Pararescue Medication and Procedure Handbook

Introduction

This handbook is designed to provide concise information regarding management of patients in austere environments. It is a ‘quick reference’ and is not meant to provide detailed discussions of physiological events. You are expected to provide the standard of care for your EMT certification, including the unique skills native to Pararescue.

Note: No handbook can anticipate every tactical and/or medical situation that might occur in a rescue. When faced with adverse situations, a PJ and his team will have to improvise, adapt, and overcome. Always keep in mind the mission, your safety, and your patient’s safety.

Table of Contents

Medical Command and Control

Principles of Combat Casualty Care

Resuscitation: Initiation and Guidelines

Refusal of Medical Care

Trauma

Shock

Spinal Injuries

Head Injuries

Facial/eye trauma

Chest Trauma

Abdominal Trauma

Extremity Trauma

Compartment Syndrome

Crush Injuries-

Burns

Medical Procedures

Airway

Breathing

Circulation

Diagnostics and Patient Care

Extended Care and Transport

Triage

Operational and Environmental Emergencies

Dive Emergencies

Open Circuit Diving Emergencies

Barotrauma

Closed Circuit Diving Emergencies

Submersion Injury (Near-Drowning)

High Altitude Illness

Cold Weather Injuries

Heat injuries

Lightning Strikes

Venomous Injuries

Patrol Medicine

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Medical Emergencies

Cardiac Care Guidelines and Treatment Algorithms

Pharmacology

Anaphylaxis Protocol

STANDARD MEDICATIONS

Analgesics & Anesthetics

Antibiotics

Antihistamines

Anti-Inflammatory’s

Miscellaneous Medications

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Drugs

Water Purification in the Field

Laser Eye Injuries

Amsler Grid Testing

9-Line MEDEVAC Request

Glossary

APGAR Score

Mnemonics

Conversions

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