Skills sets

Techniques

Surgical skills

Life-saving surgery

Amputation, vessel repair, tracheotomy, open pneumothorax closure, closed drainage of pneumothorax, exploratory thoracotomy, peri-cardiocentesis, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, exploratory laparotomy, craniotomy, and extremity repair

Damage control surgery

Packing hemostasis in parenchyma organ injuries, hemostasis and bandaging in extremity, ligation, compartment syndrome decompression, severe open fracture fixation, debridement, hollow organs clamping, colostomy, lienal rupture repair, liver rupture repair, and firearm injury debridement

Damage control resuscitation

Permissive hypotensive resuscitation, early hypothermia prevention, early administration of blood products, rapid control of hemorrhage and infection, and administration of antifibrinolytic agents and coagulation factors

Adult critical care

Preventing circulatory, respiratory and metabolic disorders

Emergency airway management

Airway assessment, maneuvers to open the airway, application of simple airway support devices, needle cricothyroidotomy or surgical cricothyroidotomy, and effective positive-pressure ventilation using a bag and mask

Battle medical care administration

Triage and evacuation within the scope of responsibility

Non-technical skills

Leadership and management

Leadership, maintenance of standards, planning and preparation, workload management, and authority and assertiveness

Teamwork and cooperation

Team building/maintaining, support of others, understanding team needs, and conflict solving

Problem solving and decision making

Definition and diagnosis, option generation, risk assessment, and outcome review

Situation awareness

Notice, understand, and think ahead