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AMARAH, Iraq – More than 40 Iraqi policemen graduated from a five-day combat medical training course conducted by the 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at the Iraqi Police Academy.
The course was taught by two U.S. Army medics: Spc. Jennifer Roberts, of Phoenix, Ariz., 422nd Military Police Company, and Spc. Aaron Wrightman, of Menifee, Calif., with Company B, 1st Bn., 8th Inf. Reg.
During the course, Iraqi policemen learned how to respond to injuries they might face on the battlefield such as broken bones and fractures, various degrees of burns, and loss of limbs. The medics also demonstrated techniques for treating chest wounds caused by gunfire and explosives, and how to use pressure points to stop blood flow, preventing a casualty from losing too much blood.
After each group of Iraqis showed an understanding of each task, the medics went on to another subject.
“I watched a lot of them as they were going through the training,” said Staff Sgt. Timothy Lunsford, of Baltimore, Md., an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment. “They followed everything that our medics said to do and did it right on the first or second try. They wanted to learn this.”
“This was very good training for us,” said Saad Hassan, an Iraqi policeman. “I wish the training was 10 days instead of five so that we could become better at what the U.S. Army is training us on.”
| Date Taken: | 11.12.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.12.2010 11:21 |
| Story ID: | 60009 |
| Location: | AMARAH, IQ |
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