Horn of Africa Expeditionary Medical Force Educates to Save Lives

Horn of Africa Expeditionary Medical Force Educates to Save Lives

Story by MC2(SW) Sunday Williams, U.S. Navy CJTF-HOA Public Affairs Office

CAMP LEMONIER, DJIBOUTI – In deployed locations, corpsmen and medics can’t be everywhere. It’s important for all service members to become Combat Life Savers so they can be trained in how to save a life in a remote location. The first few minutes of a traumatic injury are crucial to the victim’s survival, which is why it’s important to know at least basic life saving skills.

Navy Lt. Jeremiah Ingemunsun, Expeditionary Medical Forces, or EMF, helps service members do just that with the Combat Life Saver course, or CLS, he teaches once a month on Camp Lemonier.

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