AS212.2 EAB MEDEVAC

En Route Patient Staging System (ERPSS)

Air Force modular patient staging system ranging from 10-250 beds, patients may be held from 6 to 72 hours, dependent upon opportune aircraft for which a patient can be prepared for AE

Army Aeromedical Evacuation

An operational medical organization concerned primarily with the management and control of patients being transported via an aeromedical evacuation system or system echelon.

Mass casualties (MASCAL)

Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time that exceeds medical capabilities.

Forward Resuscitative Care

Care provided as close to the point of injury as possible based on current operational requirements to attain stabilization, achieve the most efficient use of life-and-limb saving medical treatment, and provide essential care so the patient can tolerate evacuation

En Route Care

Continuation of the provision of care during movement (evacuation) between the health service support capabilities in the roles of care, without clinically compromising the patient's condition.

Patient evacuation coordination cells (PECC)

Coordinates all patient movements within a Division or Regional Command AO. Patient movement from MTF will be assigned to medical evacuation assets assigned an area support role.

Tactial medical regulating

Execution of the medical regulating process at the tactical level is a function

Operational medical regulating

Execution of the medical regulation process at the operational level, from

Launch Authority/Approval (Aviation)

IAW AR 95-1 launch requires appropriate Aviation Command level approval based upon risk level (Low-Company, Moderate-BN, High-CAB, Ex-High-First GO).

Point of injury (POI)

Location in operational environment where casualty receives initial injury.

Inter-Theater patient movement

Moving patient, into, and out of different theaters of the geographic combatant command and into CONUS or another supporting theater (Example: JPN-CONUS or Role III to Role IV).

Intra-Theater patient movement

Moving patients within the theater of a combatant command (Example: KOR-JPN or Role I to Role II/III).

Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

Performed by dedicated air or ground medical evacuation platforms, with medical professionals who provide the timely, efficient movement and en route care of the wounded, injured, or ill persons from the battlefield and/or other locations to MTFs.

Casualty collection point (CCP)

Point for the collection of casualties to facilitate treatment and evacuation. In close proximity to defensive positions, routes of advance, etc. and providing protection from direct fire. Usually designated at company level.

Ambulance exchange point (AXP)

Position where patients are exchanged from one evacuation platform to another (ground-ground, ground-air, air-ground, air- air). Used to facilitate speed of evacuation and return of forward assets to point of need. Typically established by the next higher headquarters.

Evacuation

Removal of a patient by any of a variety of transport means from a theater of military operation, or between health services capabilities, for the purpose of preventing further illness or injury, providing additional care, or providing disposition of patients from the military health care system.

Casualty estimation is done by _____.

S1

The Theater Evacuation Policy is established by the _____.

Secretary of Defense

Ambulance Shuttle System

System of pre-positioning and cycling ambulances to CCPs and BASs by higher headquarters to facilitate a steady evacuation flow and reduce turn around time.

Patient movement

The act or process of moving sick, injured, wounded, or other person to obtain medical and/or dental care or treatment, which include medical regulating, patient evacuation, and en route medical care.

Medical Regulating

The actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement of patients through the roles of care; synchronizing patient needs and available bed space.

Strategic MEDEVAC (STRAEVAC)

The evacuation of casualties from the JOA, moving patients between, into, and out of the different theaters of the geographic CCDRs and into the CONUS or another supporting theater.

Patient Movement Items (PMIs)

The medical equipment and supplies required to support patients during aeromedical evacuation, which is part of a standardized list of approved safe-to-fly equipment.

Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)

The unregulated movement of casualties aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft with or without en route medical care.

Mission Authority/Approval (Medical)

The validation of a medical mission and approval of use of MEDEVAC aircraft by a medical officer.

Theater Evacuation Policy

This policy establishes the length in days of the maximum period of non-effectiveness (hospitalization and convalescence) that patients may be held within the theater for treatment.

Patient Movement (PM)

Unregulated and regulated movement of patients, via CASEVAC, MEDEVAC, and/or AE from the point of injury (POI), illness, or wounding, through successive roles of care.

MEDEVAC

a multifaceted mission, accomplished by a combination of dedicated air and ground evacuation platforms (properly marked and protected by G.C.), with dedicated medical personnel providing enroute care, synchronized to support the joint operations area (JOA).

Medical regulating

the actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement of patients through the roles of care and to match patients with an MTF that has the necessary HSS capabilities and available bed space.

MEDEVAC

the evacuation of patients on dedicated, medically configured platforms. Includes dedicated en-route care from medical personnel.

CASEVAC

the transport of casualties on a non-standard platform. Does not include en-route care from medical personnel.