The primary learning objective is to review the fact that not every patient can be saved. Even if we do our best – sometimes a patient’s injuries are just too severe. The estimated time to complete this scenario is 5 minutes.
You may recognize this patient looks similar to PVT Danny Rivers, who you started taking care of in Care Under Fire where you identified a LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY massive hemorrhage and placed a tourniquet on the left leg and then moved the patient to safety. Next you performed a blood sweep which was normal. You then identified an airway obstruction and implemented a head-tilt-chin lift. Then you performed a respiratory assessment which was unremarkable. Your circulation assessment revealed suspected shock from internal bleeding. You managed hypothermia by replacing the patient’s clothing and gear. The patient had a possible head injury and a left side eye injury, but did not appear to have any fracture or burn injuries. You already have personal protective equipment (gloves) on. Additionally, you immediately activated a medical evacuation, but they cannot make it to your location, and it will be at least 40 minutes until they arrive. And there is no clear route for you to reach individuals with more medical skills or supplies.
For this scenario, the severity of the patient’s injuries have been increased, and the patient is not saveable.
Initially, the casualty was near a drone explosion. This scenario occurs in the Tactical Evacuation Care Phase and covers elements after the initial MARCH, head injury, eye injury, fracture, and burn portion(s) of care. Equipment Available: Individualized First Aid Kit (IFAK) U.S Version (x2). Evacuation/Disposition is possible through the tablet. Selecting the patient’s disposition will end the exercise. (This is Scenario 033).
Ongoing Development Disclaimer: In this package wording has not been updated to reflect new functionality to time and date tourniquets or for the non-adhesive burn bandage functionality. Additionally, it is possible other small updates or changes are not reflected in the wording. All grading is set to the current standard described in this package.