U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Fred Hass from Keene, New Hampshire
Summary
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Fred Hass from Keene, New Hampshire and Lance Cpl. Clinton Turman from Tyler, Texas, both with the Ground Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, treat their patient during the final test of the Combat Life Saver course in Southwest Asia, Aug. 12, 2015. During the final test the students work in pairs and each pair is given a different scenario where they must assess, treat and pass along a patient to a follow-on medical provider. The SPMAGTF corpsmen provide a three-day CLS course teaching combat triage and emergency trauma care to improve the survivability of the Crisis Response Company and coalition partners.