AWOAC MEDEVAC

One MEDEVAC circle represents what?

1. 1 hour MEDEVAC coverage - 40 NM radius

Organizational and operational design:

1. 15 a/c 2. 109 personnel 3. 4 x FSMPs (3 a/c each) - in DS role for 24 hours operations 4. HQ/ASMP (3 a/c) - co-located with a FSMP - provides GS for 24 hour operations

________ is a person who is lost to the organization by having been declared dead, whereabouts unknown, missing, ill, or injured?

1. A Casualty

_________ A manned traffic regulatory, often stationed at a crossroad or road junction, where ambulances are directed to on of two or more directions to reach loading points and medical treatment facilities?

1. Ambulance Control Point

________ Location where a patient is transferred from one ambulance to another en-route to a medical facility?

1. Ambulance Exchange Point (AXP)

________ This is the point in the shuttle system where one or more ambulances are stationed ready to receive patients?

1. Ambulance Loading Point

________ This is a point in the shuttle system where one of more empty ambulances are stationed to advance to a loading point or to the next relay post to replace departed ambulances?

1. Ambulance Relay Point

________ Is a system consisting of one or more ambulance loading points, relay points, ambulance control points, the company location. or basic relay points ans tactically required:

1. Ambulance Shuttle System

What are the primary tasks and purposes of medical evacuation?

1. Aquire and locate - rapid response to aquire wounded 2. Treat and stabilize - improve patients medical condition 3. Intra theater medical evacuation 4. Emergency movement of medical personnel, equipment, and supplies - movement throughout operational environment

________ Is a location that may or may not be staffed, where casualties are assembled for evacuation to medical treatment:

1. Casualty Collection Point (CCP)

At the unit level ________ are responsible for the evacuation of human remains of assigned and attached personnel to the nearest mortuary affairs facility?

1. Commanders

________ Is the care required to maintain the phased treatment initiated prior to evacuation and the sustainment of the patients medical condition during evacuation.

1. En-route Care

________ Critical care training - is an advanced emergency medical specialist who is required to function a magnitude higher than ground medics due to their routine contact with high acuity patients in austere environments:

1. Flight Paramedics

________ Health care specialist is primarily responsible for providing emergency medical treatment, limited primary care, and health protection and evacuation from a point of injury or illness:

1. Healthcare Specialist (Ground Medic)

What is the 9-Line MEDEVAC request?

1. Location of pick-up site 2. Frequency 3. # of patients by precedence 4. Special equipment 5. # of patients by type 6. Security @ pick-up site 7. Method of marking site 8. Patient nationality 9. CBRN (Wartime) or Terrain (Peace time)

Evacuation of remains on MEDEVAC vehicles should be avoided for 3 reasons:

1. MEDEVAC is a low density asset 2. Must be prepared for follow-on MEDEVAC Operations 3. Adverse psychological impact to patients on MEDEVAC vehicles

What is "MIST"? MIST - Supplements 9-Line and sent ASAP after the 9-Line

1. Mechanism of injury 2. Injury or illness sustained 3. Sign and symptoms 4. Treatment given

________ Is the timely and effective movement of the wounded, injured, or ill to and between medical treatment facilities on dedicated and properly marked medical platforms with en-route care provided by medical personnel:

1. Medical Evacuation

The use of Army Aeromedical evacuation elements for missions requires two authorizations:

1. Medical Mission Approval Authority (Most important) 2. Launch Authority

________ Is the actions and coordination necessary to arrange for the movement of patients through the roles of care and to match patients with a medical treatment facility that has HSS and beds:

1. Medical Regulating

Aircrews receive en-route updates via direct coordination with?

1. POI site and HQ

A ________ is a sick, injured or wounded Soldier who receives medical care from medical personnel:

1. Patient

The single most important factor in the execution of the MEDEVAC mission is?

1. Patient Care

________ Is the act of moving a sick, injured, wounded, or other person to obtain medical and/or dental treatment:

1. Patient Movement

Collective risk assessments that affect launch authority are:

1. Patient care requirements (Most important) 2. ROE 3. Weather 4. Fighter Management

Location and number of aircraft are primarily dependent on what?

1. Population at risk 2. Geography

The ________ of en-route care on medically equipped aircraft enhances the patients potential for survival and recovery, and may also reduce long-term disability, by stabilizing patients medical conditions.

1. Provision

CH-47 can transport patients in the following configurations:

1. Seats folded 2. Seats down - 31 ambulatory 3. Litter configuration - 24 Litters

It is important that the 9-Line medical evacuation request be sent by ________ means, but more importantly that the request is _______, even if its by ________.

1. Secure 2. Transmitted 3. Un-secure

What are the differences between a longer and shorter theater evacuation policy?

1. Shorter = fewer hospital beds, creates greater demand, and increases the requirements 2. Longer = greater accumulation of patients, increases medical logistics, and increases hospital requirements

What is the Army Health System (AHS)?

1. The AHS supports ULO through health service support, casualty care, MEDEVAC, and medical logistics as part of the Sustainment WFF. Promotes wellness and provides effective care.

________ Requests medical evacuation and assigns the appropriate medical precedence:

1. The Senior Medical Person

When approving an air ambulance, to launch for a given mission, the single most important consideration is?

1. The casualty status and/or urgency

________ Is a command decision indicating the length in days of the maximum period of non effectiveness that patients may be held within the command for treatment:

1. Theater Evacuation Policy

Upon receipt of an Urgent MEDEVAC, how much time does the Aircrew have to launch?

