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	Combat lifesaver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Combat lifesavers are neither first aid providers nor fully qualified emergency medical technicians.
		Combat lifesaver skills are exactly that, for use in combat conditions only.
		The combat lifesaver is a link in the military chain of survival between buddy and self first aid and the platoon medic who is a fully qualified medical professional.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Combat_lifesaver (182 words)

	Combat lifesaver -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A combat lifesaver is a (An enlisted man or woman who serves in an army) soldier who has received rudimentary training in advanced (Emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained) first aid skills.
		Combat lifesavers are neither (Emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained) first aid providers nor fully qualified (Click link for more info and facts about emergency medical technician) emergency medical technicians.
		Combat lifesaver skills are exactly that, for use in (An engagement fought between two military forces) combat conditions only.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/combat_lifesaver.htm (274 words)

	Daily Dunklin Democrat: Story: 'Combat Lifesaver' course certifies soldiers
		A Combat Lifesaver is a non-medical soldier who provides lifesaving measures as a secondary mission as long as his primary (combat) mission allows.
		Combat lifesaver training is a bridge between the self aid/buddy aid (first aid) training, including the soldier health maintenance (preventive medicine) tasks, given to all soldiers during basic training.
		Combat lifesavers are proficient in all buddy aid tasks and are able to provide care to a wider range of injuries such as trench foot, frostbite, and hypothermia.
	www.dddnews.com /story/1112693.html (400 words)

	Combat lifesaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A combat lifesaver is a soldier who has received rudimentarytraining in advanced first aid skills.
		They are acombination of both optimized to provide lifesaving care for trauma and medical emergencies on the battlefield.
		The combat lifesaver is a link in the military chain of survival between buddy and self first aid and the platoon medic who is afully qualified medical professional.
	www.therfcc.org /combat-lifesaver-264721.html (166 words)

	Combat Lifesaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The combat lifesaver is a non-medical soldier trained to provide emergency medical care as a secondary mission.
		Combat lifesaver training is a bridge between the first aid (self-aid/buddy-aid) training given to all soldiers during basic training and the medical training given to combat medics (medical specialist, MOS 91B).
		The Combat Lifesaver Course is designed to be used by both active duty and reserve component soldiers in combat arms, combat support, and combat service support units.
	www.usarc.army.mil /84thDiv_5bde/combat_lifesaver.htm (233 words)

	Far Forward Medical Care (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Medical personnel may not be able to reach and apply lifesaving measures to all wounded soldiers at all points on the battlefield in a timely manner.
		The combat lifesaver is a non-medical soldier trained to provide lifesaving measures beyond the level of self-aid or buddy-aid.
		Combat lifesavers need to be exercised during home station training activities (to include FTXs) and during deployments for training (to include rotations through combat training centers).
	www.vbnhq.com /JDsBunker/ffmc.htm (780 words)

	A 'pop' can save a buddy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As combat lifesavers, soldiers are able to provide first response medical aid such as initiating an intravenous infusion, inserting a breathing tube, and evacuating casualties.
		During combat and if the mission permits, the role of a combat lifesaver is to stabilize casualties until the arrival of a medic, or until the casualty can be evacuated to a battalion aid station.
		Combat lifesavers can also fill the role of medical first response required when units practice shooting on the range or during other training exercises.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/7_21/local_news/17098-1.html (811 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The surgeon combat lifesaver supervisor or an experienced CL instructor should be able to give you an idea of the student to teacher ratio.
		Combat lifesaver recertification tasks are designated in the IS0826 under "Recertification Testing." Use designated CL performance tests and specified lessons available in IS0826; they may be reproduced as needed.
		Ensure combat lifesavers are allowed to practice their skills to maintain proficiency during home station training activities (to include FTXs) and during deployment for training.
	www.medtrng.com /combatlifesaveprogram.htm (1921 words)

	FM 71-1 Chapter 7 Combat Service Support
		Combat lifesaver bags and first-aid kits are replaced on a one-for-one basis at the BAS.
		Combat vehicles remain in their vehicle positions or back out a short distance to allow trucks carrying Class III and Class V supplies to reach them.
		Along with the vehicle commander, the combat lifesaver is almost always the first person on the scene to begin the process of treating wounded and injured personnel.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/fm/71-1/711-ch7f.htm (7845 words)

