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CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – Flight medics from the 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, General Support Aviation Battalion, took part in a mass-casualty training scenario here Thursday during Vibrant Response ’14 (VR ’14).
VR '14 is an exercise to demonstrate the synchronized efforts of local, state and federal agencies to respond quickly and efficiently to a multitude of incidents, large or small.
Flight medics are the next level of care for patients after the first responders on the ground. Where first responders apply life-saving aid, such as tourniquets and pressure dressings, flight medics stabilize patients on the helicopter on the way to the hospital by checking existing medical interventions and giving fluids intravenously, if required.
Their next level of care is typically at a hospital or similar facility with the capabilities to address more advanced medical issues.
The exercise started with a notional 911 call to Johnson County EMS reporting a multi-vehicle collision. Flight medics arrived on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to respond to the scene and assess, triage, treat and evacuate simulated casualties. They transported these casualties to Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Indiana.
Smoke, moulage and role-players acting as the injured added to the realism of the simulated scenario.
Role-players had positive things to say about the realism of the exercise and how quick and smooth the entire process was.
“The ‘choppers’ came in really quickly,” said Pfc. Kelsey Barnes, a role-player and an Ozark, Missouri, resident. “It was really interesting to see how they functioned. Their method of triaging was really good to see.”
“They got to my head immediately,” said Spc. Joshua T. Carter, a role-player with a simulated head injury and a St. Louis, Louisiana, resident. “I think they did a perfect job.”
They carried us if we weren’t able to walk, applied pressure to wounds, and did everything by the book, Carter added.
The moulage was so realistic it convinced people at the hospital that role-players were really hurt.
“I was scaring people in the hospital,” said Spc. Scott A. Williams, a role-player for the scenario and a Merryville, Louisiana, resident. “They all thought it was real. ‘Dead-serious’ real. An emergency room nurse thought I was hurt. The lady was about to pull a gurney on me.”
This realistic training helps coordinate the efforts of the various participants of VR ’14, including the military flight medics and the civilian hospital personnel.
For more information, contact the U.S. Northern Training Directorate or visit the Vibrant Response website at https://www.atterburymuscatatuck.in.ng.mil/.
| Date Taken: | 07.24.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.26.2014 11:37 |
| Story ID: | 137403 |
| Location: | CAMP ATTERBURY, IN, US |
| Hometown: | MERRYVILLE, LA, US |
| Hometown: | OZARK, MO, US |
| Hometown: | ST. LOUIS, LA, US |
| Hometown: | WEATHERFORD, TX, US |
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