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america’s army inspires real life hero

At last- a real life hero. Who says video games are always bad. They taught one man essential survival skills. A man from North Carolina was able to provide medical aid to victims of an accident last November. Paxton Galvanek saw an SUV roll over on l-40 and immediately rushed to provide medical aid to the victims. He learnt medical aid from America’s Army, the makers of the videogame said.

He found one of the victims missing his fingers after the accident and the area was bleeding profusely. He used a towel as a dressing and asked the victim to hold the towel over his wound and raise his hand above his head to lessen the blood flow while he assessed the other injuries the man had suffered. A few minutes later an army soldier who was medically trained arrived and he took over the medical aid.

Galvanek said that he learnt how to control bleeding after playing section four of the “medic” class training in America’s Army, a game which has been developed by the Army to recruit people. He said that he had received no medical training and that it was only because of the training and presentations in the game that he was able to save the injured men by providing first aid care.

“Because of the training he received in America’s Army’s virtual classroom, Mr. Galvanek had mastered the basics of first aid and had the confidence to take appropriate action when others might do nothing. He took the initiative to assess the situation, prioritize actions and apply the correct procedures,” said Colonel Casey Wardynski, America’s Army Project Director. “Paxton is a true hero. We are pleased to have played a role in providing the lifesaving training that he employed so successfully at the scene.”

In order to get the role of a medic the players have to go through virtual medical training that the soldiers go through in real life.