All patients, regardless of whether they are friendly or enemy, require an initial inspection in order to find and remove all weapons and ammunition prior to entry into a transport vehicle or treatment facility. Screening of their bags and the litter is also essential to ensure that no “loose” ordnance or ammunition is brought into an area where they could be accidentally armed and detonated. Items should be given to the soldier’s unit representatives or the area Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team or placed in a safe location (e.g., UXO pit) if these are not available. If “impaled” ordnance is identified during the initial inspection or triage, all non-essential individuals should go to a safe location and the higher command should be notified. In addition, it should be stated that a patient may have “impaled” ordnance that is not recognized until after initial Tactical Combat Casualty Care has been provided, ground or air transportation has been completed, or even during surgery. Therefore, individuals must always be prepared to execute the appropriate measures at any time during the continuum of patient care. Refer to Table 1 in Appendix A for more guidance.