Study Guide
Soldier Medic's Manual of Self-Development    
Table of Contents

BASIC MATH (ONLINE)

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S RESPIRATIONS

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S PULSE

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S TEMPERATURE

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S  PULSE OXYGEN SATURATION

Section 2: Emergency Medical Treatment

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OPEN THE AIRWAY

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CLEAR AN UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION

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ADMINISTER EXTERNAL CHEST COMPRESSIONS

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PERFORM RESCUE BREATHING

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CONTROL BLEEDING

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PLACE A PATIENT ON A CARDIAC MONITOR

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MANAGE CARDIAC ARREST USING AED

Section 3: Basic Medical Care

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PERFORM A PATIENT CARE HANDWASH

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PUT ON STERILE GLOVES

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INITIATE A FIELD MEDICAL CARD

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APPLY RESTRAINING DEVICES TO PATIENTS

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MEASURE A PATIENT'S INTAKE AND OUTPUT

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ESTABLISH A STERILE FIELD

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CHANGE A STERILE DRESSING

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PERFORM A WOUND IRRIGATION

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PERFORM ORAL AND NASOPHARYNGEAL SUCTIONING OF A PATIENT

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IRRIGATE AN OBSTRUCTED EAR

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DOCUMENT PATIENT CARE USING SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT, PLAN (SOAP) NOTE FORMAT

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PERFORM PATIENT HYGIENE

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OBTAIN AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

Section 4: Respiratory Dysfunction/Airway Management

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INSERT AN OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY (J TUBE)

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SET UP AN OXYGEN TANK

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INSERT A NASOPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY

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ADMINISTER OXYGEN

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INSERT A COMBITUBE

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PERFORM A NEEDLE CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY

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PERFORM NEEDLE CHEST DECOMPRESSION

Section 5: Venipuncture and IV Therapy

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OBTAIN A BLOOD SPECIMEN USING A VACUTAINER

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INITIATE AN INTRAVENOUS INFUSION

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MANAGE A PATIENT WITH AN INTRAVENOUS INFUSION

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INITIATE A SALINE LOCK

Section 6: Casualty Management

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MANAGE A CONVULSIVE AND/OR SEIZING PATIENT

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TREAT A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND

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APPLY A DRESSING TO AN IMPALEMENT INJURY

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MANAGE AN UNCONSCIOUS CASUALTY

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TREAT A CASUALTY WITH A CLOSED CHEST WOUND

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TREAT A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN CHEST WOUND

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TREAT A CASUALTY WITH AN OPEN OR CLOSED HEAD INJURY

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ADMINISTER INITIAL TREATMENT FOR BURNS

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PROVIDE CARE FOR A SOLDIER WITH SYMPTOMS OF BATTLE FATIGUE

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ASSIST IN VAGINAL DELIVERY

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TREAT A POISONED CASUALTY

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TREAT A DIABETIC EMERGENCY

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PERFORM A TRAUMA CASUALTY ASSESSMENT

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PERFORM A MEDICAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT

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TREAT A CARDIAC EMERGENCY

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TREAT A RESPIRATORY EMERGENCY

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DETERMINE A PATIENT'S LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS USING THE GLASGOW COMA SCALE

Section 7: Eye Injuries

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IRRIGATE EYES

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TREAT FOREIGN BODIES OF THE EYE

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TREAT LACERATIONS, CONTUSIONS, AND EXTRUSIONS OF THE EYE

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TREAT BURNS OF THE EYE

Section 8: Skeletal Dysfunction

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APPLY A PNEUMATIC SPLINT TO A CASUALTY WITH A SUSPECTED FRACTURE OF AN EXTREMITY

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APPLY A ROLLER BANDAGE

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IMMOBILIZE A SUSPECTED FRACTURE OF THE ARM OR DISLOCATED SHOULDER

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IMMOBILIZE A SUSPECTED DISLOCATED OR FRACTURED HIP

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TRANSPORT A CASUALTY WITH A SUSPECTED SPINAL INJURY

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APPLY A TRACTION SPLINT

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PROVIDE BASIC EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR A PAINFUL, SWOLLEN, DEFORMED EXTREMITY

