Army medics at it again...

Yeah the guy didn't get the right angle the first two times, oh well...

This is the FAST 1 Sternal IO device. I personally use them when I'm unable to obtain vascular access or don't have enough time to fish aroundand find a vein.

Will you have to use one of these during AIT, no. Will you see one, maybe, it's been 7 years since I've been out of the school house who knows what they teach now. There are other devices to establish IO access (layman's bone "IV"), EZ IO, B.I.G., etc all with their own advantages.

I used to have in here that Medics are crazy badasses, or something to that effect. Yup, I'll still stand by those guns, anyone who's soul purpose is to render aid in a combat situation can be defined as slightly crazy and badass. This includes the SEAL corpsman, Recon IDC's, and Fleet Marine corpsman that I know.

The good news for all us Army medics is we can finally go home, the Navy IA corpsman are here, thanks to HM3 Ferrer for bringing that up...(read the comments and it all makes sense) Guess I should go pack my bags, take it easy guys.

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[jdmrider]

and lets not forget all the F'n IA deployments that NAVY CORPSMAN have to go on because army medics dont know what the hell there doing and last but not least i believe the combat medic of the year in 2008 was a HOSPITAL CORPSMAN(FMF) so how about you army medics get on our level before you put gay comments about how bad and crazy you are..

-HM3 FERRER

[samuri474sam]

Fixed the description just for you chief, thanks for having the bigger dick, us lowly army medics need all the help we can get, not too good at reading and writing or our job for that matter, anchors aweigh!

[samuri474sam]

No you won't have to do this during training, you will actually go to Ft Sam Houston where you'll get just enough information so you think you're smart but your ignorance could result in someone dying, don't stop learning...

[TheTechnoMedic]

a medics training no matter what branch he/she is in all depends on that particular person. if they want to advance and be a bad ass (like me) then they seek out schools like: oems, w-1, w-4, ALS 18DCOURSES they also pick the brains of their pa's and surgeons for additional trng and they do their own research and practice. plain and simple. dont blame your inadequacies on a branch, its your very own laziness pog!

[moonslayer921]

Oh HELL that noise is aweful! itsd the worst part!

[soapfan97]

OMG! Does that hurt, do they numb his chest first?:/

[Kooletz71]

UGH! The noise!

[docwolfe77]

It feels like your soul is being sucked out when the fluids start...

[stayAU]

I am not a medic I don't know how I got here but are all those needles on that round end you're inserting into his chest? o.O

[jdmrider]

@SquidUSN if your friend is an FMF corpsman with infantry he wouldnt mind....there are also corpsman who are FMF qualified who are fobbits and dont see shit...

[jdmrider]

Our idc's are better than your warrants, pa's, warrants cause they do all the stuff they do as an e-6, also 18 delta. It's sad when every deployment I go to and every medic I meet always says that corpsmen know more and can do more than them anD often ask us for help especially with sick call.

[jdmrider]

Also our boot corpsman can perform more duties then ur e5 how f'n copy

[jdmrider]

First off ur punk ass army medics don't rate the name doc...second that's y when we were in Afghanistan a army "medic" ran away when the convoy got hit and a doc a navy corpsman took care of the army.....last time I checked navy corpsman carry 22 medal of honor recipients....u trackin soldier.

[TheTechnoMedic]

@jdmrider (garden tool) quiet down, no one cares about "chesty's" logistic capabilities. look up desmond doss. most corpsman compare themselves to regular medics. corpsman obviously have more trng, how bout comparing them to a w-1 or w-4? those 2 types of docs would rape your corpsman.

[xgetsmokedx]

God I hated doing fast, IO's