Evacuation point

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airmen from the 38th Rescue Squadron evacuate a simulated injured person using a litter during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. Using a litter is a safer way to move severely injured patients because it helps to stabilize the body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Stop the bleeding

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. A tourniquet is a pressure bandage applied near a bleeding wound to stop blood flow to the injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Fan out

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Senior Airmen Noah Landwerlen and Jacob Schaumberg, and Staff Sgt. Eric Schanafelt, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, conduct a mock search and rescue mission during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. The exercise is a requirement for skill level and element leader upgrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Tourniquet that leg

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Senior Airman Jacob Schaumberg, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, tightens a tourniquet on the leg of a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. Various members from Moody volunteered to play simulated casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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On three

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Staff Sgt. Eric Schanafelt and Senior Airman Noah Landwerlen, 38th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, lift a simulated casualty onto a litter during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. Sergeant Schanafelt and Airman Landwerlen had to use precaution while lifting because of the possible spinal injuries the victim had received from the explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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Bullet wound

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Tech. Sgt. Roong Burket, 347th Operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician, applies fake blood to a volunteer’s leg to simulate a gunshot wound prior to a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. Sergeant Burket also used cotton balls, glue and make-up to simulate a wide variety of injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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The drop

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A 38th Rescue Squadron pararescueman repels from a hovering HH-60G Pave Hawk during a mass casualty exercise at Spence Air Field in Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 25. The members of the 38th RQS were flown out to the airfield by the 41st Rescue Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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38th RQS pararescuemen practice life-saving skills during mass casualty exercise

Published Jan. 27, 2010

Evacuation point

Stop the bleeding

Fan out

Tourniquet that leg

On three

Bullet wound

The drop