Expert Field Medical Badge

Army Physical Fitness Test

Score at least 80 points in each event at the test.

M4 Basic Marksmanship Qualification

Qualify "Expert" within the last 12 months.

Current CPR certification

Comprehensive Written Test

80 multiple choice questions; 75% to pass. There are four references for the written test: Unit Field Sanitation Team (ATP 4-25.12), Medical Support to Detainee Operations (ATP 4-02.46), Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks (STP 21-1-SMCT), and Soldier's Manual and Trainer's Guide, MOS 68W Health Care Specialist (STP 8-68W13-SM-TG).

Land Navigation

Day and night land navigation courses. The candidate must be able to locate three out of four assigned points. The candidate is given three hours each during the day and night to complete the task.

Combat Testing Lane 1

• Disassemble, assemble, and perform a functions check on an M4 or M4A1 Carbine (or M16 Rifle)
• Move under direct fire
• Correct malfunction of an M4 Carbine or M16-series Rifle
• Perform a Tactical Combat Casualty Care patient assessment
• Evacuate casualties using one-person carries or drags
• Control bleeding using a tourniquet
• Control bleeding using a hemostatic device
• Control bleeding using dressings
• Initiate a saline lock and intravenous infusion
• Initiate treatment for hypovolemic shock and prevent hypothermia
• React to indirect fire
• Triage casualties
• Insert nasopharyngeal airway
• Treat a penetrating chest wound
• Perform needle chest decompression
• Treat an open head injury
• Treat an open abdominal wound
• Immobilize a suspected fracture of the arm
• Treat lacerations, contusions, and extrusions of the eye
• Prepare a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Card
• Evacuate casualties using two-person carries or drags
• Load casualties onto ground evacuation platform (M996, M997, or M113)

Combat Testing Lane 2

• Disassemble, assemble, and perform a functions check on an M9 Pistol
• React to an UXO or possible IED
• Submit Explosive Hazard Spot Report
• Protect yourself from chemical/biological contamination using your assigned protective mask
• Decontaminate yourself using chemical decontamination kits
• Protect yourself from CBRN injury/contamination with Joint Services Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) chemical protective ensemble
• Perform self-aid for mild nerve agent poisoning
• Submit NBC 1 Report
• Protect yourself from chemical or biological injury/contamination when removing Mission Oriented Protective Posture using JSLIST
• Store the M40-series protective mask with/without hood
• Load casualties onto nonstandard vehicle (5-ton M-1085, M-1093, or 2 ½-ton M-1081)
• Load casualties onto nonstandard vehicle (2 ½-ton, 6x6 or 5-ton, 6x6, Cargo Truck)
• Load casualties onto nonstandard vehicle (1 ¼-ton, 4x4, M998)

Combat Testing Lane 3

• Move over, through, or around obstacles
• Evacuate casualties using litter carries
• Extricate casualties from a vehicle
• Evacuate a casualty using a SKED litter
• Load casualties onto ground evacuation platform (Stryker Medical Evacuation Vehicle [MEV] M1113)
• Load casualties onto a UH-60 helicopter
• Load casualties onto a HH-60L helicopter
• Establish a helicopter landing point
• Assemble and operate SINCGARS or SINCGARS (ASIP)
• Load FH/COMSEC data and conduct radio check using SINCGARS or SINGCARS (ASIP)
• Prepare and transmit a MEDEVAC request (using Secure Mode radio)

Forced Road March

12-mile road march with a standard fighting load to be completed in under three hours. The candidate may not sling his/her assigned weapon or take off any of his/her worn equipment at any time during the road march. The candidate must complete the road march with the assigned gear and equipment from start to finish. An inspection of the candidate's equipment is conducted at the end of the road march. This is the final task that the candidate must complete; successful completion is followed by the graduation ceremony and badge presentation.

Part "Evacuation of Sick and Wounded"

Comprehensive Written Test

100 multiple choice questions; 75% to pass.

Army Physical Fitness Test

Pass to standard.

M16 Weapons Qualification

Pass to standard within last 12 months.

Land Navigation

Day and night land navigation courses.

Forced Road March

12-mile road march with a standard fighting load to be completed in three hours.

Litter Obstacle Course

Done as a 4-man team with candidates graded individually.

Lane testing

Tasks graded individually but lanes are pass/fail.

• Communications: Competency with field radios and radio techniques. "Prepare and transmit a MEDEVAC request" must be one of the three of four tasks passed in order to receive an overall "GO" for the lane.
• Survival: Demonstrate knowledge of survival skills in an NBC environment and combat situations including use of the M16 series rifle.
• Emergency Medical Treatment: Demonstrate treatment of various wounds similar to those in a combat situation.
• Evacuation of Sick and Wounded: Demonstrate evacuation techniques utilizing vehicles and manual carries.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Demonstrate proficiency in CPR using the one-person method.

In summary, current requirements differ from previous requirements with the addition of the M9 Pistol for survival tasks, CPR card certification in lieu of demonstrating CPR proficiency, and the reorganization of the lanes into a combat scenario.

FY 01 EFMB Test Pass Rates (Overall EFMB Test Pass Rate- 16%)

Written Test -55% Day Land Navigation – 80% Night Land Navigation – 72% Communications – 82% Survival – 95% Emergency Medical Treatment -73 % Evacuation – 90% Litter Obstacle Course -96 % CPR -85% 12 Mile Road March – 86%

FY 00 EFMB Test Pass Rates (Overall EFMB Test Pass Rate- 18%)

Written Test -66% Day Land Navigation – 83% Night Land Navigation – 63% Communications – 78% Survival – 94% Emergency Medical Treatment -81 % Evacuation – 89% Litter Obstacle Course -97 % CPR -85% 12 Mile Road March – 91%

FY 99 EFMB Test Pass Rates (Overall EFMB Test Pass Rate – 21%)

Written Test – 51% Day Land Navigation – 82% Night Land Navigation – 80% Communications – 86% Survival – 92% Emergency Medical Treatment – 81% Evacuation – 90% Litter Obstacle Course – 89% CPR – 87% 12 Mile Road March – 90%

FY 98 EFMB Test Pass Rates (Overall EFMB Test Pass Rate – 21%)

Written Test – 63% Day Land Navigation – 81% Night Land Navigation – 76% Communications – 86% Survival – 91% Emergency Medical Treatment – 74% Evacuation – 87% Litter Obstacle Course – 91% CPR – 84% 12 Mile Road March – 91%

• Information Paper on EFMB testing changes (May 2005)
• Expert Field Medical Badge Branch Website
• AR 672-10 Expert Field Medical Badge (June 1984)
• EXPERT FIELD MEDICAL BADGE (EFMB) TEST 2 January 2004 Pam 350-10
• What to expect at the EFMB