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Camp Bullis recently served as the backdrop for a comprehensive Joint Field Training Exercise April 30 - May 2 for students completing the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapist course. The exercise marked the culmination of 16 weeks of intensive didactic and laboratory training for 28 Army and Navy students at the Medical Education and Training Campus. It also marked the first time Navy students in the course participated in an FTX with their Army classmates at Camp Bullis.
Designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world application, the exercise focused on integrating the students' newly acquired skills within the four key roles of military medical care. Future Army 68V Respiratory Specialists and Navy L32A Respiratory Technicians gained invaluable experience understanding how their expertise fits into the broader military healthcare landscape.
The training emphasized critical Point of Injury care, with Soldiers and Sailors honing their Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) skills. Students practiced the MARCH algorithm (Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, and Head/Hypothermia) to rapidly assess and stabilize simulated casualties.
Following initial stabilization, patients were transported to a simulated Field Hospital established at the Multi-Purpose Training Complex (MPTC). Here, students applied their respiratory therapy skills in a realistic environment, providing comprehensive respiratory care to patients moving through the Emergency Medical Tent and into the Intensive Care Unit.
A crucial component of the exercise involved Medical Evacuation and Aeromedical Evacuation procedures. With the support from the Air Force 59th Training Support Squadron’s Aeromedical Evacuation and Patient Staging Course, students learned the proper techniques for packaging and loading patients for transport. Utilizing C-130 and UH-60 Black Hawk mockups, the students practiced safe and efficient patient movement onto and off these platforms, as well as appropriate triage protocols in a dynamic transport environment.
The Joint Field Training Exercise provided a vital opportunity for these future respiratory therapists to solidify their knowledge, refine their skills, and prepare for the challenges of providing respiratory care to our Nation’s lethal fighting force while delivering medical power around the globe.
| Date Taken: | 05.02.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.13.2025 11:00 |
| Story ID: | 497700 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, US |
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