Index

• Welcome
• Lessons
  • Lesson 1. TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
    • 1-01. GENERAL
    • 1-02. STAGES OF CARE
    • 1-03. CARE UNDER FIRE
    • 1-04. TACTICAL FIELD CARE
    • 1-05. CASUALTY EVACUATION CARE
  • Lesson 2. CONTROLLING BLEEDING FROM AN EXTREMITY
    • Section I. General
      • 2-01. HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
      • 2-02. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL BLEEDING
      • 2-03. NATURAL BODY REACTIONS TO BLEEDING
      • 2-04. COMMONLY USED TERMS
      • 2-05. METHODS OF CONTROLLING BLEEDING
    • Section II. Controlling External Bleeding From a Wound on an Extremity
      • 2-06. LOCATE THE WOUND
      • 2-07. EXPOSE THE WOUND
      • 2-08. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE WOUND
      • 2-09. APPLY AND SECURE THE FIELD DRESSING
      • 2-10. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE FIELD DRESSING
      • 2-11. ELEVATE THE INJURED LIMB, IF APPROPRIATE
      • 2-12. RE-EVALUATE THE BLEEDING
      • 2-13. APPLY DIGITAL PRESSURE, IF NEEDED
      • 2-14. APPLY A PRESSURE DRESSING
      • 2-15. CHECK THE CIRCULATION BELOW THE PRESSURE DRESSING
      • 2-16. LOOSEN AND RETIE THE PRESSURE DRESSING BANDAGE, IF NEEDED
      • 2-17. EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESSURE DRESSING
      • 2-18. APPLY A TOURNIQUET
      • 2-19. MARK THE CASUALTY
      • 2-20. CONTINUE YOUR SURVEY AND TREATMENT
      • 2-21. DOCUMENT TREATMENT AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
    • Section III. APPLYING AN IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET
      • 2-22. IMPROVISED TOURNIQUETS
      • 2-23. GATHER MATERIALS FOR MAKING AN IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET
      • 2-24. APPLY THE TOURNIQUET
      • 2-25. SECURE THE RIGID OBJECT
      • 2-26. CHECK EFFECTIVENESS OF TOURNIQUET
      • 2-27. MARK THE CASUALTY AND CONTINUE SURVEY
    • Section IV. CONTROLLING BLEEDING FROM AN AMPUTATION
      • 2-28. DETERMINE THE TYPE OF AMPUTATION
      • 2-29. APPLY A TOURNIQUET TO AN AMPUTATION OF THE LIMB
      • 2-30. APPLY A DRESSING TO THE STUMP
      • 2-31. CONTINUE YOUR SURVEY AND TREATMENT
    • Section V. TREATING INTERNAL BLEEDING IN AN EXTREMITY
      • 2-32. IDENTIFY INTERNAL BLEEDING IN AN EXTREMITY
      • 2-33. TREAT INTERNAL BLEEDING IN AN EXTREMITY
      • 2-34. APPLY A SPIRAL WRAP TO AN EXTREMITY
      • 2-35. APPLY A SPIRAL REVERSE WRAP TO AN EXTREMITY
  • Lesson 3. TREATING CHEST INJURIES
    • Section I. GENERAL
      • 3-01. THORACIC CAVITY
      • 3-02. RIB CAGE
      • 3-03. ORGANS AND CAVITIES WITHIN THE CHEST
    • Section II. TREATING OPEN CHEST WOUNDS
      • 3-04. IDENTIFY A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN CHEST WOUND
      • 3-05. EXPOSE THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
      • 3-06. CHECK FOR OTHER OPEN CHEST WOUNDS
      • 3-07. SEAL THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
      • 3-08. DRESS THE OPEN CHEST WOUND
      • 3-09. DRESS AND SEAL THE OTHER OPEN CHEST WOUNDS, IF ANY
      • 3-10. COMPLETE SURVEY
      • 3-11. POSITION THE CASUALTY
      • 3-12. MONITOR THE CASUALTY
      • 3-13. TREAT TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX, IF NEEDED
    • Section III. TREATING CLOSED CHEST INJURIES
      • 3-14. IDENTIFY A CASUALTY WITH A CLOSED CHEST INJURY
      • 3-15. CHECK FOR A FRACTURED RIB
      • 3-16. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A FRACTURED RIB
      • 3-17. CHECK FOR A FLAIL CHEST
      • 3-18. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A FLAIL CHEST
      • 3-19. CHECK FOR A COMPRESSION INJURY
      • 3-20. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A COMPRESSION INJURY
      • 3-21. CHECK FOR A BACK INJURY
      • 3-22. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A BACK INJURY
      • 3-23. CHECK FOR TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX AND HEMOTHORAX
      • 3-24. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX
      • 3-25. CHECK FOR OTHER CONDITIONS
  • Lesson 4. TREATING ABDOMINAL INJURIES
    • Section I. GENERAL
      • 4-01. ABDOMINAL CAVITY
      • 4-02. INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN
    • Section II. TREATING OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS
      • 4-03. LOCATE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND(S)
      • 4-04. POSITION A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
      • 4-05. TREAT FOR SHOCK
      • 4-06. EXPOSE THE OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
      • 4-07. APPLY A DRESSING
      • 4-08. SECURE THE DRESSING
      • 4-09. DRESS OTHER OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUNDS, IF ANY
      • 4-10. REINFORCE DRESSING, IF NEEDED
      • 4-11. MONITOR A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND
    • Section III. TREATING AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
      • 4-12. CAUSES OF AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
      • 4-13. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
      • 4-14. TREATING A CASUALTY WITH AN ACUTE ABDOMEN
  • Lesson 5. TREATING HEAD INJURIES
    • Section I. OPEN AND CLOSED HEAD INJURIES
      • 5-01. GENERAL
      • 5-02. IDENTIFY SIGNS OF AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
