Basic Management Plan for Care Under Fire / Threat

1. Return fire and take cover.

2. Direct or expect casualty to remain engaged as a combatant if appropriate.

3. Direct casualty to move to cover and apply self-aid if able or when tactically feasible, move or drag casualty to cover.

4. Try to keep the casualty from sustaining additional wounds.

5. Casualties should be extracted from burning vehicles or buildings and moved to places of relative safety. Do what is necessary to stop the burning process.

6. Stop life-threatening external hemorrhage if tactically feasible:

7. Airway management is generally best deferred until the Tactical Field Care phase.