The medical soldier caring for patients provides a valuable service to his comrades. He must meet high standards with integrity, dignity, calm thinking, and careful study.
The purpose of this subcourse is to provide you with a working knowledge of the procedures discussed herein; however, you must receive guidance and hands-on supervision to become proficient at the procedures described.
Subcourse Components:
The subcourse instructional material consists of three lessons and an appendix as follows:
Lesson 1, Initiate an Intravenous Infusion and Manage a Patient with an Intravenous Infusion.
Lesson 2, Obtain a Blood Specimen.
Lesson 3, Initiate Treatment for Anaphylactic Shock.
Appendix: Universal Body Substance Precautions.
Suggestions
Here are some suggestions that may be helpful to you in completing this subcourse:
- Read and study each lesson carefully.
- Complete the subcourse lesson by lesson. After completing each lesson, work the exercises at the end of the lesson, marking your answers in this booklet.
- After completing each set of lesson exercises, compare your answers with those on the solution sheet that follows the exercises. If you have answered an exercise incorrectly, check the reference cited after the answer on the solution sheet to determine why your response was not the correct one.