Understanding “Why”
    M
        Members of an organization earn positions of higher responsibility 
     
        and compensation based on their demonstrated skill and 
    R   experience.  The Stripes for Skills program is the Army’s way of 
        recognizing Warriors who can accelerate their learning and skill 
        level. 
    T   This class will introduce some preventative measures you can 
        employ and basic first aid techniques that are important to 
     
        survival in your role as a Soldier.
    S
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      Evaluate a Casualty & Preventive 
    M     Medicine Countermeasures
        Action:  Evaluate a Casualty and Practice Individual Preventive 
     
        Medicine Countermeasures
    R   Conditions:  Given a Soldier who has signs and/or symptoms of an 
        injury
     
    T   Standards:  Identify all injuries and/or conditions that require 
        immediate first aid in the correct sequence and applied preventive 
        medicine countermeasures to protect, as appropriate
    S
                                                      3
      Provide Field Care to the Casualty
    M
        Actions before approaching casualty
     
        • Approach the casualty
    R   • Check for responsiveness
     
        • Position the casualty onto his or her back
    T
     
     
    S
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              Evaluate the Casualty 
    M
        •  Check the casualty for breathing
     
        •  Check the casualty for bleeding
    R   •  Check for fractures
     
        •  Check for burns
    T
     
     
    S
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                          AVPU
    M
        • A = Alert
     
        • V = Responds to Voice
    R   • P = Responds to Pain
     
        • U = Unresponsive
    T
     
     
    S
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