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Not QP here but I couldnt resist commenting...
I really like what Eagle5US had to say and witnessed some of the same myself. Our medics were very restricted in my conventional unit in what they could do in the field, for the same reasons Im sure.
To the OP, I deployed as 11B having been in healthcare in the civilain sector (RN, EMT). Not once did I use any of those skills while in Iraq as fate would have it. Everytime something happened I ended up taking care of something else like my primary area of responsiblity.
I did get to tend to bumps and bruises on my buddies now and then but found that most of them were well equiped to deal with the emergencies via CLS training etc. It seems funny now but the kids liked me having my stethescope so I kept that in my three day bag for psychological reasons.
I carried extra Tourniquets (5 in my case) and dressings on my person. Our IFAKs already had a TQ, needle for decompression, and dressings in them.
Best to you-
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