	Combat Medic Online
		The combat lifesaver is a non-medical soldier trained to provide emergency care as a secondary mission.
		When he has no combat mission to perform, the combat lifesaver assists the combat medic, provides far-forward care and prepares casualties for evacuation.
		The combat lifesaver course is offered through correspondence, using the group-study mode.
	www.angelfire.com /tx6/combatmediconline (168 words)

	combat lifesaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Combat Lifesaver idea was first implemented during Panama, and of the 250 soldiers that were wounded, only one soldier went into shock.
		The course teaches many aspects of combat lifesaving, and the course tests three major categories: performing CPR and the Heimlich maneuver, initiating an IV infusion and a written exam of regular common task training exercises, such as preventing shock and splinting a fracture, that are taught during the course.
		After the blood, sweat, and fear of the moment subsides, and all the soldiers earn their combat lifesaver certificate’s the graduation is an acknowledgement that in the face of a crisis each soldier in this class can pass the test, and has the potential to save a life.
	www.korea.army.mil /pao/korus/previous%20issues/2000/april/y2k_April_combat.htm (1383 words)

	Frontline - News - 02/06/2003 - Teaching soldiers to save lives
		The Combat Lifesaver Course is a 40-hour course that builds upon common task training and adds a variety of first aid methods.
		Training combat lifesavers is a crucial, according to Bivens, because medics are only given a few seconds to live on the battlefield.
		Soldiers who took the combat lifesaver course understand their importance if they are ever in a conflict.
	zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=6958953&BRD=1390&PAG=461&...&rfi=6 (644 words)

	CALL Newsletter No. 99-16: Urban Combat Operations; Chapter 7: Logistics
		The challenges are many in urban combat but by using common sense, basic CSS doctrine, and integration into the staff, the logistician will be a significant contributor and a combat multiplier to the combined arms team.
		A good logistical plan in urban combat requires the involvement of the unit providing the support, whether it is a support platoon, forward logistical element, or corps asset.
		Properly preparing a soldier for urban combat is very important, not only to increase his efficiency on the battlefield, but to decrease the chance of combat stress associated with urban combat.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1999/99-16/chap7.htm (5056 words)

	2d Bde 75 Div Unit News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Whether an engineer, infantryman or communications specialist, the combat lifesaver renders aid as time and battle conditions permit no matter his or her occupational specialty.
		Combat lifesavers do not replace combat medics, but are a bridge between the first aid training given to all soldiers and the medical training given to combat medics.
		Through practical exercises and real life scenarios, more than 120 certified combat lifesavers are now in the field to promote, assist and save their battle buddies in peace and war time missions.
	www.5tharmy.army.mil /2bde/2_75_UnitNews.htm (973 words)

	Hawaii medics treat injured
		Kyle Sunada (left), a combat lifesaver and registered nurse with Medical Co. B, TAMC, uses general anesthetic to prep a patient for the simulated surgery of his fractured femur bone.
		The combat support hospitals provide extensive medical care for the wounded by using a variety of capabilities that include triage, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), an operating room (OR), an intensive care unit (ICU), an intermediate care ward (ICW), a laboratory, radiology and a pharmacy.
		Once casualties were unloaded, combat medics transported them to the triage area where they were evaluated and sorted into the most urgent.
	www.25idl.army.mil /article.asp?artid=5183 (692 words)

	paarng: Medical Company Training Site (MCTS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Our priority is to ARNG medical companies, evacuation assets and combat lifesavers, in the conduct of humantarian and wartime missions using technological enhancements, evolving doctrine and state-of-the-art equipment.Our mission also includes conducting mobile training team assistance and/or assessment visits to units scheduled to train at MCTS.
		To develop combat medics that are proficient in the operation of all aspects of the BAS mission.
		The Combat Lifesaver was developed to increase this far-forward care to combat soldiers during the The Golden Hour.
	www.dmva.state.pa.us /paarng/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=441556&pp=3 (2491 words)

	Company Casualty Evacuation: Planning for Success: NTC GOLDMINERS' Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
		The commander must realize that the combat lifesaver is likely to be the first medically trained individual on the scene who has the capability to stabilize and prolong the casualty's life.
		The combat lifesaver is the key to a successful company casualty collection point operation.
		This is why the combat lifesaver's role at the casualty collection point is to triage the casualties, prep, and prioritize them for movement to the medical company.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/call/call_97-14_ntcart4.htm (1294 words)

	Hilltopics E-Zine - Barton County Community College
		That’s why 3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers are being trained as combat lifesavers: to provide critical initial care to wounded comrades on the battlefield.
		The combat lifesaver, or CLS, course is essentially a crash course in basic medical response.
		The Soldiers of 3rd BCT contingent were learning the combat lifesaving techniques in preparation for their deployment to Iraq.
	www.barton.cc.ks.us /hilltopics/featurestories/combatlifesaving05.htm (626 words)

