Military First Aid and Combat and Operational Stress Control

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more for the books plus shipping cost. Manual meets the first aid training needs of individual service members. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills and knowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield. This publication outlines both self-aid & aid to other service members buddy aid. More importantly, it emphasizes prompt & effective action in sustaining life & preventing or minimizing further suffering & disability. First aid is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded before being treated by medical personnel. The term first aid can be defined as "urgent & immediate lifesaving & other measures, which can be performed for casualties by nonmedical personnel when medical personnel are not immediately available." In our own Soldiers and in the enemy combatants, control of stress is often the decisive difference between victory & defeat across the operational continuum. Battles & wars are won more by controlling the will to fight than by killing all of the enemy combatants. Uncontrolled combat stress causes erratic or harmful behaviors, impair mission performance, & may result in disaster & defeat of COSC preventive measures. The COSC preventive measures are aimed at minimizing maladaptive stress reactions while promoting adaptive stress reactions, such as loyalty, selflessness, & acts of bravery. This manual provides doctrinal guidance for controlling excessive stress in combat & other operational environments. It identifies command & leadership responsibilities for COSC. It identifies COSC consultation, training, & education assistance available for units. This manual provides definitive guidance to BH personnel and CSC units for their COSC mission & for management of COSR & other behavioral disordered patients.