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ELOs: • Describe the importance of seeking appropriate medical
• Identify the importance of using appropriate personal care or self/buddy-aid for a bite or sting
protective equipment and other safety device for specific Medical Provider TLO 12.1.1: Describe the risk factors, signs
mission conditions and symptoms, and treatment for heat and cold related injuries
• Describe mitigation techniques for reducing musculo-
skeletal, ophthalmologic, auditory, and other common ELOs:
injuries • Describe the risk factors and mitigation strategies for
• Describe the importance of replacing body armor after a heat and cold related injury in the tactical setting
medical evaluation or intervention • Describe heat and cold related injury and appropriate
medical care in a tactical setting
Medical Provider TLO 11.4.1: Describe importance of in-
jury prevention for the individual and team readiness Medical Provider TLO 12.1.2: Describe the risk factors, signs
and symptoms, and treatment of altitude related illness and injury
ELOs: (cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, acute mountain sickness).
• Identify the importance of using appropriate personal
protective equipment and other safety device for specific ELOs:
mission conditions • Describe the risk factors and mitigation strategies for
• Describe mitigation techniques for reducing musculo- altitude related illness and injury in the tactical setting
skeletal, ophthalmologic, auditory, and other common • Describe altitude related illness and injury and appropri-
injuries ate medical care in a tactical setting
• Describe the importance of replacing body armor after a Medical Provider TLO 12.1.3: Identify common plants that
medical evaluation or intervention may cause injury or illness and related signs and symptoms
• Demonstrate the ability to provide a pre-mission medical
safety briefing (based on your medical plan) to the team ELOs:
• Describe how to identify common plants that may cause
DOMAIN 12: Environmental Factors and injury or illness (e.g., poison oak, sumac, and poison
ivy)
Competency 12.1: Management of specific threats from • Describe the signs and symptoms of common plant re-
the environment (e.g., heat, cold, altitude, plants, animals, lated injury or illness and the importance of immediate
geography) self-aid and/or treatment if exposed
Operator TLO 12.1.1: Identify the risk factors and symp-
toms of heat and cold related injuries Medical Provider TLO12.1.4: Recognize the potential harm
of insect bites, stings, wild/domestic animal bites and/or ven-
ELOs: omous wildlife specific to the operating environment
• Describe the risk factors and mitigation strategies for
heat and cold related injury ELOs:
• Describe the signs and symptoms heat and cold related • Describe the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and miti-
injury and the importance of seeking appropriate medi- gation strategies for bites and stings in the tactical setting
cal care in the tactical setting
• Describe appropriate medical care or self/buddy-aid for
Operator TLO 12.1.2: Describe the symptoms and risk fac-
tors of altitude related illness and injury (cerebral edema, pul- a bite or sting
monary edema, acute mountain sickness). Competency 12.2: Identification and management of severe
ELOs: allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)
Operator TLO 12.2.1: Describe signs and symptoms of
• Describe the risk factors and mitigation strategies for al- anaphylaxis
titude related illness and injury
• Describe the signs and symptoms altitude related illness ELOs:
and injury and the importance of seeking appropriate • Identify skin, airway, breathing and systemic findings of
medical care a severe allergic reaction
Operator TLO 12.1.3: Identify common plants that may Medical Provider TLO 12.2.1: Describe signs, symptoms and
cause injury or illness and related signs and symptoms treatment of anaphylaxis
ELOs: ELOs:
• Describe how to identify common plants that may cause • Identify skin, airway, breathing and systemic findings of
and injury or illness (e.g., poison oak, sumac, and poison a severe allergic reaction
ivy) • Describe severe allergic reaction with epinephrine, anti-
• Describe the signs and symptoms of common plant re- histamines, IVF, and steroids
lated injury or illness and the importance of immediate
self-care if exposed DOMAIN 13: Mechanisms and Patterns of Injury
Operator TLO 12.1.4: Recognize the potential harm of in- Competency 13.1: Recognition and treatment of blunt, pen-
sect bites, stings, wild/domestic animal bites and/or venomous etrating, thermal, electrical, blast, and crush injuries.
wildlife specific to the operating environment Operator TLO 13.1.1: Describe the clinically and tactically
significant injuries that could result from blunt, penetrating,
ELOs: thermal, electrical, blast, and crush injuries.
• Describe the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and miti-
gation strategies for bites and stings
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