Friday, October 10, 2008

"Doc-in-a-box"

The Shock Trauma Platoon (STP) is an invaluable asset to the Fox Company Marines in Operation Enduring Freedom. Complete with 2 medical doctors, 2 nurses, a physicians assistant, and multiple corpsmen, the STP provides the best care to Marine casualties. The STP also employs a Mobile Trauma Bay (MTB), which is an ISO container on back of a flatbed truck with everything you could ever need for an emergency room setup inside. Equipment such as an ultrasound machine and an electrocardiogram can be found inside the MTB, hence yielding the nickname "Doc-in-a-box".

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