Treating wounds and helping victims, acting under time pressure, under hard conditions, but under the supervision of qualified instructors. Thus in a fewer words, you can describe the Combat Lifesaver (CLS) Course, which was attended by soldiers of the 6th Mazovian Territorial Defence Brigade. I encourage you to print a press release in your Media.
For 4 intense days soldiers of the 6th Mazovian Territorial Defence Brigade – selected specialists with military speciality rescuer – trained under the guidance of experienced instructors as part of the Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course. It was a real test of the fortitude of spirit, cognition and reflexes – precisely what they might be waiting for on the battlefield.
The training, which took place on 22-25 April in accordance with the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), focused on what was most crucial in the heat of combat – saving lives. The instructors left no uncertainty as to the function and work of the combat rescuer.
- I'm sorry. Each associate had to master the procedures for action in critical situations: from fast tamping of massive haemorrhages, by assessing the condition of the injured, to recognizing the symptoms of hypovolemic shock and making immediate decisions under force of time and constant danger, says Lt. Marlena of the 61st Light Infantry Battalion in the Princes.
As part of the training, the soldiers learned to operate according to the MARCH-E protocol, improved the skills of uninstrumented airways and worked in teams, providing assistance in scenarios based on real combat situations. The culmination of the training was applicable classes under simulated fire conditions, in which not only cognition but besides cold blood mattered. Each associate had to not only supply the injured, but besides supply him with care until the minute of evacuation – and all this in conditions of stress of the battlefield.
The training took place under the supervision of qualified instructors from the 18th Command Battalion, the 10th Logistics Brigade and the 61st Light Infantry Battalion.
- I'm sorry. This training opened my eyes to many fresh aspects. Rescue isn't just bandages and dressings, it's more about cold blood, acting under force and being liable for the lives of another individual – 1 of its participants summarizes his participation in training.
Although the Combat Lifesaver course is over, it is not the final for the 61st Light Infantry Battalion, but the start of the CLS training cycle. It was the first specified training dedicated to rescuers in the battalion – intense, demanding, but most of all needed.
Text: Press squad 6 MBOT
