Ranger Medic Handbook, 4th Edition

Ranger Medic Handbook: The mission of the 75th Ranger Regiment Trauma Management Team (Tactical) is to provide medical care and training in accordance with the tenets of Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tactical Medical Emergency Protocols, and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support. TABLE of CONTENTS: SECTION ONE RMED Mission Statement RMED Charter Review Committees Editorial Consultants & Contributors Key References RMED Scope of Practice RMED Standing Orders & Protocol Guidelines Casualty Assessment & Management Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) SECTION TWO Tactical Trauma Assessment Protocol Medical Patient Assessment Protocol Airway Management Protocol Surgical Cricothyroidotomy Procedure King-LT D Supralaryngeal Airway Insertion Procedure Orotracheal Intubation Procedure Hemorrhage Management Procedure Tourniquet Application Procedure Hemostatic Agent Application Protocol Tourniquet Conversion Procedure Thoracic Trauma Management Procedure Needle Chest Decompression Procedure Chest Tube Insertion Procedure Hypovolemic Shock Management Protocol Saline Lock & Intravenous Access Procedure External Jugular Intravenous Cannulation Procedure Sternal Intraosseous Infusion Procedure Hypothermia Prevention & Management Kit Procedure Head Injury Management Protocol Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion) Management Protocol Seizure Management Protocol Spinal Cord Injury Management Protocol Orthopedic Trauma Management Protocol Burn Management Protocol Foley Catheterization Procedure Pain Management Protocol Anaphylactic Shock Management Protocol Hyperthermia (Heat) Management Protocol Hypothermia Prevention & Management Protocol Behavioral Emergency Management Protocol Altitude Medical Emergency Management Protocol Acute (Surgical) Abdomen Acute Dental Pain Acute Musculoskeletal Back Pain Allergic Rhinitis Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease) Bronchitis Cellulitis Chest Pain (Cardiac Origin Suspected) Common Cold Conjunctivitis Constipation Contact Dermatitis Corneal Abrasion & Corneal Ulcer Cough Cutaneous Abscess Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Diarrhea Epiglottitis Epistaxis Fungal Skin Infection Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Headache Ingrown Toenail Joint Infection Laceration Malaria Otitis Externa Otitis Media Peritonsillar Abscess Pneumonia Pulmonary Embolus (PE) Renal Colic Sepsis / Septic Shock Smoke Inhalation Sprains & Strains Subungal Hematoma Syncope Testicular Pain Tonsillopharyngitis Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) SECTION THREE Pharmacology Section I: Proficient and Always Carried Pharmacology Section II: Proficient Pharmacology Section III: Familiar SECTION FOUR RMED Duties & Responsibilities Medical & Casualty Response Planning Initial Planning / WARNORD Tactical Operation Development Coordination & Synchronization Briefs, Rehearsals, and Inspections After Action Review in Training or Combat Casualty Collection Point (CCP) Operations CCP Duties & Responsibilities Casualty Response Rehearsals CCP Site Selection CCP Operational Guidelines CCP Building Guidelines Evacuation Guidelines CCP Layout Templates General Guidelines for CCP Personnel Casualty Marking & Tagging MEDEVAC Request Format Hazardous Training Medical Coverage Pre-Deployment & RRF-1 Assumption Procedures Post-Deployment & Recovery Procedures SECTION FIVE RMED Packing Lists RMED RBA/RLCS Minimum Packing List RMED Assault Aid-Bag Minimum Packing List RMED Medications Kit Minimum Packing List Combat Wound Pill Pack (CWPP) Stockage List Saline Lock Kit Stockage List Chest Tube Kit Stockage List Cricothyroidotomy Kit Stockage List IV Kit Stockage List Minor Wound Care Kit Stockage List Abbreviation List Conversion Charts The Ranger Medic Code The Ranger Creed