If not physically injured don't evacuate
Don't treat them as "patients"
Normalize symptoms as<unk>  response and reassure them that they will get better
Set up expectation that getting better means return to duty
Medical Interventions - Keep It Simple
PIES - Proximity, Immediacy, Expectancy, Simplicity
BICEPS - Brevity, Immediacy, Centrality, Expectancy, Proximity, Simplicity
4 R's - Reassurance, Replenishment, Rest, Restoration
Medic's role:
Maintain<unk>  capability
Restore functioning to return to duty (70-85% can be returned to duty if properly handled)
Assess and facilitate evacuation for those who cannot return to duty
Prevent long-term disability
Simple Treatment
3 hots and a cot (food, rest, and sleep)
Reinforce identity as service member not as a patient
Activity - structured military work detail, physical exercise and recreation
Pair older closer to return with younger buddy
Supportive debriefings
Provide relief from danger but maintain a tactical atmosphere which is not too comfortable
PIES - Proximity, Immediacy, Expectancy, Simplicity
BICEPS - Brevity, Immediacy, Centrality, Expectancy, Proximity, Simplicity
4 R's - Reassurance, Replenishment, Rest, Restoration
Maintain<unk>  capability
Restore functioning to return to duty (70-85% can be returned to duty if properly handled)
Assess and facilitate evacuation for those who cannot return to duty
Prevent long-term disability
3 hots and a cot (food, rest, and sleep)
Reinforce identity as service member not as a patient
Activity - structured military work detail, physical exercise and recreation
Pair older closer to return with younger buddy
Supportive debriefings
Provide relief from danger but maintain a tactical atmosphere which is not too comfortable
Combat stress reaction
Dehydration
Sedative/hypnotic withdrawal
Hyperthermia/Hypothermia
Opioid withdrawal
Overuse syndromes
Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Rhabdomyolysis