Corpsmen are the first line of defense when Marines are wounded

Battlefield techniques saving lives
Mass casualty demo held at Camp Pendleton
ABC News
June 6, 2013

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Just back from Afghanistan a few months ago, surgeons and corpsmen with the 1st Medical Battalion put on a demonstration of what to expect when medical teams deploy.

"We know that when we step outside the wire with Marines it's game on," said Chief Petty Officer Irene Aguilar, a Navy corpsman.

Corpsmen are the first line of defense when Marines are wounded.

The next step would be to evacuate the wounded to a Shock Trauma Platoon and Forward Resuscitative Surgical System.
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