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By Pvt. Derrian A. Noel
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - The 325th Combat Support Hospital, from Independence, Missouri, treated burn victims, pregnant civilians and wounded Soldiers all in one day. Luckily, once their commander said stop, the victims and casualties got up from their "roles" and enjoyed some water and sports drinks.
This was just another one of many exercises the 325th CSH, an U.S. Army Reserve unit and part of the 139th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) from Independence, Missouri, completed during their extended combat training, or ECT, at Fort Hunter Liggett, July 30, 2015. Their ECT was part of the larger joint training exercise called Operation Caucasus Restore, which provides a platform to train more than 4,000 service members from 72 different units from across the country simultaneously.
One of the many scenarios the 325th CSH worked through included a wounded Soldier who required immediate medical attention.
Staff Sgt. Melissa Glaser, an emergency medical technician with the 325th CSH, explained one of the many scenarios she and her Soldiers worked on.
"We had a U.S. Soldier who came in, he had a gunshot wound to the chest that traveled thru his arm," Glaser said. She and her team reacted to the scenario the same way they would if deployed. "He had difficulty breathing," she said, "but we were able to do a needle chest decompression to be able to get the lungs moving."
During the gunshot scenario, Glaser's main duty was to serve on the trauma team, which includes two EMTs and a nurse. The trauma team's main objective in the emergency room according to Glaser is to "resuscitate, stabilize and, get them going to where they need to go as soon as possible."
Other scenarios focused on the treatment and processing of medical emergencies such as a local civilian with abdomen pain as a result of a pregnancy, and treating burn victims.
Spc. Nicholas Zulauf, a Bonner Springs, Kansas native, and triage noncommissioned officer in charge for the 325th CSH, ensured all those receiving aid were processed correctly and accounted for throughout their stay.
"My job is to triage all the patients who come in - make sure they have been seen by PAD (patient administration division) so they go thru our tracking system," Zulauf said. This helps keep track of patients as they go from initial treatments, through the operating room and into beds for continued monitoring. The scenarios promote cohesion and proficiently not only to the individual but also the unit as a whole according to Zulauf.
"It helps the hospital learn how to function together, because every section knows their job," said Zulauf.
The training for Glaser goes beyond her military duties - she is a registered nurse on the civilian side, dealing with situations similar to the ones presented during the exercise.
"I'm a registered nurse.I see gunshot wounds and stabbings," she said in her civilian career, which she also saw during her deployment to Iraq. "We always appreciate the training."
Operation Caucasus Restore also provides training to service members from the active duty component of the U.S. Army, as well as the U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, and U.S. Navy. Units participate in an operation that prepares them for a variety of missions including peacekeeping, humanitarian and combat operations. The training includes virtual, real-world and scenario-based situations, live demolitions, tactical medical lanes and medical/casualty evacuation both land and air based.
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2015 12:33 |
| Story ID: | 171946 |
| Location: | FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, CALIFORNIA, US |
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