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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Corpsmen are the first line of defense when Marines are wounded

Battlefield techniques saving lives
Mass casualty demo held at Camp Pendleton
ABC News
June 6, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Just back from Afghanistan a few months ago, surgeons and corpsmen with the 1st Medical Battalion put on a demonstration of what to expect when medical teams deploy.

"We know that when we step outside the wire with Marines it's game on," said Chief Petty Officer Irene Aguilar, a Navy corpsman.

Corpsmen are the first line of defense when Marines are wounded.

The next step would be to evacuate the wounded to a Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgical System.
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