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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – “Corpsman down!” is a phrase no Marine wants to hear, but one that every Marine must be prepared to deal with.
Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, trained to treat a variety of severe injuries during weeklong Combat Lifesaver training, Oct. 31.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Goodman, a corpsman with the battalion, taught the Marines the skills they need to save lives during their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
“Not all corpsmen can be there in the time needed,” Goodman said. “We’re looking to the Marines for help in trying to save as many lives as we can. That’s the whole point of the CLS training.”
All Marines receive basic emergency first aid training during boot camp. The CLS course provides more in-depth instruction into the different emergency situations they could face in a combat environment.
“There are a lot of realistic scenarios that we show the Marines that they may run into while they’re on deployment,” Goodman said. “We try to make it as realistic as possible. We go into detail about massive bleeding and respiration.”
During the course, Marines acted as simulated casualties with wounds from explosions and gunshots.
“We’re not corpsmen, but we’re going to take everything we’re learning here and implement it properly,” said Staff Sgt. Anthony Corica, a wire chief with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion. “That way if we do run into a scenario, we know how to take care of it.”
The training doesn’t only focus on the skills the Marines will need to save a life, but how to deal with a chaotic event.
“When you’re in a stressful scenario you’re trying to figure out what is going on,” Corica said. “You try to calm yourself down before you try to calm down the situation at hand. You want to make the right decisions instead of overlooking something. The last thing you want to do is overlook something in a serious scenario.”
Many Marines in the class don’t know exactly what their role will be during the deployment, so they are preparing for many possibilities.
“While they’re in country they help treat any kind of local population,” Goodman said. “They can also use these skills at home in their own neighborhoods. We are teaching them all sorts of things that they are going to need to know.”
Whether it is on patrol in Afghanistan or on liberty at home, CLS enables Marines to provide first-rate emergency care to those in distress.
“This class is performing really well,” Goodman said. “With these Marines learning the CLS training, it’s a surefire way to get more people to have the knowledge and skills to save lives. We want our friends, brothers and sisters to come home.“
| Date Taken: | 10.31.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2011 17:45 |
| Story ID: | 79739 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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