The 8-week course of instruction at the Field Medical Service Battalion prepares Navy Hospital Corpsmen for service with the Marines. Instruction in the classroom and the field includes training in: ---Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) ---Airway Management ---Hemorrhage Control ---Burns ---Blast injuries ---Penetrating wounds ---Chemical, Biologic, and Radiologic Casualties ---Fluid Resuscitation ---Weapons safety The product of this training are men and women with superb medical reflexes, able to provide their life-saving skills in the field, air, and at sea. This compact disc, produced by the Brookside Associates, combines all of the original text from the latest (2008) FMST Student Manual with images, graphics, video and other manuals. This material can be used to augment initial training in field or wilderness medicine, or as refresher training for Corpsmen, Medics, EMTs, and others who provide initial medical care in isolated settings. |
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