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By 2nd Lt. Jeremy Prater
B Company, 1-24 IN
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - CLS teaches three phases of care: care under fire, immediate care often given to yourself as your unit reacts to the current threat; tactical field care, aid given to a soldier when there is not a current threat on the battlefield; and tactical evacuation care, provided when a soldier is evacuated from the immediate threats on the battlefield to a place where care can be taken over from a medical professional.
Conditions of the battlefield determine which phase of care is administered.
Soldiers in the class were taught the importance of executing each phase when administering medical aid. The training was designed to improve proficiency through hands-on experience with tourniquets and other medical equipment.
“As a leader, I understand the importance of Combat Lifesaver training,” said Cpl. Daniel Gardella, M240 machine gun team leader with 3rd Platoon, B Company, 1-24 IN and Torrington, Conn., native. “Not only in the name of bodily preservation, but also ensuring that all of my soldiers have the capabilities to stay in the fight and recognize the potential limitations in their fellow soldiers on the battlefield.”
The training required soldiers to correctly identify types of injuries, properly use a tourniquet and complete a tactical combat casualty care card. Soldiers applied each skill during scenarios requiring Soldiers to react to their situation, as well as provide medical care.
“After going through this course, I fully understand the necessity of competent combat lifesaving on the battlefield at the basic level,” said Pvt. Jose Perez, 3rd platoon, B Company, 1-24 IN grenadier, and Compton, Calif., native. “It was important to me to learn the three phases of combat lifesaving because it really helped me understand when to use them.”
The Army recognizes the CLS course as a bridge between first aid training given to all soldiers during Basic Combat Training and the medical training given to Army medical specialists. Soldiers certified in CLS are non-medical soldiers who provide lifesaving care in addition to their primary combat military duty.
| Date Taken: | 09.12.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.18.2013 17:28 |
| Story ID: | 113864 |
| Location: | FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, US |
| Hometown: | COMPTON, CA, US |
| Hometown: | TORRINGTON, CT, US |
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