US Army soldiers trained Świętokrzyskie terriels. During the four-day course, soldiers learned to give first aid on the battlefield. The classes were conducted in the 103rd battalion of light infantry in Ostrowc Świętokrzyski.
The territorial defence troops place peculiar emphasis on medical competence. U.S. Army soldiers in cooperation with the 10th Świętokrzyska Brigade of Territorial Defence on 11–14 July conducted a course of combat field rescuers "Combat Lifesaver". Nearly 20 soldiers took part in the training. The course goes beyond civilian first aid training and focuses on issues related to the most common injuries and injuries. American soldiers from the Alpha Company 415th civilian Affairs Battalion and the 1st Cavalry Division have their medical competence from the work of min. hospitals and fire brigades and from service abroad.
During the course, soldiers were trained, among others, from the MARCHE procedure in force in the rescue, which is simply a pattern of conduct and precedence setting during first aid and implementation of the medical evacuation procedure. Massive hemorrhages are 1 of the most common and simultaneously avoidable causes of death in the battlefield. How do you cover them? How do you supply chest wounds and relieve pulmonary embolism? The instructors taught how to follow the MARCHE protocol and the rules of tactics.
MARCHE - is an acronym created from the first letters of English, which find the order of performing the trauma examination: “M” (massive bleedings) - means to safe the site of massive bleeding as shortly as possible; “A” (airways) - to check the airways and, if necessary, to remove by establishing a nasal-pharyngeal tube; “R” (respiration distress) - to supply chest and back wounds; “C” (circulation) - to check the heart rate; “H” (head/hypothermia) - to check and defend the head wounds and hypothermia of the victim; “E” (everything else) - everything else, e.g. preparing the injured 1 for medical evacuation.
In addition, the course included theoretical and applicable training from the basis of the TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care) procedures and the usage of an individual medical package (IPMed). Territorials after a three-day theoretical part on the last day could practically usage acquired skills during training and examination. The course allows soldiers of 10 WBOT to improve their competences and the ability to cooperate in allied troops.
The Combat Lifesaver course is part of an individual terriculture training program. The training aims to gain the cognition and skills needed by soldiers to execute tactical rescue activities, to form a sense of work for the quality of the assistance provided or to form the right ethical attitude in the rescue operations undertaken. The course prepares soldiers to carry out rescue tasks, including in peculiar first aid until evacuation from the battlefield. The aim of the action is to minimise the hazard of wellness and life failure and to rise morale among soldiers.
Text: Lt Daniel Woś/ 10 WBOT
