Keeping Airmen healthy for the flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Sara Hay, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron medical element, performs a daily check of the semi-automatic defibrillator at an air base in Southwest Asia, May 26. The defibrillator is used to monitor the cardiac activity of patients and, if necessary, it is used to shock them back to life. Sergeant Hay is currently deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is originally from Terre Haute, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Keeping Airmen healthy for the flight

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Charles Bevan, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron medical element, checks the expiration date on a benzoin tincture applicator at an air base in Southwest Asia, May 26. The applicators are used as an adhesive to assist in securing endotracheal tubes in intubated patients to ensure the tube does not fall out. Captain Bevan is currently deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is originally from Salisbury, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Charles Bevan, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron medical element, attaches a miller blade to a laryngoscope handle to check for adequate battery lighting power at an air base in Southwest Asia, May 26. This is used to provide a visual pathway into the trachea so an endotracheal tube can be properly placed to assist with the mechanical ventilation of a patient. Captain Bevan is currently deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and is originally from Salisbury, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Courtney Richardson)

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Keeping Airmen healthy for the fight

Published May 28, 2009

Keeping Airmen healthy for the flight

Keeping Airmen healthy for the flight

Keeping Airmen healthy for the flight