Ranger Medic

Career

Qualifications

• RASP; Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (8 weeks)
• SOCM; Special Operations Combat Medic course (6 months)

located at Fort Bragg is the JOSMTC Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center. it's a course highly focused on trauma and military medicine. graduating from this you are certified as USSOCOM  ATP; United States Special Operations Command State Advanced Tactical Practioner.

• in unit (12 months)
• Ranger school (62 days)

before every deployment a medic has to pass the RMAV; Ranger Medic Assessment & Validation. 
to stay a medic, they have to undergo the following every 2-3 years;

• SOCMSSC; Special Operations Combat Medic Skills Sustainment Course
• CTM; Combat Trauma Management
• Trauma center rotation (1 month) Currently at Grady Hospital in Atlanta).

Monthly, medics attend classes instructed by unit medical officers on trauma management, tactical medical emergency protocols, and sick call management

Career Progression

E1; private (6 months) -> E2; private (12 months) -> E3; private first class (6 months in ranks; 24 months in service) -> E4; specialist (11 months in rank; 47 months in service) -> E4; corporal -> E5; sergeant -> E6; staff sergeant -> E7; sergeant first class (usually has 10-15 years in service)

Perception

Purpose

serving the country as well as their platoon/battalion/ rangers. they're the ones taking care of everyone, going on sick calls, making sure everyone gets home safe.

Social Status

Army medics are respected in the medical profession. rangers are often happy to see them as the medic is the most qualified in the field to relieve their pain and take care of their wounds. In the civil medical surroundings, it's known that medics are highly skilled and proactive falling somewhere between an EMT/nurse and a doctor.

Operations

Tools

airway	breathing	circulation/bleeding	fluids/iv
Cricothyroidotomy Kit	14G, 3.5” Needle	2x Combat Applications Tourniquet	Saline Lock Kit
Nasopharyngeal Airway 28FR	2x HyFin Chest Seal, 6”	2x Emergency Trauma Dressing, 6”	Sharps Shuttle
	2x Asherman Chest Seal	2x Hemostatic Dressing
		Hemostatic Bandage
		Kerlex, Vacuum Sealed

the above doesn't require the medic to open an extra bag. below is the list that the medic also carries but does require an extra bag

ranger assault aid bag airway breathing circulation/bleeding disability fluids/iv monitoring evacuation others Nasopharyngeal Airway, 28FR 14G, 3.5” Needle 2x Combat Applications Tourniquet 2x Cravat Bandage, Muslin 2x Saline Lock Kit Stethoscope Hypothermia Kit Exam Light Cricothyroidotomy Kit 2x HyFin Chest Seal, 6” 3x Emergency Trauma Dressing, 6” Traction Splint 2x Hextend IV, 500cc Pulse oximeter, Finger Scissor Leash/Gear Keeper King LT-D Supralaryngeal Airway 2x Asherman Chest Seal Emergency Trauma Dressing, Abdominal 2x SAM Splint II Sodium Chloride Flush, 50cc 6x Gloves, Exam Suction, Hand-Held Bag-Valve-Mask 2x Hemostatic Dressing 3x IV Kit 2x Tape, 2” 3x Kerlex, Vacuum Sealed FAST-1 Sternal Intraosseous Trauma Shears, 7.25” Tactical Compression Wrap BOA Constricting Band 3x Raptor IV Securing Device

Materials

Medicine iv/syringe pills Diphenhydramine HCL Inj 50mg (benadryl) 2x Acetaminophen Tabs, 500mg (Tylenol) Dexamethasone Inj, 4mg/ml (5ml) 25x Acetaminophen Tabs, 500mg (Tylenol) Epi-Pen Moxifloxacin HCL Tab, 400mg (Avelox) 4x Fentanyl Meloxicam, 15mg Tab (Mobic) 2x Ertapenem Inj, 1gm (Invanz) 5x Morphine Sulfate In 5x Nalaxone Inj, 0.4mg (Narcan) 5x Promethazine Inj, 25mg (Phenergan) 2x Ketorolac Inj, 30mg (Toradol 2x Diazepam Inj, 5mg (Valium) Tubex Injector 5x Syringe, 10cc Luer-Lok Tip 5x Needle, Hypothermic 18G/1.5

Provided Services

highly trained to perform medical services. Specialized in combat-acquired trauma and wounds.

Alternative Names

doc, medic

Type

Medical

Demand

intermediate

Used By

• Military

Ranks & Titles

• Sergeant