Any military medics out there? (Corpsman, Combat medics..)

[MedicBob]

Former 91B10, transitioned 91W20 then 30. 8404 Corpsman for a very short stint, Navy+Former Marine= No good combo.

Out for about 1 year now.

[buckeyedoc]

former (and future) HM3/8404 Corpsman here.

[matthew]

91B, 91W, now 68WF3 Flight medic. Two deployments in the Cav. with the ground pounders and two as a Flight Medic. Certs. are EMT-I, OEMS, PAL, PEPPS, ACLS, PHTLS, Adv.BLTS, TC3, CMAST, CATC weapons school. Did I mention I am still retarded!!!!!!!!

[akroeze]

what is adv.BTLS? I mean, I can guess what it means but I've never heard of such a thing

[matthew]

Its the Basic Trauma Life Support Advanced Course.

[akroeze]

Its the Basic Trauma Life Support Advanced Course.

Isn't that ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support)?

[chbare]

BTLS offers two routes if you will. Basic and advanced. The advanced course is geared toward paramedics, mid level providers, and physicians. As I understand, BTLS is transitioning into ITLS over the next few years.

Take care,

chbare.

[Dustdevil]

As I understand, BTLS is transitioning into ITLS over the next few years.

That is such a load of presumptious crap. WTF? Did they have a World Health Organisation convention at the United Nations and decide to bestow "international standard" status on these guys? No. International, my arse. Gimme a break. :roll:

[reaper]

All our courses around here are ITLS now. They changed it from BTLS.

[matthew]

Lefts face it... Its all about the $$$ and they change the names and standards to make more of it. Like the new ACLS and CPR standard.... You have to know those now in order to pass the NCLEX or NERMT exams, so now you have to get the new standards... Or lets say your company or who ever you work for only cares about PALS and if you have PEPP it doesnt count. Some of the new standard are great and some are just well BS. Trauma on the civilian side of the house is about 7-10 yrs behind the power curve but it is catching up fast now that they are using all the studies and data on patient treatment, care, new bandages (Hemcon, quickclot), blood clotting drugs, and the scientific proof from the war that all these new things really work and save lives. In the end what we do is SAVE LIVES... For those who are in control of the paper (certs.) its about $$$.... Oh and Thanks for answering the question about the Adv BTLS... YOU ROCK! Yall have a nice one and dont work to hard.