To determine the severity of wounds.
One thing troubles me, and I read an article about it. I hope that you will be in a position to answer my question. We know that the Taliban are listening to us, more or less live. We are often told so, and I am inclined to believe it. A forward base can be located 200 or 300 kilometres from Kandahar. I have been told that, if the designated person decides to evacuate a casualty, travel by road may be out of the question because of the severity of the situation. A helicopter evacuation is needed and these are done by the American army. So there is not much we can do if American authorities tell us that they are sorry but they do not have a helicopter available.
Do I understand that we give our soldier first aid until an American helicopter is available?