      • 5-03. IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
      • 5-04. IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
    • Section II. TREATING OPEN HEAD WOUNDS
      • 5-05. POSITION A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
      • 5-06. TREAT AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
      • 5-07. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE FOREHEAD OR BACK OF THE HEAD
      • 5-08. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD
      • 5-09. APPLY A DRESSING TO A WOUND ON THE CHEEK OR SIDE OF THE HEAD
      • 5-10. MONITOR A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN HEAD WOUND
    • Section III. TREATING OTHER INJURIES
      • 5-11. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A SEVERE HEAD INJURY
      • 5-12. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
      • 5-13. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH AN INJURY TO THE EYE
      • 5-14. TREAT AN UNCONSCIOUS CASUALTY
      • 5-15. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A NOSEBLEED
  • Lesson 6. TREATING BURNS
    • Section I. GENERAL
      • 6-01. TREATING A CASUALTY WITH BURNS
      • 6-02. TYPES OF BURNS
      • 6-03. DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF BURN
    • Section II. TREATING THERMAL BURNS
      • 6-04. IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF A THERMAL BURN
      • 6-05. REMOVE SOURCE OF THE BURN, IF PRESENT
      • 6-06. CHECK FOR INHALATION INJURY
      • 6-07. CHECK FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
      • 6-08. EXPOSE THE BURNED AREA
      • 6-09. ESTIMATE THE PERCENT OF BODY SURFACE AREA BURNED
      • 6-10. INITIATE AN INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, IF NEEDED
      • 6-11. APPLY COLD SOAKS, IF APPROPRIATE
      • 6-12. DRESS THE BURN WOUNDS
      • 6-13. MONITOR AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
    • Section III. TREATING ELECTRICAL BURNS
      • 6-14. IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF AN ELECTRICAL BURN
      • 6-15. SEPARATE THE CASUALTY FROM THE ELECTRICAL SOURCE
      • 6-16. CHECK FOR BREATHING
      • 6-17. LOCATE ENTRY AND EXIT BURNED AREAS
      • 6-18. EXPOSE THE BURNED AREAS
      • 6-19. DRESS THE BURNED AREAS
      • 6-20. TREAT SHOCK AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
    • Section IV. TREATING CHEMICAL BURNS
      • 6-21. IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE CHEMICAL BURN
      • 6-22. REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM THE SKIN
      • 6-23. REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM AN EYE
      • 6-24. DRESS THE BURNED AREAS
      • 6-25. TREAT FOR SHOCK, IF NEEDED, AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
    • Section V. TREATING RADIANT ENERGY BURNS
      • 6-26. IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE RADIANT ENERGY BURN
      • 6-27. TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A RADIANT ENERGY BURN
      • 6-28. MONITOR AND EVACUATE THE CASUALTY
  • Lesson 7. TREATING HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
    • 7-01. IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF SHOCK
    • 7-02. IDENTIFY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
    • 7-03. TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT OR TREAT HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
    • 7-04. MONITOR A CASUALTY FOR HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
    • 7-05. DETERMINE IF MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS SHOULD BE USED
    • 7-06. PLACE THE MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS ON THE CASUALTY
    • 7-07. INFLATE THE MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS
    • 7-8. MONITOR A CASUALTY WEARING MEDICAL ANTI-SHOCK TROUSERS
  • Lesson 8. TREATING SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
    • 8-01. GENERAL
    • 8-02. IDENTIFY OPEN SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
    • 8-03. TREAT OPEN SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
    • 8-04. TREAT A WOUND WITH A PROTRUDING (IMPALED) OBJECT
    • 8-05. IDENTIFY CLOSED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
    • 8-06. TREAT CLOSED SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
• Self Tests
  • Lesson 1. Self Test
  • Lesson 2. Self Test
  • Lesson 3. Self Test
  • Lesson 4. Self Test
  • Lesson 5. Self Test
  • Lesson 6. Self Test
  • Lesson 7. Self Test
  • Lesson 8. Self Test
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  • Basic Shock and Resuscitation
  • Burns of the Hands
  • Burns: Thermal, Dry Chemical, Electrical, and Inhalation
  • Chemical Burns of the Eye
  • Dry Chemical Burns
  • Electrical Burns
  • Extremity Hemorrhage Control
  • Inhalation Burns
  • Initiate an Intravenous Infusion
  • Manage a Traumatic Amputation
  • Management and Initial Treatment of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Degree Burns
  • Needle Thoracentesis to Treat a Tension Pneumothorax
  • PASG (Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment)
  • Starting an IV in a Field Environment
  • Thermal Burns
  • Treat an Open Chest Wound
  • Treat Eye Injuries
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