Afghanistan First Aid

A group of U.S. marines arriving in Afghanistan found themselves taking a surprise refresher course on first aid. Following an involved lesson on making splints, dressing wounds and applying tourniquets to stop bleeding, the instructor decided to determine how well the marine class had grasped the information given.

"Goldberg ," he said, pointing to one of the marines, "say you captured Bin Laden and find he has sustained a minor head wound, what do you do about it?"

"That’s easy, Sir," said Goldberg. "I wrap a tourniquet around his neck and tighten it until the bleeding stops."