	The 7th ARCOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Johnson added that one of their major missions is to provide combat lifesaver training to Soldiers being deployed to a combat zone, such as Iraq.
		Staff Sgt. Bruce Toland, an Army Reserve Soldier with the MSU-E, said the combat lifesaver familiarization they provided the AFBiH Soldiers was geared to help them deal with any medical emergency that might arise due to their handling of munitions as part of their mission in Iraq.
		During the combat lifesaver familiarization, Soldiers from Bosnia-Herzegovina’s two armies - the Federation Army and the Army of the Republic of Srpska - placed years of differences aside and worked together so they may be there for each other if one of them gets injured in Iraq.
	www.7arcom.army.mil /Archives/2005/news_release_050525.htm (1040 words)

	Marine Corps News -> Georgian soldiers take care of their own (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		From combat stress and triage to inserting an IV or an oropharyngeal airway, the Combat Lifesaver course is one week of intensive training for the Georgian soldiers.
		Although the Combat Lifesaver is not fully qualified to handle all medical tasks he may see on the battle field, the Lifesaver is usually the first responder and can get the patient stabilized until further medical attention can be given.
		The Georgian medical platoon is expected to achieve a level of combat lifesavers skills that ensures their 113th Light Infantry Battalion is taken care of in times of war.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/2003855437 (914 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		And since units can’t travel to Kuwait before heading home without combat lifesavers in tow, the need is more urgent as Operation Iraqi Freedom II comes to a close.
		The course includes theater-specific sections not part of a normal combat lifesaver class including field sanitation, combat stress and loading a helicopter for an air evacuation.
		When the topic is combat lifesaving and the students are in Iraq, teachers discovered an eager group of pupils.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=25158 (608 words)

	Combat Lifesaver Support
		The "D" edition of the Combat Lifesaver Course replaces the previous "C" edition.
		This student manual is designed to prepare the student to attend the combat lifesaver course taught by the video teleconference/interactive television (VTT/ITV) method.
		Note that some of the buddy-aid tasks have been modified somewhat to include combat lifesaver specific instruction (such as applying the plastic wrapper to form a flutter-valve effect when treating an open chest injury).
	www.medtrng.com /cls_dl.htm (1230 words)

	Corpsmen Train Marines in Lifesaving Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The combat lifesaver students have just saved the life of one of their fellow Marines on a simulated battlefield during the Combat Lifesavers Course Feb. 14-18.
		During the first three days of the course, the seven Combat Lifesaver Course students spent most of their time in the classroom learning about medical equipment and techniques for providing treatment.
		I and II Marine Expeditionary Forces currently have a Combat Lifesaver Course, but unlike the course designed by the corpsman of CSSD-36, it focuses on classroom education.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usmc3_022405.00.html (528 words)

	Combat lifesaver - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Combat_lifesaver (202 words)

	Class Prepares Combat Lifesavers for Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lillie Brown move a casualty on a pole-less litter during combat lifesaver training at Kabul, Afghanistan.
		For two days, 10 soldiers, a Marine and a civilian attended first-aid classes as part of the first combat lifesaver course administered by the medical team from the 1163rd Area Support Group, an Army National Guard unit from Louisville, Ky.
		Even the combat medic bags had tools and equipment specific for treating injuries within the compound.
	www.armymedicine.army.mil /news/mercury/04-06/Lifesavers.cfm (498 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Kabul Compound Medics Train Combat Lifesavers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For two days, 10 soldiers, a Marine and a civilian attended classes for Level I first- aid training as part of the first CLS course administered by the medical team from the 1163rd Area Support Group, an Army National Guard unit from Louisville, Ky. They quickly learned this was no ordinary course.
		Lillie Brown work together to drag a casualty on a pole-less litter, one of four casualty carries used during their combat lifesaver practical exercise at Kabul, Afghanistan.
		Phillipe Villagran, during the physical training stress test portion of the first combat lifesaver course at Kabul, Afghanistan.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Apr2004/n04052004_200404052.html (776 words)

	combat lifesaver
		Students in the Combat Lifesaver Course prepare to apply a splint to a simulated arm injury.
		Jamie Hasenfang of the 327th HHD said she took the course to be able to help soldiers if she was on the scene before medics arrived.
		A Combat Lifesaver instructor critiques a student's treatment of a simulated leg injury on a mannequin during a hands-on test.
	www.mccoy.army.mil /vtriad_online/03282003/combat%20lifesaver.htm (489 words)

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