5 MDOS: Emergency responders

Senior Airman Larry Zeman, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, stands next to an emergency medical vehicle at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 12, 2016. The ambulance services department is responsible for providing emergency medical response for all personnel on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

(From left) Senior Airman Robert Moon, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, a simulated patient to a sand vacuum splint at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. The sand vacuum splint helps relieve pressure from a patient’s injured area and also provides comfort by conforming to an individual’s body. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

Senior Airman Robert Moon, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, applies a blood pressure cuff on a simulated patient at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. Ambulance services Airmen obtain and record patients’ vital signs to include blood pressure, respirations, pulse, oxygen saturation, weight and height. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

An Airman with the 5th Medical Operations Squadron unzips a medical first aid bag at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. The ambulance services department is responsible for supplying critical support such as administering immunizations and assisting during aeromedical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

(From left) Senior Airman Robert Moon, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, and Staff Sgt. Afsatu Kamara, 5 MDOS emergency medical technician, connect a traction splint to a simulated patient at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. Ambulance services Airmen use traction splints to reduce pain, realign limbs and minimize a patient’s vascular and neurological complications. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

Senior Airman Robert Moon, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, inspects an oxygen tank at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. Oxygen tanks are used to sustain oxygen for patients while being transported to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

Senior Airman Robert Moon, 5th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician adjusts a traction splint during a simulated scenario at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Dec. 1, 2016. The ambulance services department is responsible for providing emergency medical response for Team Minot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

5 MDOS: Emergency responders

Published Dec. 13, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry
Minot Air Force Base, Public Affairs

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