Task: Treat a chest wound and tension pneumothorax.
Condition: You are a member of a team on a combat patrol that has come under small arms fire in a nonCBRNE environment. You witness a teammate in the open receive a gunshot wound to upper body. Your
teammate was able to move to you and is responsive. You are behind cover, not under hostile fire, and
security has been established. You must begin treatment while waiting on medical personnel to arrive. The
casualty is alert and complaining of difficulty breathing. Another Soldier is helping you finish the casualty
assessment and is obtaining the other vital signs.
Standard: Perform all tasks to standard, in sequence, within ten minutes, without causing further injury.