Leaving MEDCOM, going to Stryker Brigade. How do I prepare for being a successful Evacuation SGT or Emergency Health Care SGT?

2016-03-22T03:05:45-04:00

Been stationed at a hospital for over three years, and feel out of touch with the "Real Army". Want to assure I am a valuable asset to new platoon, and prepared for either of these responsibilities.

Response by BG David Fleming III made Mar 22 at 2016 8:00 AM

2016-03-22T08:00:15-04:00

Studies show the quicker we get our soldiers care, the greater their changes of survival. You are successful with every life you help save! They appreciate all you do close to the fight.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2016 12:26 PM

2016-03-22T12:26:57-04:00

SGT Smith,
Your transition will not be difficult as any Platoon SGT worth his salt will put you with someone who knows the ropes. Just remember to listen and ask lots of valuable mission related questions.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2016 1:16 PM

2016-03-22T13:16:02-04:00

If you're going to the line you'll have 2-4 medics probably directly under you for the company. Train and develop them throughly.
If you lack knowledge in the equipment or vehicles that you'll be using. Trust the soldiers under you and NCOs around you out the gate. Learn it quick and learn it right.
If you're going to a company as a senior line medic you need to be on your shit. Learn various birds and the size requirement to land them, the unit SOP for evac from a training site, etc. non medical PsG/1SG need to be able to call on you for medical issues. Be competent and knowledgeable. Dont allow them to push you into a evac staging spot or push you into a evac plan you're not happy with. You should be in on the decision making.
Medical readiness. Luckily you're coming from a hospital so you'll be aware with MRATs already. Take it upon yourself and for your medics to hold responsibility for keep your company to as near as 100% as possible on medical readiness. Brief 1SG nearly weekly on the readiness. Ya they've access too but aren't medical trained and might not fully understand. A high and competent medical readiness makes the cmd look good to highers, which makes you look good too.
Profiles- track your profiles. Identify your brokens. Aid them in getting to the right care and continuing the right care.

CLS class!!!!! Make CLS class a big thing!!!! Break it down to the grunts its importance. One thing I used to do was teach CLS over a week long and start off with "PT" during pt time. Teach drags, litter carries, we know it's a smoker... The officers will go for it if you just play to their egotistical side. Coordinate with your units MSTC site. I used to end CLS with a MSTC blood lab and a casualty evac lane from the x all the way through.
(Blood lab was mannequins, blood spray mix bottles, and a smoke machine inside a connex....)
Make the course fun but teach good skills. Often times it won't be you that'll have first hand on a casualty inside the platoon but the person nearest the causality. Something as simple as them knowing to shove guaze on top of that neck wound will hold the PT till you get there to start your side of treatments etc.

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