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Question 1

What regulating services are provided by TPMRC-A?

Answer 1

Clinical validation, limited patient in transit visibility, and evacuation requirements planning for intertheater patient movement and intratheater patient movement for CONUS.

Question 2

What serves as the patient movement decision authority in a specific JTF commanders’ AOR?

Answer 2

Deployable Joint Patient Movement Requirement Center.

Question 2

What PMRC is located at Ramstein AB, Germany?

Answer 2

Theater Patient Movement Requirement Center –Europe.

Question 2

What PMRC is located in Joint Base Hickam Pearl Harbor?

Answer 2

Theater Patient Movement Requirement Center –Pacific.

Question 3

What department is responsible for the support of medical evacuation?

Answer 3

Army Medical Department.

Question 4

Define the medical evacuation ground and air ambulance platform

Answer 4

Platforms especially for the medical evacuation mission with allocated medical equipment specifically designed for the purpose of en route care and by trained medical personnel.

Question 5

What are the most commonly used rotary-wing aircraft used for patient movement in battle zones?

Answer 5

UH–60 Blackhawk, UH–60A Blackhawk, UH–1H/V Iroquois, and the CH–47 Chinook.

Question 6

What is the medical evacuation priority if a patient needs to be moved within four hours?

Answer 6

Priority II – Priority.

Question 7

What is the medical evacuation priority if a patient needs to be moved within 24 hours?

Answer 7

Priority III – Routine.

Question 8

What is the overriding factor in determining a patient’s precedence for medical evacuation?

Answer 8

The patient’s medical condition.

Question 9

How are medical evacuation requests often sent?

Answer 9

They are often sent from the point of injury, through intermediaries, such as higher headquarters, who then transmit the request up to the nearest medical evacuation unit.

Question 10

What is Theater Medical Information Program-Joint?

Answer 10

It is a system that records the patient’s medical evaluations while down range.

Question 11

What system takes this clinical information and other data and makes it available to other health professional worldwide?

Answer 11

Theater Medical Data Store.

Question 12

What are some capabilities of TMIP-J?

Answer 12

Inpatient care, outpatient care, blood status, medical surveillance, tracking medical supplies, occupational and environmental health and tracking patients through the aerovac system.

Question 13

Who determines the appropriate classification of a patient for movement within the AE system?

Answer 13

Attending physician.

Question 14

How many AE classification codes may be used for AE transportation?

Answer 14

Six.

Question 15

What is the classification 1B?

Answer 15

Psychiatric litter patients of intermediate severity; patients requiring tranquilizing medication or sedation, not normally requiring the use of restraining apparatus; restraining apparatus must be sent with the patient for potential use.

Question 16

What class is used for a recovered patient returning to home station?

Answer 16

Class 3B.

Question 17

What is classification 5C?

Answer 17

Psychiatric outpatient, going for treatment or evaluation.

Question 18

What are the three AE movement precedents?

Answer 18

Urgent, priority, and routine.

Question 19

Which precedence should be utilized for a patient who needs AE movement within 24 hours?

Answer 19

Priority.

Question 20

How long are routine patients capable of waiting for evacuation?

Answer 20

72 hours.

Question 21

Within the AE system, when does the attending physician’s responsibility to the patient end?

Answer 21

When the patient is under the direct care of the accepting physician at the destination MTF.

Question 22

What AF Form does the attending physician have to complete for their patients AE travel?

Answer 22

AF Form 3899, Aeromedical Evacuation Patient Record.

Question 23

Who needs to consult with the accepting physician at the destination MTF?

Answer 23

The attending physician.

Question 24

What SF Form(s) does the attending physician have to complete for their patients’ AE travel?

Answer 24

SF 502, Narrative Summary; SF 513, Consultation Sheet.

Question 25

What is a four-letter code that represents the flight line where the patient is to be transported from?

Answer 25

The origination ICAO.

Question 26

Once the attending physician hands the patient movement technician the AF Form 3899, what form do they start working on?

Answer 26

The patient movement request.

Question 27

What does ‘MAX STOPS’ mean?

Answer 27

The maximum number of stops that a patient can safely tolerate during the AE.

Question 28

What are some reasons there may be an altitude restriction?

Answer 28

Some patients cannot fly over a certain altitude due to medical reasons. Occasionally, patients diagnosed with certain problems related to the ear may be candidates for altitude restrictions, i.e. these patients may not be able to effectively clear the ears, causing too much pressure as the altitude increases.

Question 29

How much IV medication should the physician order for an intratheater flight?

Answer 29

Enough for a three day supply.

Question 30

What information should be in the ‘RATE CC/HR’ block?

Answer 30

If an intravenous additive or feeding is required, then describe the IV type. If more than one IV is required, list the IVs in sequence Enter frequency and dosage of ordered IVs.

Question 31

What is the maximum allowable weight for infants if an incubator is required?

Answer 31

Less than eight pounds.

Question 32

What website is used when web browser interface is limited?

Answer 32

The TRAC2ES-Mobile website.