A cardinal rule in the medical field is to not do more harm than good to the casualty.

This is the reason we must be careful to protect the patient from infection or disease while attempting to treat him. There are times in combat situations when you may not have the time to wash your hands or to wear gloves and mask as you work with the casualty. This is understandable. You must work quickly to help the casualty.

This subcourse discusses communicable diseases and how they are transmitted, medical asepsis, surgical asepsis, the purposes of dressings, types of dressing materials, how to change a sterile dressing, and how to irrigate a wound.

Subcourse Components:

This subcourse consists of five lessons. The lessons are:

Lesson 1. Communicable Diseases

• • • Section 1. Review
    • Section 2. Prevention and Control of Infection
    • Section 3. Bloodborn Pathogens

Lesson 2. Medical Asepsis

Lesson 3. Surgical Asepsis and Sterile Technique

Lesson 4. Procedures used in Wound Care

• • • Section 1. Changing a Sterile Dressing
    • Section 2. Wound Irrigation
    • Section 3. Preparing a Wound for Operative Treatment

Lesson 5. Isolation

• • • Section 1. Types of Isolation
    • Section 2. Isolation Techniques

 

Students who desire credit hours for this correspondence subcourse must meet eligibility requirements and must enroll through the Nonresident Instruction Branch of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S).

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