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
