7-5.
SECONDARY INFORMATION (FRONT OF FORM)
a. Block 2. Enter the casualty's unit and country of whose armed forces he is a
member. Check the box corresponding to the armed service of which the casualty is a
member. Mark the "A/T" box for Army, the "AF/A" box for Air Force, the "N/M" box for
Navy, and the "MC/M" box for Marine Corps. An illustration of block 2 of the Field
Medical Card is shown in figure 7-8.
2. UNIT / UNITE
FORCE / ELEMENT
NATIONALITY / NATIONALIT
A/T
AF/A
N/M
MC/M
Figure 7-8. Block 2 of the FMC.
b. Block 5. Enter the casualty's pulse rate in the first box of block 6. Enter the
time that the pulse was measured in the second box. Use military (24-hour) time. An
illustration of block 5 of the Field Medical Card is shown in figure 7-9.
5. PULSE / POULS
TIME / HEURE
6. TOURNIQUET / GARROT
TIME / HEURE
NO / NON
YES / OUI
Figure 7-9. Blocks 5 and 6 of the FMC.
c. Block 6. If a tourniquet was applied, mark the YES box. If you check yes,
also indicate the date in YY/MM/DD format (last two digits of the year/number of the
month/number of the day of the month) and time that it was applied (use military 24-
hour time). If a tourniquet was not applied, leave the block blank. An illustration of
block 6 of the Field Medical Card is shown in figure 7-9.
NOTE:
The year, month, and day are each two digits. For example: January 5, 2006
(month 01) (day 05) (year 06) is written as 06/01/05.
d. Block 7. If morphine was administered to the casualty, mark the YES box. If
you mark yes, also indicate the amount of the dose administered and the date
(YY/MM/DD) and time (military) that it was administered. If morphine was not
administered, leave the block blank. An illustration of block 7 of the Field Medical Card
is shown in figure 7-10.
7. MORPHINE / MORPHINE
DOSE / DOSE
TIME / HEURE
8. IV / IV
TIME / HEURE
NO / NON
YES / OUI
Figure 7-10. Blocks 7 and 8 of the FMC.
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