KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the Khost province firefighter team attend medical training for emergency care Aug. 23. The two-week training, which was slated to run from Aug. 22 through Sept. 1, will provide the firefighters with the basic medical knowledge to render emergency care to victims at the scene of a fire or other accidents. The training was set up through the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team and is part of a continued mentoring program led by members of the PRT. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost PRT Public Affairs Office) KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A firefighter listens to instruction about body systems during a two-week medical training course Aug. 23. The two-week training, which was slated to run from Aug. 22 through Sept. 1, was set up through the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team will provide them with medical knowledge to render emergency care to victims at the scene of a fire or other accident. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost PRT Public Affairs Office)KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the Khost province firefighter team practice administering IVs Aug. 23. Compared to other methods, IV is the fastest way to deliver fluids and medications to the body. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost PRT Public Affairs Office)KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the Khost province firefighter team practice intravenous sticks Aug. 23. The two week training course, which was slated to run from Aug. 22 through Sept. 1, will provide the knowledge necessary to enable the firefighters to render on-scene emergency medical care in the critical moments before medical personnel arrive. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost PRT Public Affairs Office)

 

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