focus of medical planning
quickly dev a flexible, tactically sound, fully integrated and synchronized plan that supports the tactical cmdr’s mission
roles: medical planner
-conducts timely & comprehensive training before, during, and after all phases of ops
-conducts mission analysis
-integrates medical plan with tactical plan
-gives cmdr sketch of medica; capabilities
roles: med plt leader
-on cmdr’s special staff
-writes med portion of battalion opords
AHS: 6 principles
1) conformity
2) proximity
3) flexibility
4) mobility
5) continuity
6) control
conformity
-ensures med plan conforms to tactical plan
-med assets arrayed on battlefield properly
proximity
-provides med support at right time and place
-med resources employed as far forward as possible
flexibility
shift AHS resources to meet changing battlefield req
mobility
-AHS assets remain in supporting distance to support maneuvering force
-appropriate vehicle support
continuity
-patient moves thru roles of care
-each patient receives optimized care
control
-efficient resource utilization
-ensure scope and quality of med care meets professional standards
AHS: medical function
-medical logistics
-evacuation
-hospitalization
-medical tx
-dental
-op pub health
-combat & op stress ctrl
-vet
-med labs
-medical C2
medical warfighting functions
protection & sustainment
medical op planning factors
1) be there (med prescence)
2) maintain health of cmd
3) save lives
4) clear battlefield of causalties
5) provide state of art care
6) ensure return to duty
key factors of cmdr’s intent
-task
-purpose
-end state
MDMP: number of WARNOs
3
MDMP: step count
7
MDMP: steps
1) recieve the mission
2) mission analysis
3) COA development
4) COA analysis
5) COA comparison
6) COA approval
7) orders production & dissemination
MDMP: steps with WARNOs
1,2,6
AHS support estimate
-MDMP step 2
-continuous process which systemically examines all aspects of ops
-produces necessary task org
AHS support estimate purpose
-forms basis for subsequent AHS support plan
-ALL POSSIBILITIES will be considered
-contains facts & assumptions based on staff experience
-planners tailor estimates to mission needs
who does casualty estimate (KIA, WIA, MIA)
S1
who refines casualty estimate
medical planner
facts
known to be true
assumption
believed to be true in abscence of positive proof
