Visual Presentation Materials Combined United States Marine Corps Field Medical Service Technician Fmst Course

Over 2,400 presentation slides combined ... The Field Medical Service Technician (FMST) course is designed for E1 to E6 Hospital Corpsmen though more senior personnel are occasionally enrolled. For over 100 years, young men and women have been answering the call to save lives on the battlefield. For the past 65 years, Corpsmen have been receiving training here at Field Medical Training Battalion. The information below will help you prepare for your training. Vision To be the best training command within the United States Marine Corps; producing the best trained, best prepared, and battle ready Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman. He will be prepared to meet the challenges of present and future operational environments. Mission Develop, coordinate, resource, execute and evaluate training and education concepts, policies, plans and programs to ensure the Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman is prepared for assignment with the operational forces. BLOCK 1 Table of Contents FMST 101 Rank Structure of the USMC FMST 102 Marine Corps History FMST 103 USMC Organizational Structure/Chain of Command FMST 104 Traits and Principles of Marine Corps Leadership FMST 105 USMC Uniform Regulations FMST 106 Individual Combat Equipment FMST 107 Code of Conduct and the Rights of POWs FMST 108 M16/M4 Service Rifle FMST 109 Treat Dehydration Casualties FMST 110 Manage Environmental Heat Injuries FMST 111 Manage Environmental Cold Injuries FMST 112 Perform Care of the Feet BLOCK 2 Table of Contents FMST 201 Perform Water Purification for Individual Use FMST 202 Supervise Field Waste Disposal FMST 203 Field Communications FMST 204 Individual Movement Techniques FMST 205 Patrolling FMST 206 Land Navigation FMST 207 Improvised Explosive Device FMST 208 Manage Envenomation Injuries FMST 209 Five Paragraph Order BLOCK 3 Table of Contents FMST 301 M-40 Field Protective Mask FMST 302 Don Mission-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) Gear FMST 303 Manage Chemical Agent Casualties FMST 304 Manage Biological Agent Casualties FMST 305 Manage Radiological Warfare Casualties BLOCK 4 Table of Contents FMST 401 Introduction to Tactical Combat Casualty Care FMST 402 Manage Hemorrhage FMST 403 Maintain Airway FMST 404 Perform Emergency Cricothyroidotomy FMST 405 Manage Respiratory Trauma FMST 406 Manage Shock Casualties FMST 407 Tactical Fluid Resuscitation FMST 408 Manage Head, Neck, and Face Injuries FMST 409 Manage Abdominal Injuries FMST 410 Manage Musculoskeletal Injuries BLOCK 5 Table of Contents FMST 501 Blast Related Injuries FMST 502 Evaluate Traumatic Brain Injury FMST 503 Manage Burn Casualties FMST 504 Conduct Triage FMST 505 Coordinate Casualty Tactical Evacuation (TACEVAC) FMST 506 Perform Aid Station Procedures FMST 507 Medical Support for Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) FMST 508 Recognize Combat Stress Disorders FMST 509 Perform Casualty Assessment

Over 2,300 total pages ... OVERVIEW Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) was developed to emphasize the need for continued improvement in combat pre-hospital care. The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) was established in 2001 and is part of the Defense Health Board. CoTCCC is a standing multi-service committee charged with monitoring medical developments in regards to practice, technology, pharmacology and doctrine. New concepts in hemorrhage control, airway management, fluid resuscitation, analgesia, antibiotics and other lifesaving techniques are important steps in providing the best possible care for our Marines and Sailors in combat. The TCCC guidelines are published every 4 years in the Prehospital Trauma Life Support manual. It has been recognized that TCCC guidelines and curriculum will need to change more often than the 4-year cycle of the PHTLS textbook publication. The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) will include the updated TCCC guidelines and curriculum on its website as they are approved as a way to help get this new information out to the combat medical personnel in the military that need it. PRINCIPLES OF TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE (TCCC) The principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care are fundamentally different from those of traditional civilian trauma care, where most medical providers and medics train. These differences are based on both the unique patterns and types of wounds that are suffered in combat and the tactical conditions medical personnel face in combat. Unique combat wounds and tactical conditions make it difficult to determine which intervention to perform at what time. Besides addressing a casualty’s medical condition, responding medical personnel must also address the tactical problems faced while providing care in combat. A medically correct intervention at the wrong time may lead to further casualties. Put another way, “good medicine may be a bad tactical decision” which can get the rescuer and the casualty killed. To successfully navigate these issues, medical providers must have skills and training oriented to combat trauma care, as opposed to civilian trauma care. The specifics of casualty care in the tactical setting will depend on the tactical situation, the injuries sustained by the casualty, the knowledge and skills of the first responder, and the medical equipment at hand. In contrast to a hospital Emergency Department setting where the patient IS the mission, on the battlefield, care of casualties sustained is only PART of the mission. TCCC recognizes this fact and structures its guidelines to accomplish three primary goals: 1. Treat the casualty 2. Prevent additional casualties 3. Complete the mission In thinking about the management of combat casualties, it is helpful to divide care into three distinct phases, each with its own characteristics and limitations.

The FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN provides medical and dental services for personnel in field units; also provides technical and administrative assistance to support the mission and functions of the Navy and Marine Corps field units. Maintains organizational level AMAL’s and ADAL’s. Assits in the procurement and distribution of supplies and equipment for field use and combat areas. Maintains field treatment facilities. Renders first aid and emergency medical and dental treatment to unt personnel/combatants. Coordinates and performs medical evacuation procedures. Ensures observance of field sanitary measures and preventive measures in specialized warfare. Conducts first aid and health education training programs. COURSE DESCRIPTION: During this 8 week course, you will have a mix of classroom and field training. Emphasis is placed on learning field medicine by using the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). This includes familiarization with USMC organization and procedures, logistics, and administrative support in a field environment. Additionally, training will include general military subjects, individual and small unit tactics, military drills, physical training/conditioning, and weapons familiarization with the opportunity to fire the rifle. Completion of FMST results in the student receiving Navy Enlisted Classification HM-8404. MEDICAL-SPECIFIC CONTENT: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Treat Dehydration FMST 201 Treat Environmental Heat Injuries FMST 202 Manage Environmental Cold Injuries FMST 203 Perform Care of the Feet FMST 204 Perform Water Purification for Individual Use FMST 205 Supervise Field Waste Disposal FMST 206 Manage Envenomation Injuries FMST 207 Review Questions COMBAT MEDICINE Introduction to Tactical Combat Casualty Care FMST 401 Manage Shock Casualties FMST 402 Manage Hemorrhage FMST 403 Maintain Airway FMST 404 Perform Emergency Cricothyroidotomy FMST 405 Manage Respiratory Trauma FMST 406 Manage Abdominal Injuries FMST 407 Manage Musculoskeletal Injuries FMST 408 Manage Head, Neck and Face Injuries FMST 409 Tactical Fluid Resuscitation FMST 410 Perform Casualty Assessment FMST 411 Medication Appendix Review Questions COMPONENTS OF FIELD MEDICINE Blast Related Injuries FMST 501 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) FMST 502 Manage Burn Casualties FMST 503 Conduct Triage FMST 504 Coordinate Casualty/Tactical Evacuation FMST 505 Perform Aid Station Procedures FMST 506 Medical Support for Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) FMST 507 Review Questions

World War II remains the defining experience for the U.S. Army in the twentieth century. It has had a lasting impact on the nation and its place in the world and on the Army and the way it organizes and fights. Although historians have written numerous volumes concerning this global conflict, some gap in the literature remain. In particular, the subject of an American field army headquarters and its organization and role have attracted little attention. Studies on the personalities and styles of individual commanders exist, but the command posts themselves-the ways in they were structures and operated and the functions they performed-have not been much explored. With A Command Post at War: First Army Headquarters in Europe, 1943-1945, the Center of Military History attempts to redress this shortcoming. This study addresses the First Army headquarters in the European theater from its activation in October 1943 to V-E Day in May 1945. Under Generals Omar N. Bradley and Courtney H. Hodges, the First Army headquarters oversaw the American landings on D-Day, the breakout from the Normandy beachhead, the battle of H]rtgen Forest along the German frontier, the defense of the northern shoulder during the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen prior to the final American drive into central Germany. In examining the First Army headquarters' role, this volume shows the army headquarters of World War II as a complicated organization with functions ranging from the immediate supervision of tactical operations to long-range operational planning and the sustained support of frontline units. The commander and staff faced the problem of coordination with Allied counterpartsas well as with headquarters and units from other services. Inadequate information and the limitations of technology added to their challenges. The human dimension was always important, and at times critical, in affecting the work of the headquarters under the stresses of a difficult campaign against an obstinate and resourceful foe. Although times have changed and the modern Army focuses more on regional conflicts and contingencies than on global warfare, we can still learn much from the experience of the First Army headquarters. The Gulf War reemphasized the role of an army headquarters in a theater of operations as a pertinent issue for today's military professional. By examining the experience of soldiers in past conflicts we gain the deeper perspectives and understandings necessary to meet the challenges facing the Army today and in the future. Washington, D.C.JOHN S. BROWN 21 June 2000Brigadier General, USA Chief of Military History