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FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan – Medics from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, received hands-on training on splinting and casting, March 28, on Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Maj. James Mautner, a doctor with a forward surgical team attached to 4th IBCT, who is on his second deployment to Afghanistan, led the training and his experience inspired confidence in the medics who attended the class.
Mautner, a New Orleans native, demonstrated how to splint and cast multiple types of fractures. He said the most important thing to remember is to have all the supplies gathered and ready in case a medic has to splint and cast by themselves.
U.S. Army Pvt. Kimberly Chaffin, a combat medic with Company C, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th IBCT, said it was good to receive training from experienced medics who knew what they were doing.
Chaffin, a first time deployer and an Elk Grove, Calif., native, participated in the training and said it would be helpful to her if she ever needed to place a cast or teach someone else.
The hands-on training reinforced a PowerPoint class held the week prior on splinting and casting. The training was organized by the leadership of Co. C, 703rd BSB, also known as Charlie Med.
| Date Taken: | 03.28.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 03.29.2013 12:04 |
| Story ID: | 104311 |
| Location: | AF |
| Hometown: | ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US |
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