116th BSTB Soldiers learn valuable life saving skills
Medics assigned to the Virginia National Guard's Fredericksburg-based Headquarters Company, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct an initial Combat Lifesaver class for Soldiers within the battalion April 10, 2015, at the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center in Fredericksburg, Va. Starting with classroom training, the Soldiers learned valuable life saving skills including opening and managing a casualty's airway, controlling bleeding and treating penetrating chest traumas. Under the supervision and guidance of the medics, those taking the course were also provided opportunities for "real-world" experience, such as practicing proper tourniquet application on themselves and other students. The Soldiers are scheduled to participate in additional classroom instruction over the drill weekend and will need to pass both a hands-on validation and a written exam to be credited as a Combat Lifesaver. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Miko M. Skerrett, Virginia Guard Public Affairs).
116th BSTB Soldiers learn valuable life saving skills
Medics assigned to the Virginia National Guard's Fredericksburg-based Headquarters Company, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct an initial Combat Lifesaver class for Soldiers within the battalion April 10, 2015, at the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center in Fredericksburg, Va. Starting with classroom training, the Soldiers learned valuable life saving skills including opening and managing a casualty's airway, controlling bleeding and treating penetrating chest traumas. Under the supervision and guidance of the medics, those taking the course were also provided opportunities for "real-world" experience, such as practicing proper tourniquet application on themselves and other students. The Soldiers are scheduled to participate in additional classroom instruction over the drill weekend and will need to pass both a hands-on validation and a written exam to be credited as a Combat Lifesaver. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Miko M. Skerrett, Virginia Guard Public Affairs).