MEDEVAC

Question 1

MEDEVAC

Answer 1

timely and effective movement of causalties to and between medical facilities on dedicated and precisely marked vehicles with en route care

Question 2

enroute care

Answer 2

care required to maintain the phased tx initiated prior to evacuation and the sustainment of the pt’s medical condition during evac

Question 3

MEDEVAC types

Answer 3

direct & area

Question 4

MEDEVAC: primary tasks

Answer 4

-aquire & locate
-treat & stabilize
-intratheater med evac
-emergency mvmt of med supply

Question 5

CCP

Answer 5

location of causualties assembly, may or may not be staffed

Question 6

AXP

Answer 6

-location where patients are transferred from one ambulance to another
-en route to a medical treatment facility
-set with landing zone in mind and manuever force in mind

Question 7

patient mvmt

Answer 7

act of moving causalties or other people to obtain medical or dental tx

Question 8

causalty

Answer 8

injured soldier who has NOT received care

Question 9

patient

Answer 9

injured soldier who has received care

Question 10

direct support

Answer 10

requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance

Question 11

area support

Answer 11

method of logistics, medical support, and personnel services in which support relationships are determined by the location of units requiring support

Question 12

manuever BN medical PLT ambulance squad f()

Answer 12

provide ground ambulance and evac support from supported infantry/armor companies or from POI back to CCP or role 1

Question 13

evac PLT: BSMC

Answer 13

provide ground ambulance evac support from the supported BCT or from POI to supporting MTF

Question 14

evac PLT: MCAS

Answer 14

ambulance PLT ground MEDEVAC and en route care for supported units, primarily in support of units at EAB

Question 15

ground ambulance

Answer 15

provide MEDEVAC, normally assigned to MMB or MEDBDE (SPT), located tactically where it has best control of assets and execute its pt evac mission

Question 16

medical air ambulance (15HH-60)

Answer 16

-designed for urgent surgical pts
-organic to GSAB
-tactically located where it has best control of assets and execute its pt evac mission

Question 17

MEDEVAC vs. CASEVAC

Answer 17

-MEDEVAC: specific medically equiped platforms to provide en route care by trained medical professionals
-CASEVAC: mvmt of causalties aboard NONMEDICAL VEHICLES WITHOUT medical care

Question 18

9 line caller

Answer 18

senior medical personnel

Question 19

movement of remains

Answer 19

-S4 functional
-NOT MEDEVAC due to ambulances being low-density assets, have schedules to MTF, and adverse psych effects of survivors

Question 20

air ambulances

Answer 20

-may fly as far forward as possible on battlefield
-primarily for urgent and urgent surgical
-GSAB/CAB in coordination with the medical BDE, will position air ambulance where it can best support commander’s plan

Question 21

MEDEVAC precedence

Answer 21

-priority I urgent
-priority I urgent surgical
-priority II
-priority III routine
-priority IV convenience

Question 22

timeline: priority I & IA

Answer 22

one hour

Question 23

timeline: priority II

Answer 23

within 4 hours

Question 24

timeline: priority III

Answer 24

within 24 hours

Question 25

timeline: priority IV

Answer 25

medical convenience (no set time)

Question 26

mission of battalion ambulance squad

Answer 26

evac from POI or CCP to roll 1

Question 27

evacuation of service animals

Answer 27

owner comes too

Question 28

theater evac

Answer 28

a policy of the length of days of the max period of non-effectiveness that patients may be held within the theater of tx

Question 29

theater evac: factors

Answer 29

-nature of op -number & type of pts -evac means of a patient from the theater to CONUS -availiability of resources

Question 30

ambulance shuttle system

Answer 30

-one or more ambulance loading points, relay points, and when necessary, ambulance control points as tactically required -ALPs, ARPs, ACPs

Question 31

ALP

Answer 31

ambulance loading point where one or more ambulances are stationed ready to recieve pts

Question 32

ARP

Answer 32

ambulance relay point where one or more ambulances are stationed to a loading point or to the next relay post to replace departed ambulances

Question 33

ACP

Answer 33

ambulance control point is a manned point on a crossroad where ambulances are directed to reach loading points

Question 34

movement of remains

Answer 34

S4

Question 35

MBAS function

Answer 35

provide ground ambulance medevac support from POI to a CCP or role 1

Question 36

MCGA function

Answer 36

augments the MCAS and provides medevac support within theater of operations; located where it can best control its assets and execute its mission