15 Minutes

What is the optimum evacuation time for an Urgent MEDEVAC Request?

60 minutes - "The Golden Hour"

What is *Backhaul*?

A nonstandard a/c that can be notified to pick up return to duty Soldiers at predetermined locations after 'completion' of initial mission (Not a doctrinal precedence, but rather CASEVAC technique)

What are the 6 Air Ambulance Company (AA) Capabilities (Level 1)? AER MMM

AER MMM 1. Air *crash rescue* support 2. Expeditious *delivery of whole blood, biological, and medical* supplies 3. Rapid *movement of medical personnel and equipment* 4. Movement of patients *between hospitals* 5. Military *working dog evacuation* 6. MEDEVAC *support to a combat search and rescue* TF (CSAR by itself is NOT a primary AA function)

The _____ is established in roles of increasing capability from the POI to definitive care.

AHS

What are the *5 Battlefield Rules*? BE PMS

BE PMS 1. Be There 2. Early Return to Duty of the Soldier 3. Provide State-of-the Art Medical Care 4. Maintain the Health of the Command 5. Save Lives

__________ is a term used to refer to the movement of casualties aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft.

CASEVAC

What are the *6 Principles* of AHS? CCC PFM

CCC PFM 1. Conformity 2. Continuity 3. Control 4. Proximity 5. Flexibility 6. Mobility

How long of a period can the AA support split-based operations?

Can occur for a *short time* OR the *entire duration* of a deployment/operation.

List and define the 3 classifications of *CASEVAC*: DDL

DDL 1. Dedicated - reserved for mission exclusively 2. Designated - On request / Multiple priorities 3. Lift of opportunity - No specific prior designation

What are the 5 MEDEVAC *Attributes*? DEC MF

DEC MF 1. Dedicated Resources 2. En Route Medical Care 3. Connectivity 4. Medical Economy of Force 5. Force Multiplier

(True / False) A longer EVAC policy creates a greater demand for inter-theater USAF evacuation resources.

False (A shorter evac policy does)

(True / False) There are a total of 12 aircraft and 109 personnel in the new configuration of an AA company.

False (there are 15 aircraft)

What is the fundamental difference between MEDEVAC and CASEVAC?

MEDEVAC provides *en route care*, CASEVAC does not always. MEDEVAC platforms are used exclusively for that mission.

List the *6 points* an efficient and effective medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) system provides: MFB PPP

MFB PPP 1. *Minimizes mortality* by rapidly and efficiently moving the sick, injured, and wounded to an MTF 2. *Force multiplier* as it clears the battlefield enabling the tactical commander to continue his mission with all available combat assets 3. *Builds morale* of Soldiers by demonstrating that care is quickly available if they are wounded 4. *Provides en route medical care* that is essential in improving the prognosis and reducing disability of the wounded, injured, or ill Soldiers 5. *Provides* medical *economy of force* 6. *Provides connectivity* of the AHS as appropriate to the MHS

List the *10 medical functions* of the Army Health System *(AHS)*: MMMMM HV CPD

MMMMM HV CPD 1. Medical Command and Control 2. Medical Treatment 3. Medical logistics 4. Medical laboratory support 5. Medical Evacuation 6. Hospitalization 7. Veterinary services 8. Combat and operational stress control 9. Preventative medical services 10. Dental services

_________ _________ is performed by dedicated, standardized 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

Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC)

The ____ ____computes mix, number, and distribution of hospital beds required in the theater.

Medical staff

Define the *purpose* of medical evacuation (MEDEVAC):

Provide dedicated en route care to the appropriate facility.

What is the mission of the GSAB?

Provide the combat aviation brigade with aerial sustainment and maneuver support.

MEDEVAC Planning Considerations:

Receipt and Synchronization with the Evacuation Plan from Higher Support for CAB Direct Support (DS) and General Support (GS) Missions Logistics Support for Split-Based Operations Battle Rhythm/Communication Flow for Receiving MEDEVAC Missions Medical operations cell (MOC) Coordination with all Medical Units for Collecting Medical Information to Develop and Maintain SA of MTFs and Patient Regulation Fighter Management Plan to Support Continuous Operations Identify and Coordinate CASEVAC Support when Necessary Rapid communications plan with risk approval authorities to ensure

Describe *longer* theater evacuation policy:

Results in a greater accumulation of patients. Increases the requirements for medical logistics. Increases the requirements for hospitals, engineer support. Provides for a greater proportion of patients to RTD within the theater.

Describe *shorter* theater evacuation policy:

Results in fewer hospital beds required in the theater. Creates a greater demand for intertheater USAF evacuation resources. Increases the requirements for replacements to meet the rapid personnel turnover.

How are the *roles* of the AHS established on the battlefield?

The AHS is established in roles of *increasing capability from the POI to definitive care.*

The theater evacuation policy is established by who?

The Secretary of Defense *(SECDEF)* with advice from the *Joint Chiefs of Staff*.

Describe the Theater Patient Movement Center (TPMC):

The section used to develop, coordinate, and synchronize the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) portion of the MEDCOM AHS.

List in order and define the medical evacuation *mission categories:* US PRC

US ERC Priority 1 - Urgent ASAP (< 60 minutes) Priority 1A - Urgent Surgical (< 60 minutes - Surgical patients) Priority 2 - Priority (< 4 hours) Priority 3 - Routine (< 24 hours) Priority 4 - Convenience