Drills and exercises.

  • Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps
Date:
1951
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Credit: Drills and exercises. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11th, 12th and 13th PERIODS (FIELD FIRST AID WITH MODEL WOUNDS (Squads of 2 and 4 Bearers) ) 22. Model wounds of papier mache should be prepared by an instructor capable of semi-skilled artistic work. Place casualites on suitable training ground featuring trees, shrubs, long grass, ditches, fences, hillocks, etc. Model wounds are affixed by tapes next to the patient’s skin. If no wounds are available, label the casualties with their signs and symptoms. If rifles can be obtained, bolts and magazines should be removed and taken care of, and the rifles left lying near the casualties with fractured legs, for use as rifle splints. (See Figs 19 to 27). Now proceed as in the 9th Period’s work, except that triangular bandages, shell and first field dressings (to be opened and used) are carried in a shell dressing haversack or put in the haversack of the web equipment. of No. 1. Dressings must always be put direct on to a patients’ skin—never _ allow dressings over clothes; any false modesty about undressing a patient to get at his wounds must be overcome at once, as the more realistic the practice, the better the instruction. Instructors will call attention to the responsibility of No. 1 bearer for the care of the patient. 14th, 15th and 16th PERIODS (ADVANCED FIELD FIRST AID) 23. REPEAT FIELD FIRST AID:—(Squads of 2 or 4 bearers), each squad having a group of 2 or 3 casualties of different types to deal with so that they have to decide on priority action. Casualties may be located in difficult situations. If time permits the extraction of casualties from tanks, buildings or craters may be practised.
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