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Originally Posted by HHI944
OJU, check out chinook medical for supplies, they'll sell saline to anyone.
SC, while not the most comprehensive training, USA Combat Lifesaver training ensures a fair level of proficiency in placing an IV. It's not a particularly difficult task given a little training and lots of practice, that was the least fun part of the entire course...
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I would expect a trained battle field medic to be able to dot this but it's not something I would recommend a civilian try unless they had advanced paramedic training.
EDIT: Ideally you'd have a doctor at the other end of a radio telling you what to do.
I have actually done this in the field many times. I served in Africa with the UN. It's not hard with the right training but as I said you need to be trained properly.
A doctor can show you how but you need a person to practice on. We did it to each other on our Army medics course.