Combat Medic Essay
The History of the Combat Medic
A long, long time ago, if a soldier was injured there was no one to come to his aid. Instead, he would have no choice but to lie there and wait for somebody to rescue him or die. However, sometime during the Civil War the Union Army soon realized the need for an integrated medical treatment and evacuation system. During WWI the medical service corps created the sanitary corps to serve in medical logistics. The combat medic was soon introduced as the foundation of the medical system during WWII. He had to adapt to the current circumstances in order to administer first aid, even under direct fire. Medics were trained with infantry soldiers learning how to use the landscape to keep both the wounded and them safe.
A long, long time ago, if a soldier was injured there was no one to come to his aid. Instead, he would have no choice but to lie there and wait for somebody to rescue him or die. However, sometime during the Civil War the Union Army soon realized the need for an integrated medical treatment and evacuation system. During WWI the medical service corps created the sanitary corps to serve in medical logistics. The combat medic was soon introduced as the foundation of the medical system during WWII. He had to adapt to the current circumstances in order to administer first aid, even under direct fire. Medics were trained with infantry soldiers learning how to use the landscape to keep both the wounded and them safe.