RescueRanger
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One thing I asked many PA guys but didnt really get a definitve answer is that: suppose there is a fireteam of 4-6 guys does PA assign a combat medic(or corpsman in US marines) to such a patrol/fireteam??? Is there even a concept of a combat medic??? Or is there an alternate theory for PA which I am not aware of.
There is no concept of Combat medics in Pakistan, Pakistan Army get higher level of first aid training than that given to police, in that they are taught ligature knots for snake bites, tourniquet use etc.
Civilian first aid:
Breathing, Bleeding, everything else...
Military or Tactical First aid is:
Catastrophic Hemorage / Bleeding, Breathing, Everything else.
I know that SSG get advanced first aid training, but not to the standard of Corpsman. It costs the US Marines somewhere in the region of $1/2 Million USD to train a fully operational corpsman and you can add a couple of million more if s/he is a Para Jumper Rescuer Diver.
I think a good bridge to that level of knowledge would be:
1) CPR, BLS and First aid for regular officers as standard
2) Medical First Responder courses for tactical and traffic cops ( include trauma, med gasses, AED use, Spinal Immobilization, Medical and Trauma emergencies, hemorrhage control, etc).
3) EMT B level training with Remote Medical care for units like SOU
Sir that is basic first aid, not MFR. I know the trainer delivering the training from Rescue 1122 .It's being done in KPK. The 100 day course which officers are doing includes giving first aid