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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Convoy Escort Team “Able Ten” from Able Troop, 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” responded to a head on collision of two Iraqi civilian vehicles while on a long haul convoy from Khabari Crossing, Iraq to Camp Adder, Iraq, Oct. 15.
“An Iraqi police officer was waving us down for assistance. When we found out there were injuries we quickly called up our medical truck to provide assistance,” said Sgt. Douglas Olsen, “Scout Truck” Commander for 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry (1-94 CAV) and Cloquet, Minn., native.
Olsen was the first soldier in the convoy to observe the accident.
The medical truck was then notified by the CET Commander to provide aid to the Iraqi civilians.
“I hope the one thing that can be taken from this is that we are here [the Middle East] to help and will go out of our way to help those in need,” said Spc. Morales, a CET combat medic for (1-94 CAV).
Upon arriving, the medical truck witnessed one male lying on the side of the road, two women sitting next to each other a few yards away from the accident and three teenagers just a little further away from the women.
“I paused for a moment, but then my training quickly kicked in,” said Spc. Arden Morales a Poplar, Mont., native.
Not only has she received training from the Minnesota National Guard as a combat medic, but Morales is use to treating vehicle accidents like this one. She has worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Fargo-Moorehead Ambulance Service.
Morales’s training helped her provide care for those seriously wounded in the collision; however, the man that was lying on the side of the road was dead upon Morales’s arrival.
“Both women had lacerations to their heads and several broken bones,” said Morales.
Knowing the women had lost an exceptional amount of blood, Morales was able to provide immediate attention to the more severe of the two women which saved the woman’s life.
Staff Sgt. Jason Montana, the 1-94 CAV ”Able Ten” CET Commander from Gran Rapids, Minn., commented, “Specialist Morales handled the situation beautifully—she took charge getting the Iraqi police to set-up aid and liter teams and maintained her calm during a stressful situation.”
After Morales rendered aid to all the Iraqi civilians, she assisted the Iraqi Police in loading the injured to transport to the local hospital.
Montana added, “She went above and beyond to save a woman’s life and provide excellent care to the injured individuals—I wish I had more soldiers just like her.”
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 11.28.2011 06:48 |
| Story ID: | 80604 |
| Location: | CAMP BUEHRING, KW |
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