It is basic first aid only, such as dressing wounds, stemming blood loss, splinting fractures, and possibly responding to nerve agents.
Urgent medical care can be vital for personnel in conflicts and wars, and many countries have similar practices.
According to the US Defense Publication TC 4-02.1,[1] Buddy Aid is only basic first-aid medical practice along with responding to nerve agents.
According to LTC Slattery, service members should be trained to deal with dressing wounds, mitigating hemorrhages via tourniquets,[2] adding splints to fractures, the movement, and care of injured personnel and maintaining the breathing of unresponsive troops.
[3] The Iranian military implemented Buddy Aid in its forces c. 2001, the goal of this is to ensure quick and rapid medical care to downed service personnel.