Casualties with torso trauma or polytrauma who have no pulse or respirations during TACEVAC should have bilateral needle decompression performed to ensure they do not have a tension pneumothorax. The procedure is the same as described in section 2 above.
CPR may be attempted during this phase of care if the casualty does not have obviously fatal wounds and will be arriving at a facility with a surgical capability within a short period of time. CPR should not be done at the expense of compromising the mission or denying lifesaving care to other casualties.
Tactical evacuation care
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
CT brain interpretation
Prehospital protocol pediatric airway management
Tactical field care
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt drainage
Neuro antibiotics
Newborn resuscitation