Description

This First Aid manual, which is publishedbythe U.S. Army, meets the emergency medical training needsofindividual soldiers. Because medical personnel will not alwaysbereadily available, the nonmedical soldiers will have torelyheavily on their own skills and knowledge oflife-sustainingmethods to survive on the integrated battlefield.This manual alsoaddresses first aid measures for other life-threateningsituations. It outlines both self-treatment (self-aid)and aid toother soldiers (buddy aid). More importantly, thismanualemphasizes prompt and effective action in sustaining lifeandpreventing or minimizing further suffering. First aid istheemergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded beforebeingtreated by medical personnel.