Section 9: Environmental Injuries

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TREAT A CASUALTY FOR A HEAT INJURY

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TREAT A CASUALTY FOR A COLD INJURY

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INITIATE TREATMENT FOR ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK

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TREAT A CASUALTY FOR INSECT BITES OR STINGS

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TREAT A CASUALTY FOR SNAKEBITE

Section 10: Chemical Agent Injuries

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TREAT A NERVE AGENT CASUALTY IN THE FIELD

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TREAT A BLOOD AGENT (HYDROGEN CYANIDE) CASUALTY IN THE FIELD

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TREAT A CHOKING AGENT CASUALTY IN THE FIELD

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TREAT A BLISTER AGENT CASUALTY (MUSTARD, LEWISITE, PHOSGENE OXIME) IN THE FIELD

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DECONTAMINATE A CASUALTY

Section 11: Shock

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INITIATE TREATMENT FOR HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK

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APPLY PNEUMATIC ANTI-SHOCK GARMENT

Section 12: Urinary Catheterization

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INSERT A URINARY CATHETER

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MAINTAIN AN INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER

Section 13: Gastric Intubation

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INSERT A NASOGASTRIC TUBE

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PERFORM A GASTRIC LAVAGE

Section 14: Triage and Evacuation

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GUIDE A HELICOPTER TO A LANDING POINT

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ESTABLISH A HELICOPTER LANDING POINT

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TRIAGE CASUALTIES ON A CONVENTIONAL BATTLEFIELD

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TRIAGE CASUALTIES ON AN INTEGRATED BATTLEFIELD

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LOAD CASUALTIES ONTO GROUND EVACUATION PLATFORMS

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LOAD CASUALTIES ONTO NONSTANDARD  VEHICLES, 1 1/4 TON, 4X4, M998

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LOAD CASUALTIES ONTO NONSTANDARD VEHICLES, 2 1/2 TON, 6X6 OR 5 TON, 6X6, CARGO TRUCK

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LOAD CASUALTIES ONTO NONSTANDARD VEHICLES, 5 TON M-1085, M-1093, 2 1/2 TON M-1081

Section 15: Medication Administration

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PREPARE AN INJECTION FOR ADMINISTRATION

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ADMINISTER AN INJECTION (INTRAMUSCULAR, SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRADERMAL)

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ADMINISTER MORPHINE

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ADMINISTER ORAL MEDICATIONS

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ADMINISTER TOPICAL MEDICATIONS

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ADMINISTER RECTAL OR VAGINAL MEDICATIONS

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ADMINISTER MEDICATED EYE DROPS OR OINTMENTS

Section 16: Force Protection/Risk Assessment

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DISINFECT WATER FOR DRINKING

Section 17: Advanced Procedures

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PERFORM ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING OF A PATIENT

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PROVIDE TRACHEOSTOMY CARE

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PROVIDE NURSING CARE FOR A PATIENT WITH A WATERSEAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM

Section 18: Advanced Procedures

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INTUBATE A PATIENT

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SET UP A CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION STATION

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INSERT A CHEST TUBE

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PERFORM A SURGICAL CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY

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PERFORM A NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION ON A PATIENT WITH SUSPECTED CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) INJURIES

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ADMINISTER BLOOD

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ADMINISTER MEDICATIONS BY IV PIGGYBACK

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SUTURE A MINOR LACERATION

 
 
 
 


Every soldier medic must know how to identify and treat both  life-threatening and non life-threatening medical conditions. On the battlefield, in the hospital, clinic or aid station the ability to quickly evaluate a person's condition and to take immediate corrective measures can mean the difference between life and death.

This manual  will allow Soldiers to plan, conduct, and evaluate their individual training.  This study guide is a reference to support the self-development and training of every soldier.


NOTE:  This project is under development.  New lessons will be placed online as they are developed.  Each new addition will be followed by the  word (online) until all of the lessons are active.