All drills / Medical
Plate carrier and helmet removal for assessment
Get a casualty's armor and helmet off quickly to check the chest and head, without fighting the gear.
- Goal
- Expose the chest and head fast when you need to assess or treat them.
- Length
- 25 minutes
- For
- Special Teams, EMS
- Category
- Medical
- Level
- Intermediate
- People
- Pairs in kit, an instructor.
What is inside
- 6 step-by-step instructions for running it
- 3 points on what good looks like
- 2 debrief questions
- Setup, equipment and safety notes
- A ready lesson plan: audience, standards it lines up with, objectives, lecture outline, scenario and final evaluation
- A sign-in roster your crew signs on their own phones (department plans)
Two drills are free every week. Pro and department plans open all 164. General training ideas only: your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first. 24On is not accredited and does not approve hours.
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