Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

Mass casualty training victims lay astray as they wait on medical attention March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Multiple squadrons from the 86th Medical Group conducted a 3 hour mass casualty exercise to acquaint first responders with a scenario similar to a real-life situation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A mass casualty training victim simulates a cry of agony March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany during a training exercise. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A first responder checks for respiration, perfusions and the mental status of a victim during a mass casualty training March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A mass casualty training victim simulates a cry of agony over the loss of his friend March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Multiple squadrons from the 86th Medical Group conducted a 3-hour mass casualty exercise to acquaint first responders with a scenario similar to a real-life situation. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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A mass casualty training victim simulates pain that he is experiencing while a first responder tends to his burns and wounds March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A first responder must provide immediate care to a victim as quickly when arriving on scene. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

During a mass casualty exercise members of the 86th Medical Group treat simulated patients during a simulated catastrophic event March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group conducted a 3-hour mass casualty exercise to acquaint first responders with a scenario similar to a real-life situation. Multiple squadrons from the medical group participated in the training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A mass casualty training victim simulates a state of unconsciousness while he awaits first responders to arrive on scene during an exercise March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A team of first responders simulate immediate emergency care for a patient who has been injured during a mass casualty exercise March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group conducted a 3-hour mass casualty exercise to acquaint first responders with a scenario similar to a real-life situation. Multiple squadrons from the medical group participated in the training. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A mass casualty training victim simulates a state of unconsciousness March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

A team of first responders put a simulated patient who has suffered serious injuries on a stretcher during a mass casualty exercise March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Two patients who have suffered serious injuries during a mass casualty exercise lay on stretchers in a simulated ambulance March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training to familiarize first responders with the scene of a disaster or a catastrophe. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart)

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Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

Published March 18, 2014
By Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY -- The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base Germany. During the training Airmen played the role of patients suffering during a crisis while members of the medical group provided immediate care and transported them to a medical clinic as quickly as possible. Within about five seconds, first responders triage a patient, by looking for respiration, perfusions and check the mental status of each victim to determine the amount of care they need.