European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 2 2007 stars and stripes pages zone first use of tourniquets once avoided now lauded for saving lives on the Battlefield by Nancy Montgomery stars and stripes Heidelberg Germany for decades anyone who took a fir staid class was taught Abc Clear the Airway ensure breathing Check circulation but that s been superseded at least on the Battle Field what weve Learned is if s not Abc if s cab said Brig Gen David Rubenstein commander of the european regional medical command we Stop the flow of blood first in the Iraq War the highest percentage of the More than 3200 total us military combat deaths have come through Roadside bombs More precisely the Mas Sive injuries the bombs inflict cause soldiers to bleed to death blood loss is tiie biggest Battle Field killer said Rubenstein whose command includes land Stu he regional medical Center where injured soldiers come for treatment directly from Afghanistan or Iraq better tools to Stop bleeding is one of several important medical advances that have Arisen because of the Iraq War Rubenstein said others Are improved prosthetics and a new Way of successive surgeries and treatment from int Heater to the us damage control instead of definitive there Are new chemically impregnated bandages including one treated with a shellfish protein that helps blood clots form in terrible wounds or even arte rial bleeds that dont respond to pressure he said an other called qui clot developed by a connect Cut based pharmaceutical company in 2001 heats up we Stop the How of blood first Brig Gen David Rubenstein commander european regional medical command the blood and causes cauterize action Rubenstein said the bandages Rubenstein said Are already Avail Able in sporting goods stores and catalogues another change in treating dangerous blood loss is in How often tourniquets Are used previously tourniquets were frowned on because if left on too Long they resulted in tissue death and necessitated amputations for in stance in one online source on first Aid readers Are told Stop bleeding by applying firm pres sure to the wound for about 15 min utes never use a Tourniquet but said Rubenstein were teaching soldiers to apply the tour Niquet in fact the army and Marine corps in 2005 began distributing tourniquets to All service members worldwide based on Battlefield experience in Iraq and Afghanistan according to news reports Tourniquet use was emphasized after a committee of military surgeons and medical experts urged the armed services to distribute the medical tool As the first course of treatment in combat without these new aids in stopping blood loss Rubenstein said there would be More people dying ninety percent of soldiers wounded in Iraq live according to a 2004 new England journal of Medicine study be or Atul Gawande in previous wars the mortality rate was much higher 42 percent of those wounded died in the revolutionary War a Little Runder 30 percent died in world War n and 25 per cent died in the Vietnam War according to Gawande email Nancy Montgomery acc Nancy and stripes Brig Gen David Rubenstein commander of the european regional medical command demonstrates combat application of a Tourniquet to Stop fetal blood loss the cause of most Battlefield deaths service members Trade weapons for wipes at baby Boot Camp by Lucia Anderson the Fredericksburg a free Lance Star Quantico a the hooded Bath Towel slides Over the a Bys nose As sgt Adam Keuvelaar struggles to swaddle the in Fant securely next to him sgt David Young tenderly cleans his baby eyes his big hand swathed in a puppet Washcloth take time with your baby says Pam Pospisil talk to him touch him babies need to be touched that s How they feel love but these babies cant feel love they Arent real the Young marines Are practice ing on life size baby dolls part of a Daylong program designed to take some of the terror out of impending fatherhood baby Boot Camp takes place monthly at Quantico Marine corps base and is open to Mem Bers of All the uniformed services husbands and wives attend correction a March 31 Story should have identified me Deputy com Mander of multinational forces As army Brig Gen Mick Bednarek together v the six hour program introduces expecting parents to the concepts of postpartum depression hormonal imbalance and sleeplessness then the Young couples get to prac Tice filling bottles Chang ing diapers and bathing babies the fathers also have a Chance to share their wives experience by wearing the empathy belly a 33pound contraption with protruding belly that simulates the physical sensations of pregnancy at a recent session the women got a real kick out of watching their Hus bands try to put their socks on mane vering around the great big bump where their laps used also got to try turning Over in bed and picking up Small Marine Dave Carpenter right and Jimmy Maldonado of the army try on empathy suits to items from the floor simulate what its like to be pregnant during a class at Quantico Marine corps base in yeah but you get to Quantico a take it off at the end of the Day complained Cassie Carpenter As her husband went through the exercise she still had two weeks to go baby Boot Camp is run by new Parent support program part of Marine family services of the four instructors Trish burkes and Elena Monti Are licensed clinical social workers and Jean Lavelle and Pospisil Are registered nurses among them they teach the critical ele ments of Newborn eare talk about when to Call the doctor and what not to worry about they offer ways to save Money on diapers and formula and teach about breast feeding the program is not unique to Quantico but is offered at 16 Marine corps bases worldwide statistically marines Are Apt to marry at a younger age than other servicemen Bers and Start their Fame Mes at a younger age which Means there less prepared for the stresses of parenting education is the key said Nina Manganaris manager of the new Par ent support program at Quantico this is an introduction to the changes a baby will make in then lives the course instructors Are also available for Home visits if s difficult when youre away from Home said Pospisil As the wife of a former army officer she knows what if s like for service members stationed far away from fam ily and other natural sup port groups we give them education and sup port and they do the Job Well according to Rebec Ca Mcguigan 28 the Stafford resident mar ried to 1st it Scott Mcguigan is expecting her first child in May i definitely think if s Worth while she said of the baby Boot Camp class i already knew some of the stuff but practising helped a lot