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It is definitely not taught - but - page 3-101 in the SOF medical handbook it does have a complete walk through of instruction for cesarean delivery. I assisted one cesarean delivery on my rotation through Fort Polk a couple years ago and the doc made it sound like it was no big deal. However...he does them everyday.
Same goes for an appendectomy - page 4-72.
The SF medic (or even SOCM) should have the tools (physically and mentally) to perform either surgery if the emergency were to arise. Again, without assisting several before hand...I'd need a good shot of whiskey and youtube or some kind of telecomm available.
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