ACT300: EAB MEDEVAC

Question 1

Concept of support - know how you will transport and maintain supply of blood**

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KNOW TLO’s from this lecture and lecture in general. Per MAJ Davis, 4-5 short answer questions come from this slide deck

Answer 2

Lecture standard = analyze medical evacuation doctrine for decisive action operations that is effective and executable; formulate priority of support using casualty estimates, Health/General Threat, integrating them into planning considerations without exception

Agenda: discuss organization, capabilities, and limitations of EAB MEDEVAC unit; discuss patient movement from Role II to definitive care

Question 3

MEDEVAC Mission

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MEDEVAC is a multifaceted mission, accomplished by a combination of dedicated air and ground evacuation platforms (properly marked and protected by Geneva Conventions, w/ dedicated medical pax providing enroute care, synchronized to support the joint operations area (JOA)).

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What is medical evacuation

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The timely and effective movement of the wounded, injured, or ill to and between medical tx facilities on dedicated and properly marked medical platforms with en route care provided by medical personnel.

Question 5

An effective/efficient MEDEVAC system accomplishes the following:

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• minimizes mortality
• ensures continuum of care
• serves as force multiplier
• builds morale of Soldiers by demonstrating that care is quickly available
• provides economy of force
• provides connectivity of the AHS as appropriate to the Mil. Health System

Question 6

MEDEVAC Platforms

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M997A 4-Litter ambulance
M113A3 Armored Personnel Carrier
RG33 Heavily Armored Ground Ambulance
M996 2-Litter Ambulance
M1133 Stryker MEDEVAC vehicle
UH-60M MEDEVAC (helicopter)

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How are patient transfers conducted?***

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POI patients are usually first taken to Role II MTFs. Then, the majority of patients require additional INTRA-THEATER movement before evacuation out of theater (in-theater). Patient movement occurs at the forward, tactical, operational, and strategic levels and requires the synchronization and integration of Service component PM resources and procedures

• MUST be included in the plan
• Post-op patients require special handling

Question 13

Inter vs. intra-theater aeromedical evacuation

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Inter-threater aeromedical evacuation is a mission performed by the USAF with non-dedicated assets.

Intra-theater aeromedical evacuation is an Army directed mission and performed with dedicated assets.

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Question 17

Check on learning: describe at least 2 of its benefits of MEDEVAC

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2 benefits:

• dedicated vehicles marked with red cross
• covered by Geneva conventions

Question 18

When a 9 line MEDEVAC request is initiated, the medical _____ approval authority is held by the Surgeon Cell (or PECC) which determines whether air or ground will be used and where the patients will be evacuated to. If air is required, the ____ approval authority is held by the TF Aviation Commander, guided by the understanding of ongoing missions, crew disposition, current air threat, and other risks such as weather.

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Mission; launch