Training - Patrol Scenario 7: Team Takes Casualty

Patrol team takes a casualty, reacts to contact. Casualty is hit in the arm, able to self TQ and move. Team deals with casualty, move off x, assess MARCH, break contact. Casualty is coherent, aware, able to fight still.

Drill 1

1. Team is on patrol, in whatever formation TL decided
2. Contact front 12 o'clock over radio/pistol fire called
3. Team member called out as as casualty, hit in arm
4. Casualty initially hits ground
5. Team reacts to contact, shoots back, security comes first
6. TL should control the team
   1. Security?
   2. Command casualty to self TQ
   3. Enough dudes for TL to assign medic?
7. Casualty CAN self TQ and CAN move
8. Upon TQ application, move off X to the yellow zone to assess MARCH. Breaking contact, retaining security

Drill 2

Adding upon drill 1, casualty is hit on leg. Still able to self TQ but now needs help moving.

Drill 3

Adding upon drill 2, casualty now takes hits on arm AND leg, not able to self TQ or move. Casualty is NOT coherent or able to fight, in pain, now requiring team intervention and evac.

1. Secure weapons
2. How would you handle it differently?
3. Assigned medical team members may need light, do you have enough dudes or pull from security?

Drill 4

Team is called up to rescue a casualty. Don't get too hung up on details/scenarios, could be a lone person or their team is all taken out and lone survivor.

Casualty is hit in arm and leg, unable to move. Need to evac out.

1. TL needs to assign security and medevac roles
2. Team needs to move and find casualty
3. Security comes first
4. Security team establish and suppress, then call medevac up
5. Medevac team member(s) should TQ, load onto litter, move to yellow zone to assess MARCH
6. Security team still fighting/suppressing, unknown opfor
7. Coordinate (move/moving) medevac team and security