Skills sets | Techniques |
Surgical skills |
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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 |
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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 |