Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 Hi Steve,Was that after you put up the tents or before. Rab RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sod this SF stuff... I wrapped my weapon in a black bag, my nbc suit on, hood up, and at least 18 hours in my maggot... pass me another bottle of herfy... call me at endex. any one can be cold wet and hungry........... look out WH s at Christmas, for the special forces SJA new edition manual, its forwarded by astronaut armstong and the third mitchel brother from east enders, who know a bloke down the pub that was on the Iranian embassy balcony.... and saw a quick way to make a few quid of people that are fascinated with the SF stuff. works every year. steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2001 Report Share Posted November 5, 2001 Snigger snigger, what is it you do ? On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:45:10 -0000, wrote: > Balaclava's for special forces work or any work in the field? To hell with > that I would rather keep my ears uncovered and stay alive, which is also why > you don't put the hood on the smock up in the field. Basic rule of survival > use all your senses, become like an animal,use the cat as an example to > study (as Reg Lingham of 22 once advised me) and you will live longer. > No special forces man or infantryman worth a damn would ever cover his ears, > it is the first and last sense, even when you are wounded and in shock you > can hear even if you cannot move or see properly. > > having read a number of the manuals on the CD mentioned in hard copy, most > are of interest if you are into that kind of reading but usually out of date > some are actually obsolete. All US Army medics are being upgraded to MOS 91W > from 91B which is medic to EMT standard, so the lower level of care is > disappearing. You are better off reading current emergency medical manuals > and if you have to do field work adapting the techniques to the skills and > kit you already have which I am sure are considerable on this list. > > There are also Combat Lifesaver levels now below EMT which have a seperate > course reading material to any of those on the CD. most of you are above > that level anyway. > > All the best > JC > > > RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo > >>ok > >>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:58:34 -0000 > >> > >>when I was living in aldershot, there was a real good military book shop a > >>couple of doors up from de boras.... I bought a copy of an american > medical > >>manual for the field, it was very good, I can not recall if it was > classed > >>as SF but it covered every thing you could think of even down to burial > >>procedures.it cost about twenty quid. any one on the list living in the > >>shot > >>should nip in and speak to the shop manager. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >Member Information: > > > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > > >Post message: egroups > >Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > > >Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 Hey you lot Dont know much about SLR's, SA80's or bivvies I'm NHS trained 25years. 18 offshore. Basics in Cambridge and South Cleveland Ambulance school do some excellent pre-hospital trauma courses. Excellent pre-course reading material and some real time pressure to get the head in gear. Nearest I got to combat was a few Friday nights in Kettering General Hospital Used to get the Gasgow/Celtic guerillas wars. Anybody out there not fought in every war since Kitchener was a lad? (only kidding) Best Regards N Medic Ravenspurn North Platform SNS (N) Tel: 01964 652506 Email: Naisbitjp@... RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 What...RAP working hard... tx on perminent send or what, the only thing working hard in an RAP was the HP lamp. steve RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 So,thats why 5AFA done all the work then,YOU PEOPLE WERE BUSY SLEEPING.!!!!!!!???? Rab RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 I don't like to talk about it, I keep getting flashbacks ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ god I just had another one Steve RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 Typical Bloody RAMC, Leave the RAP's to do all the bloody hard work, aside of course when we got back into camp and into that nice warm med centre....... RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 Bugger, Someone whose obviously seen me in action. They didn't call me two sleeping bags Sharpe for nothing........ , Steve knew Kitchener personally, I think he was his medic. back in the days when the POL point was a haystack... RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo ok sections mate, not DS.... find a nice firm standing in a barn, switch of comms and get our head down, worked equaliy well in 19 fd or 4afa...... tentage! nah steve Member Information: List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... Post message: egroups Subscribe: -subscribeegroups Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 " To use the cat as an example " You mean sit in the middle of the living room and lick your ring piece when people come to visit. :-) Stuart >From: " JOHN CARPENTER " <JOHN.CARPENTER.SNR@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: Re: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo >ok >Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 00:45:10 -0000 > >Balaclava's for special forces work or any work in the field? To hell with >that I would rather keep my ears uncovered and stay alive, which is also >why >you don't put the hood on the smock up in the field. Basic rule of survival >use all your senses, become like an animal,use the cat as an example to >study (as Reg Lingham of 22 once advised me) and you will live longer. >No special forces man or infantryman worth a damn would ever cover his >ears, >it is the first and last sense, even when you are wounded and in shock you >can hear even if you cannot move or see properly. > >having read a number of the manuals on the CD mentioned in hard copy, most >are of interest if you are into that kind of reading but usually out of >date >some are actually obsolete. All US Army medics are being upgraded to MOS >91W >from 91B which is medic to EMT standard, so the lower level of care is >disappearing. You are better off reading current emergency medical manuals >and if you have to do field work adapting the techniques to the skills and >kit you already have which I am sure are considerable on this list. > >There are also Combat Lifesaver levels now below EMT which have a seperate >course reading material to any of those on the CD. most of you are above >that level anyway. > >All the best >JC > > > RE: Special Forces Operations Medical >Handbo > >>ok > >>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:58:34 -0000 > >> > >>when I was living in aldershot, there was a real good military book shop >a > >>couple of doors up from de boras.... I bought a copy of an american >medical > >>manual for the field, it was very good, I can not recall if it was >classed > >>as SF but it covered every thing you could think of even down to burial > >>procedures.it cost about twenty quid. any one on the list living in the > >>shot > >>should nip in and speak to the shop manager. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >Member Information: > > > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > > >Post message: egroups > >Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > > >Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2001 Report Share Posted November 6, 2001 Err Stu, One word! ------ WHAT? I think you've been in the sun too long mate! :-) RE: Special Forces Operations Medical >Handbo > >>ok > >>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:58:34 -0000 > >> > >>when I was living in aldershot, there was a real good military book shop >a > >>couple of doors up from de boras.... I bought a copy of an american >medical > >>manual for the field, it was very good, I can not recall if it was >classed > >>as SF but it covered every thing you could think of even down to burial > >>procedures.it cost about twenty quid. any one on the list living in the > >>shot > >>should nip in and speak to the shop manager. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >Member Information: > > > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > > >Post message: egroups > >Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > > >Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 The term, " sick puppy " comes to mind!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2001 Report Share Posted November 7, 2001 Most of the cats I see have been mangled by vehicles crossing the road, chewed up by dogs or just had their whatsits cut off by yours truly!...... Beware being a cat is not all its cracked up to be.... The Vet RE: Special Forces Operations Medical Handbo > >>ok > >>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:58:34 -0000 > >> > >>when I was living in aldershot, there was a real good military book shop a > >>couple of doors up from de boras.... I bought a copy of an american > medical > >>manual for the field, it was very good, I can not recall if it was > classed > >>as SF but it covered every thing you could think of even down to burial > >>procedures.it cost about twenty quid. any one on the list living in the > >>shot > >>should nip in and speak to the shop manager. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > >Member Information: > > > >List owner: Ian Sharpe Owner@... > >Editor: Ross Boardman Editor@... > > > >Post message: egroups > >Subscribe: -subscribeegroups > >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribeegroups > > > >Thank you for supporting Remote Medics Online. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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