine genders unless specifically stated otherwiseor when obvious in context.This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. Itreflects the current thought of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and Schooland conforms to Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.Development and progress render such doctrine subject to change.The "A" edition of IS0871, Combat Lifesaver Course: Student Self-Study, replaces theprevious "D" editions of IS0824, Combat Lifesaver: Buddy-Aid Tasks, and IS0825,Combat Lifesaver: Medical Tasks.This subcourse may be reproduced locally as needed.IS0871 ii

COMBAT LIFESAVER COURSE: STUDENT SELF-STUDY

INTERSCHOOL SUBCOURSE

0871

U.S. Army Medical Department Center and SchoolFort Sam Houston, TexasGENERAL

Interschool Subcourse 0871, Combat Lifesaver Course: Student Self-Study, containsinformation needed to successfully complete the written, written performance, andperformance examinations for combat lifesaver certification and recertification. All ofthe tasks contain important, lifesaving information.Terminal objectives for this course are given below.

TASK:

Tactically manage a casualty.

CONDITIONS:

Given a casualty in a battlefield environment and a combat lifesaveraid bag.

STANDARDS:

Applies the procedures given in this subcourse so that the mission isnot endangered and the risk of additional injuries to the casualty isminimized.

TASK:

Evaluate and treat a casualty.

CONDITIONS:

Given a combat lifesaver aid bag and a casualty with one or more ofthe following problems: blocked airway, no respiration, bleeding froman extremity, amputation of an extremity, hypovolemic shock, or openchest wound.

STANDARDS:

Performs needed procedures in accordance with the procedures givenin this subcourse.

TASK:

Transport a casualty.

CONDITIONS:

Given a casualty in need of evacuation, SKED

litter or materials forimprovising a litter, and assistant(s) (if available).

STANDARDS:

Evacuates the casualty using a SKED

litter or an improvised litter inaccordance with the procedures given in this subcourse.IS0871 iii