FALLUJAH, Iraq -- “I hold the care of the sick and injured to be a privilege and a sacred trust. I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me.”These words from the oath every Navy corpsman swears to uphold, defy all boundaries of age, gender and ethnicity. They deny care to no victim, regardless of what uniform they wear.Such was the case here April 8, when corpsmen with Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment administered first aid to an unconscious Iraqi soldier.According to Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystal J. Purnell, Company C’s senior corpsman, he and fellow “Docs” treated the soldier after he had collapsed while standing security at the nearby Entry Control Point.“The Marines radioed in from the ECP to tell us what had happened,” stated the 28-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y. native. “They had a vehicle bring him here (to the company’s medical aid station). There were corpsmen waiting for him when he got here.”The 1995 Boys and Girls High School graduate and fellow Docs checked the soldier’s vital signs, such as breathing and circulation then administered an intravenous of hydrochloride solution to re-hydrate the victim.“He never responded to pain stimuli when we were trying to wake him up,” Purnell said.These stimuli include techniques such as sternum rubs, where a corpsman rubs a casualty’s breastbone to induce moderate pain in order to make him regain consciousness.However, the Iraqi man did not wake up, so Company C corpsmen stabilized him for transport to a hospital in nearby Camp Fallujah.Purnell said it took approximately 30 minutes from the time the docs received the casualty until he was rushed out to receive further care.“My corpsmen all did everything they were asked,” he continued.Navy Lt. Brendon G. Drew, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment’s surgeon, also said Purnell’s team displayed stellar performance."Thanks to the efforts of Company C’s corpsmen, Charlie Surgical Company hospital personnel were able to treat the soldier rapidly. He regained consciousness and remains in stable condition."