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United States US Army News
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| Monday,
June 27, 2011, 01:54 PM |
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States Army soldiers share combat lifesaving skills with Malawian
troops at MEDREACH 11. |
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States Army soldiers share combat lifesaving skills with
Malawian troops at MEDREACH 11, a U.S. Army Africa-run exercise
designed to enhance U.S. and Malawian military medical capabilities
and enhance the two militaries’ ability to work together
during a humanitarian emergency or other crisis.
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Army Maj. Jack Twomey, a 399th Combat Support Hospital nurse
and instructor during MEDREACH 11, describes the Malawi
Defense Force troops’ performance to international
observers following a field training exercise testing their
combat lifesaving...
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addition to humanitarian and civic assistance outreach projects,
a major emphasis during the exercise was on training: in the
classroom, in training lanes and ultimately, during a field
training exercise.
The
Malawians shared with their American counterparts insights
into how they identify and treat tropical diseases and HIV,
and were anxious to hear about a variety of U.S. treatment
techniques. But what they most wanted to tap into was the
wealth of experience the U.S. military has developed over
the past decade in providing combat medicine and trauma
care. It’s of particular interest now that Malawi
has deployed a battalion of about 850 soldiers to support
a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Ivory Coast.
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U.S. military has learned many lessons about field medicine
during the past 10 years of war, particularly the importance
of combat lifesavers who provide that first critical “golden
hour” care to wounded troops, Col. Marcus De Oliveira,
U.S. Army Africa chief of staff, said.
In addition to incorporating these lessons into its own
operations, the U.S. military shares them with partners,
such as Malawi, that may need to draw on them during peacekeeping
or other operations.
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Malawi
Defense Force medics apply combat lifesaving skills to a
mock casualty based on training provided by the Army Reserve’s
399th Combat Support Hospital during a field training exercise
at MEDREACH 11 in Lilongwe, Malawi, May 12, 2011.
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