Transcript Ranger Regiment 2000

RANGER FIRST RESPONDER
Course Objectives
•Define the Tactical Combat Casualty Skills needed by
the Ranger First Responder
•Define the operational element that Tactical Combat
Casualty Skills are employed
•Ranger First Responder demonstrates proficiency in
defined Tactical Combat Casualty Skills through hands
on skill stations and simulated tactical environments
GOAL
DECREASE THE NUMBER OF
PREVENTABLE COMBAT
DEATHS
Background
The basic tenets of battlefield medical support of
western armed forces have changed little since the first
world war. Early initiatives to provide a scientific basis
for battlefield medical support began with the detailed
analysis of 8,000 consecutive case studies collected by
the Wound Data and Munitions Effectiveness Team
(WDMET) during Vietnam. In the early 1990s two
concurrent activities evolved to bring lessons learned
from WDMET into the military arena. The first was
initiated by the British SAS as an answer to unique
problems of providing medical care in a austere
environment.
Background
The second program was initiated in 1996 by the US
Navy Seal community in partnership with the Combat
Casualty Research Center with the publication of
“Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Special Operations”.
Background
Rangers within the 75th Ranger Regiment have
become more highly trained, expensive, and difficult to
replace than their predecessors. New pressures on
commanders have dictated that the Ranger medical
team provide excellent medical care for the individual
Ranger casualty, yet provide the smallest possible
footprint on the battlefield.
MISSION
To provide state of the art Tactical Trauma
Management from point of injury to higher levels of
evacuation and treatment.
HOW
•Self aid/buddy aid
•Ranger First Responder
•Squad non-medic NREMT-B (Tactically Trained)
•Platoon/Company/Battalion Advanced Trauma
Management Teams
•CASEVAC platforms capable of managing seriously
wounded Rangers
RFR CRITICAL TASKS
1) Evaluate a Casualty
2) Open and Maintain an Airway
3) Seal an Open Chest Wound
4) Needle decompress a tension Pneumothorax
5) Apply a Emergency Trauma Dressing and
Tourniquet
6) Initiate an IV/Saline Lock
END STATE
•Remember why you are here
•Leave the course with a feeling of accomplishment
and satisfaction:
“I can take care of my Ranger Buddy
if he is wounded on the field of battle!”
Questions?
Questions?