Define Medical Evacuation

Important Factors for ambulance route selection

**Security of routes and security escort **Requirements to transverse roads in urban areas **Cover, concealment, and available defilade for moving stationary vehicles Traffic density Time and distance factors, etc.

What does the 9-line message provide?

A standardized message format that helps expedite the medical evacuation process

Define ACP

Ambulance control point: staffing or relay, loading, and ambulance control points. Important points may be manned to supervise the blanket, litter, and patient movements items (PMI) exchange and to ensure that medical supplies be forwarded and expedited

Define AXP

Ambulance exchange point: location where patients are transferred from one ambulance to another en-route to a medical treatment facility

Define direct support

Answer directly to the supported force's request for assistance

Define CCP

Casualty collection point: location that may or may not be staffed, where casualties are assembled for evacuation to a medical facility

What does an efficient and effective MEDEVAC system provide?

Continuity: Ensures continuum of care between roles of care

Types of evacuation support

Direct support Area support

What kind of support does an EAB require?

EAB units without organic MEDEVAC resources will require evacuation support on an area basis. Role 3 does not have organic evacuation assets

T/F Providing guards is the responsibility of MEDEVAC units or the MTF

False

9-line MEDEVAC is only for air evacuation

False. 9-line MEDEVAC is also for ground evacuation

T/F Detainees and US patients be evacuated together

False. Detainees must be physically segregated from US patients

Medical Company Role 3 Evacuation mission

Field hospitals do not have evacuation platoon but they have ground ambulances. They treat, stabilize and move patients

Definition of CASEVAC

Movement of casualties aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft without enroute medical care

Only factor to determine evacuation precedence

Patient's medical condition

What is the role of an evacuation platoon (BSMC)

Provide ground evacuation support from the supported BCT or from the POI to the supporting MTF.

Medical Evacuation Mission

Provide timely and effective movement of the wounded, injured, or ill.

Which format is used for air and which one is used for ground MEDEVAC request?

Same format for both

What precautions should we take with medical evacuation of detainees?

Sick, injured, and wounded detainees are treated and evacuated with military police channels when possible

What is the handlers responsibility when military working dogs are being evacuated?

The handler should accompany the animal during the evacuation to ensure MEDEVAC personnel safety

Was is the overriding factor in determining evacuation platform and destination MTF?

The patient's medical condition

What is the theater evacuation policy?

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

Mission of MEDEVAC

Treat and stabilize- maintain or improve the patient's medical condition during transport and provide en-route care as required

Explain evacuation priority determined by time. How long does each take?

Urg/ urg surgical - 1 hour Priority- 4 hours Routine 24 hours Convenience- no timeline. whenever it's convenient

Five priorities for MEDEVAC

Urgent Urgent surgical Priority Routine Convenience

What patient movement items (PMI) must be available for support during evacuation

Ventilators Patient monitors Pulse oximeters

What does an ambulance shuttle system consist of?

When you put CCP, AXP, and ACP together and move patients

How do you call a MEDEVAC for deceased Soldiers?

You do not. MEDEVAC is not for evacuation of remains. Logistics/mortuary affairs takes care of that

MEDEVAC Definition

dedicated, medically equipped transport with a medical professional that can provide en-route care

Define Area Support

support relationships are determined by the location of the units requiring support