Medics from the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing responded under pressure to provide Self-Aid and Buddy Care to a critical patient during a recent attack against Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Being in the right place at the right time allowed the team of four medical Airmen, including one deployed from the 21st Space Wing, to provide immediate assistance to a critically wounded patient, giving him the chance to receive more advanced care to increase his chances of survival.
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