Photo By Sgt. Brian Johnson | A Soldier with the Ohio Army National Guard recently took part in a combat lifesaver...... read more read more
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - When Soldiers train and conduct missions, medical situations sometimes arise. Depending on the remoteness of their location, help could be minutes or hours away. To minimize the time it takes for a Soldier to receive care — and potentially save a life — the Army trains Soldiers to be medical first responders, known as combat lifesavers, or CLSs in Army shorthand.
Soldiers from the Chillicothe-based 1194th Engineer Company, Tarlton-based 811th Engineer Company and the Portsmouth-based 1191st Engineer Company recently took part in a combat lifesaver training class during the January 2008 regular drill weekend at the Camp Sherman Readiness Center in Chillicothe.
Master Sgt. Michael Linn, the senior instructor for the class, is responsible for ensuring all students are trained to the standard. The class includes training in many areas including how to treat a heat casualty and how to administer an IV.
“Medical attention may be a while away or not readily accessible,” Linn said. “The Army wants to try to provide the quickest first aid possible. The faster that aid can be provided, the more lives that are able to be saved. CLSs are able to help treat the wounded until medics arrive.”
“This class was an eye opener. It helped to show that this is extremely serious and nothing like what is in the movies,” said Pfc. Jason McCarley from Jackson. “There is nothing Hollywood about medical treatment. The training was done very well. I feel very confident in my abilities if I had to use them.”
Sgt. Wayne Shrive of Zanesville said this was one of the best-taught classes he had ever seen.
“The Army’s CALL (Center for Army Lessons Learned) program has helped the military to readjust how treatment is done,” he said. “This class has helped me learn new things about tourniquet techniques and how lives can be saved. It also taught me more about how to treat a Soldier if in a combat zone and treating Soldiers in high stress situations. This was extremely valuable training.”
| Date Taken: | 01.05.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2015 15:40 |
| Story ID: | 158824 |
| Location: | CHILLICOTHE, OH, US |
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