1. RANGER FIRST RESPONDER

2. Course Objectives
Define the Tactical Combat Casualty Skills needed by the Ranger First Responder
Define the operational element that Tactical Combat Casualty Skills are employed
Ranger First Responder demonstrates proficiency in defined Tactical Combat Casualty Skills through hands on skill stations and simulated tactical environments

3. DECREASE THE NUMBER OF PREVENTABLE COMBAT DEATHS
GOAL
DECREASE THE NUMBER OF PREVENTABLE COMBAT DEATHS

4. Background
The basic tenets of battlefield medical support of western armed forces have changed little since the first world war. Early initiatives to provide a scientific basis for battlefield medical support began with the detailed analysis of 8,000 consecutive case studies collected by the Wound Data and Munitions Effectiveness Team (WDMET) during Vietnam. In the early 1990s two concurrent activities evolved to bring lessons learned from WDMET into the military arena. The first was initiated by the British SAS as an answer to unique problems of providing medical care in a austere environment.

5. Background
The second program was initiated in 1996 by the US Navy Seal community in partnership with the Combat Casualty Research Center with the publication of “Tactical Combat Casualty Care in Special Operations”.

6. Background
Rangers within the 75th Ranger Regiment have become more highly trained, expensive, and difficult to replace than their predecessors. New pressures on commanders have dictated that the Ranger medical team provide excellent medical care for the individual Ranger casualty, yet provide the smallest possible footprint on the battlefield.

7. MISSION
To provide state of the art Tactical Trauma Management from point of injury to higher levels of evacuation and treatment.

8. HOW Self aid/buddy aid Ranger First Responder
Squad non-medic NREMT-B (Tactically Trained)
Platoon/Company/Battalion Advanced Trauma Management Teams
CASEVAC platforms capable of managing seriously wounded Rangers

11. RFR CRITICAL TASKS 1) Evaluate a Casualty
2) Open and Maintain an Airway
3) Seal an Open Chest Wound
4) Needle decompress a tension Pneumothorax
5) Apply a Emergency Trauma Dressing and
Tourniquet
6) Initiate an IV/Saline Lock

12. END STATE “I can take care of my Ranger Buddy
Remember why you are here
Leave the course with a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction:
“I can take care of my Ranger Buddy
if he is wounded on the field of battle!”

13. Questions?
Questions?