1-30th Soldiers certify to save lives

Courtesy Photo | Sgt. Jeffrey Tong (middle), medic of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division instructs Soldiers how to place a notional casualty on a Skedco litter during a combat lifesaver course, CLS, at Fort Stewart, Ga., April 20, 2016. The skills learned during CLS are used for immediate medical care on the battlefield. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Payton Wilson/Released)  

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

04.19.2016

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2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

By Pfc. Payton Wilson, 1-30th Inf., 2nd IBCT UPAR

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division certified as combat lifesavers at Fort Stewart, Ga., April 19-21, 2016.
Soldiers who complete the combat lifesaver, CLS, course are trained to prevent casualties on the battlefield. The course teaches different medical procedures, like how to apply pressure dressings, bandages and tourniquets, perform needle chest decompressions, and execute buddy carry techniques.
Army medics are small in numbers and can only care for a limited number of casualties. With CLS training, non-medic Soldiers can sustain injured Soldiers until they receive additional medical assistance.
“It is a force multiplier” said Sgt. Jeffrey Tong, medic of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-30th Inf. “If Soldiers can be proficient at CLS, it can help medics facilitate medical care on the ground and greatly decrease the death rate.”

• Date Taken: 04.19.2016
• Date Posted: 04.25.2016 14:56
• Story ID: 196460
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US