The Expert Field Medical Badge is a United States Army decoration first created on June 18, 1965. This badge is the non-combat equivalent of the Combat Medical Badge and is awarded to medical personnel of the US Military who successfully complete a set of qualification tests including both written and performance portions. It is authorized for wear by United States Air Force medical personnel that meet the same requirements. Army regulations prohibit the wearing of both decorations simultaneously by personnel awarded the Expert Field Medical Badge and the Combat Medical Badge. In such cases, the Combat Medical Badge has precedence according to Army Regulation 670-1. The infantry equivalent of the Expert Field Medical Badge is the Expert Infantryman Badge. The pass rate for FY 2008 was 15.3%, making the EFMB one of the most difficult and prestigious Army skill badges to earn. Current Requirements (2008 to present) Comprehensive Written Test 60 multiple choice questions; 75% to pass. Army Physical Fitness Test Pass to standard. M16 or M4 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. Current CPR certification Tactical Combat Casualty Care Tasks Perform a TCCC patient assessment Triage casualties Control bleeding using a tourniquet, hemostatic device, and dressings Initiate a saline lock and IV Initiate treatment for hypovolemic shock & prevent hypothermia Insert nasopharyngeal airway Treat a penetrating chest wound Perform needle chest decompression Treat an open abdominal wound Treat a casualty with an open head injury Immobilize a suspected fracture of the arm Treat eye lacerations/contusions/extrusions Medical and Casualty Evacuation Tasks Evacuate a casualty using a SKED litter and litter carries Evacuate casualties using one- or two-person carries or drags Extricate a casualty from a vehicle Establish a helicopter landing point Load casualties onto a helicopter, ground evacuation platform, and two nonstandard vehicles Warrior Skills Tasks Protect self from chem/bio contamination with protective mask Decontaminate self with chemical decon kits Protect self from CBRN injury or contamination with JSLIST gear Store protective mask Protect self from bio/chem contamination when removing JSLIST Perform self-aid for mild nerve agent poisoning Correct malfunction of M16 or M4 Disassemble, assemble, and perform functions check of an M9 pistol and an M16 (or M4) rifle Move under direct fire, react to indirect fire, and react to an UXO or possible IED Move over, through, and around obstacles Communications Tasks (5 Tasks) Assemble and operate SINCGARS or SINCGARS (ASIP) w/o ANCD Load FH/COMSEC data and conduct radio check using SINCGARS / SINCGARS (ASIP) Prepare and Transmit a MEDEVAC request (All 9 lines) (No longer a Mandatory GO) Submit an NBC 1 Report Submit an Explosive Hazard Spot Report