Published: July 16, 2009
PHOTOS: DSTB Medic Conducts First Aid Refresher Training
By Sgt. 1st Class Ron Burke
BAGHDAD - Pfc. Derek Romano, a radio and telephone operator from Salisbury, Md., assigned to Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, hooks the end of an emergency trauma bandage in place after wrapping it on the forearm of Sgt. 1st Class Eric Shaw of Mobile, Ala., who is the platoon sergeant and radio and telephone operator for Co. C, DSTB, 1st Cav. Div. during an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) refresher class here, July 16.
BAGHDAD - Spc. Jennifer Laknahour, (left) a health care specialist from Milwaukee, assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, talks Sgt. Alexi Agosto, a clarinet player from Pequannock, N.J., assigned to the 1st Cavalry Band, DSTB, 1st Cav. Div., through the use and position of the combat action tourniquet as he straps it on her arm during Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) refresher training here, July 16.
BAGHDAD - Spc. Jennifer Laknahour, (left) a health care specialist from Milwaukee, assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, opens an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) to show Soldiers how all six items are organized before having them conduct an inventory of their own during IFAK refresher training, July 16. The DSTB First Aid Station conducts first aid training monthly for Soldiers in Camp Liberty.
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BAGHDAD - With a nasopharyngeal airway tube positioned on the side of her face, Spc. Jennifer Laknahour, a health care specialist assigned to Headquarters Support Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, explains to Soldiers how the tube slides down your airway and allows casualties to breathe whether conscious or not. Laknahour, a Milkaukee resident, lined the tube on the side of her face to show Soldiers how to choose which size to use by the distance from your nose to your ear during Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) refresher class here, July 16.
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BAGHDAD - Sgt. 1st Class Eric Shaw of Mobile, Ala., carefully wraps an emergency trauma bandage around the upper arm of Pfc. Derek Romano, who hails from Salisbury, Md., during Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK) refresher class here, July 16. Both Soldiers are radio and telephone operators with the Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. The purpose of the refresher training is to familiarize Soldiers with the six items that make up the IFAK.
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