Published: August 03, 2009
"Black Knight" Medics Treat Soldiers
By Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti
1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div., MND-B
TAJI, Iraq - Elgin, S.C. native Maj. Michael Simpson, the battalion surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepares a syringe with the prescribed amount of lidocaine for a procedure Aug. 3 on Camp Taji.
TAJI, Iraq - Elgin, S.C. native Maj. Michael Simpson, the battalion surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division checks Dimondale, Mich. native Spc. Brandon Rich's throat using a laryngoscope for signs of an infection Aug. 3 at the level 1 clinic on Camp Taji. Rich is a mechanic for Co. B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cav. Regt.
TAJI, Iraq - Columbus, Ohio native Spc. Pete Purdy, medic for the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division injects lidocaine into the infected blister of a Soldier before conducting the removal procedure Aug. 3 on Camp Taji.
TAJI, Iraq - Houston, Texas native Pfc. Andrew Britt, medic for Co. B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division connects the IV line for Dimondale, Mich. native Spc. Brandon Rich, a mechanic for Co. B, 1st Batt., 5th Cav. Regt. Aug. 3 on Camp Taji.
TAJI, Iraq - Houston, Texas native Pfc. Andrew Britt, medic for Co. B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division hangs a bag of saline with antibiotics in order to treat a Soldier with an infection Aug. 3 on Camp Taji.
TAJI, Iraq - Houston, Texas native Pfc. Andrew Britt, medic for Co. B, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, attached to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division connects the IV line for Dimondale, Mich. native Spc. Brandon Rich, a mechanic for Co. B, 1st Batt., 5th Cav. Regt. Aug. 3 on Camp Taji.
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