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 M16/M4 service rifle. Completion of FMST results in the student receiving Navy Enlisted Classification HM-L03A. See “Student Material” to download a copy of the Student Manual that you will use during your training. CONTENTS: 1. TCCC Guidelines for Medical Personnel, 15 December 2021, 19 pages 2. JTS Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2,222 total pages - current as of 16 December 2022 3. FIELD MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN FMST, 2021, 3,252 pages
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
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.
Fully revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine is the definitive, best-selling guide for all of the common conditions that present to the emergency department. Whether you work in emergency medicine, or just want to be prepared, this book will be your essential guide. Following the latest clinical guidelines and evidence, written and reviewed by experts, this handbook will ensure you are up to date and have the confidence to deal with all emergency presentations, practices, and procedures. In line with the latest developments in the field, such as infection control, DNR orders, advanced directives and learning disability, the book also includes new sections specifically outlining patient advice and information, as well as new and revised vital information on paediatrics and psychiatry. For all junior doctors, specialist nurses, paramedics, clinical students, GPs and other allied health professionals, this rapid-reference handbook will become a vital companion for both study and practice.
When the CIA uncovers a Chinese plot to invade America, technologist David Manning is thrust into action. But as he and an elite group of US experts plan for war, David discovers that not every person among them intends for America to win. David Manning's work is routine. He is a technologist. A researcher, working for In-Q-Tel, the CIA's private equity firm. David's job is to learn about new technology that might have applications beneficial to the US military and intelligence communities. It is an office job, with little excitement. Until the day he is taken from outside his Northern Virginia home and blindfolded. Thrown into the cabin of an unmarked jet, without being told why. On that day, his life changed forever. Half a world away, on a remote tropical island, Lena Chou has plans for David. A beautiful and deadly government agent, Lena is gathering many such experts together. For a war is coming to American soil, and Lena's team will draw up the plans. Whether they want to or not...
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is a unique, continuing education program that directly addresses trauma issues in the prehospital environment. Following the publication cycle of ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons, the PHTLS program is designed to enhance and increase knowledge and skill in delivering trauma care. This fifth edition of the PHTLS textbook is the required book for the PHTLS course, and is also ideal for use as the trauma component of a paramedic course or as a general reference book on trauma assessment and management. It combines both basic and advanced trauma concepts and skills in one definitive resource. Content includes both basic and advanced training and has been updated to reflect the current ATLS guidelines - complete with extensive references and suggested readings. A consistent approach for every body region makes the book easy to follow and includes content on anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and assessment and management. Airway, Thoracic, and Spinal Skills are presented in an illustrated, step-by-step format as Specific Skills. Case Scenarios with end-of-chapter solutions and Review Questions are included for every chapter to promote critical thinking and assess knowledge. A separate chapter on the Military provides special trauma considerations and protocols. Completely updated to reflect the changes made in the textbook, the ancillary package includes an instructor's manual, powerpoint slide set, 35 mm slide set, and a MERLIN site. All completely updated to reflect the changes made in the textbook. A new companion CD-ROM with more than 20 video presentations of the airway and spinal skills used in PHTLS is now included with every book. It also contains information to download onto a PDA. New chapters have been added on Injury Prevention, the Golden Principles of Prehospital Trauma Care, and Triage, Transport, and Trauma Systems. Revised and expanded chapters include Head Trauma, Shock, Patient Assessment and Management, Airway Management and Ventilation, and Trauma in the Elderly. References and suggested reading lists are now included in every chapter to provide evidence-based prehospital trauma care. An appendix has been added on the additional concerns and needs of prolonged transportation. A new drug table on commonly used drugs for pharmacologically assisted intubation provides general guidelines on the topic. New user-friendly algorithms: assessment; airway management; indications for spinal immobilization; shock management; management of traumatic brain injury; and management of musculoskeletal trauma. An entirely new set of photographs has been added to the skills portions of the text. Photos and video clips are now included for alternative techniques such as face to face intubation, two-person standing longboard application, and two-person rapid extrication.
