First Aid For Soldiers Manual

Army First Aid Field Manual

FM 21-11, First Aid for Soldiers, is the US Army field manual that sets out how a soldier treats injuries before a medic arrives. A field manual (FM) is the Army's official doctrine publication on a single subject, written to be carried and used by the troops it was issued to. It belongs on the shelf of anyone building a field medical kit, studying Army doctrine, or collecting genuine Department of the Army publications.

Features

• FM 21-11 Designation — The manual number printed at the top right of the cover is the Army's catalog reference for this first aid doctrine.
• First Aid For Soldiers — The subject is first aid as practiced by soldiers in the field, not hospital-level care given by trained medical staff.
• Headquarters, Department Of The Army — The cover carries the HQDA imprint, identifying it as an official Army publication.
• Distribution Restriction Notice — A printed notice limits distribution to US government agencies, with the determination dated 27 July 1988.
• Academy Of Health Sciences — Other requests for the document are referred to the Commandant, Academy of Health Sciences, US Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Destruction Notice — The cover instructs readers to destroy the document by any means that prevents disclosure or reconstruction of its contents.
• Punched For A Binder — Round holes along the spine edge let you file the manual in a standard ring binder with your other references.
• Stencil Cover Lettering — The title is set in bold military stencil type beneath a cross emblem, the cover design soldiers knew on sight.

Official Army Publication

This is a Department of the Army field manual, not a commercial first aid book. The distribution and destruction notices on the cover are the same markings printed on manuals handed to troops, and the 1988 date places it in the late Cold War period. For collectors, reenactors and anyone who wants the Army's own wording on battlefield first aid, an issued copy carries a provenance that a reprint cannot.