Mass Casualty Incident [Image 3 of 7]

TAQADDUM, IRAQ

04.28.2006

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Redding 

1st Marine Logistics Group

Sailors and Marines here handled the pressure of a mass casualty incident April 27, 2006, and overcame the stressors of multiple patients while conducting treatment in a deployed environment. The staff of Taqaddum Surgical, the main facility of its kind in the region, treated several soldiers of the Iraqi Army after a recent insurgent attack. The unit had several wounded in the attack that also hit two American service members attached to the unit's Military Transition Team. Taqaddum Surgical is classified as a surgical shock trauma platoon, because it has two main elements: a shock trauma platoon, which serves as an emergency room, and a forward resuscitative surgical suite -- a battlefield operating room. The MTT is a small group of American military personnel tasked with training and advising the Iraqi soldiers as they take control of their country.

• Date Taken: 04.28.2006
• Date Posted: 05.03.2006 15:49
• Photo ID: 19410
• Resolution: 3504x2336
• Size: 4.78 MB
• Location: TAQADDUM, IQ