Combat Medic Field Reference

Section 1:   Triage
Triage Principles

Triage Categories for Treatment 

Triage Casualties

Section 2: Tactical 

Tactical Medical Evaluation Checklist 

Tactical Combat Casualty Care 

Anaphylactic Shock 

Burn Injury 

Cold Injury 

Dental Emergencies 

Gunshot Wounds/Blast Injuries 

Head Injury 

Heat Injury 

Hemorrhage Control Guidelines 

High Altitude Illness 

Hypothermia 

Immunizations. 

Mental Health  

Spinal Injury  

Transport: SKED Litter or Improvised Litter  

Field Medical Card  

Establish a Casualty Collection Point  

Evacuation  

Establish a Helicopter Landing Zone  

Rescue and Transportation Procedures  

Combat Convoy Operations  

Field Sanitation  

Section 3: Clinical  

Patient Assessment

Documentation Using the SOAP Method

Complaints  

• Abdominal Pain  
• Acne  
• Allergies and Hay Fever
• Ankle Sprain  
• Chest Pain  
• Corns and Calluses  
• Crabs/Lice  
• Diarrhea and/or Constipation
• Ear Pain, Drainage, or Sense of Fullness  
• Fatigue  
• Friction Blisters  
• Headaches  
• Hearing Loss  
• Hip Pain  
• Hoarseness  
• Knee Pain  
• Low Back Pain  
• Minor Trauma  
• Nausea and Vomiting  
• Nosebleed  
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases  
• Shoulder Pain  
• Sinus Complaints  
• Sore Throat  
• Superficial Fungal Infections  
• Tinea Versicolor  
• Upper Respiratory Infection  

Guidelines for Seeking Medical Officer Consultation

• During Patient Triage

Fractures/Splinting  

Shock Management

Administering Blood  

Administering Blood Products  

Calculating an IV Flow Rate

Administering IV/IM Medications  

Administering Intradermal Medications  

Section 4: Procedures

Apply a Tourniquet to Control Bleeding  

Apply an Emergency Trauma Dressing  

Administer Morphine  

Insert a Nasopharyngeal Airway

Insert a Combitube

Perform a Cricothyroidotomy  

Perform Needle Chest Decompression

Insert a Chest Tube  

Initiate an Intraosseous Infusion  

Remove an Intraosseous Infusion  

Suture a Minor Laceration

Insert a Urinary Catheter  

Prepare an Aid Bag  

Conduct Medical Resupply  

Set Up an Oxygen Tank   

Apply a Kendrick Extrication Device  

Section 5: References  

Root Words  

Prefixes

Suffixes

Common Medical Terms  

Medical Abbreviations  

Medical Symbols  

Vital Signs  

Labs  

Formulary

• Antibiotics  
• Antifungals  
• Antihistamines  
• Antimalarials  
• Cardiac Medications  
• Gastrointestinal Medications  
• Headache Medications
• Hypoglycemic Agents  
• Muscle Relaxants  
• Nerve Agent Antidote
• Pain Medications  
• Pulmonary Medications  
• Reversal Agents
• Topical Medications
• Upper Respiratory Infection Medications  
• Volume Expansion  
• Miscellaneous  

Training  

• 91W Life Cycle  
• Continuing Education Tracking Sheet  
• Scope of Practice
• STP 8-9W15-SM-TG  
• Combat Lifesaver Program Correspondence Course Option
• Training Scenarios   1-10

Algorithms  

• Anaphylactic Shock Management  
• Burn Management  
• Chest Tube Insertion
• Combitube SA  
• Needle Decompression 
• Orotracheal Intubation
  Sternal Intraosseous Infusion (F.A.S.T.1)
• Surgical Cricothyroidotomy

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Patient Notes