Aeromedical Evacuation Flashcards
Casevac
Movement of casualties aboard non medical vehicles or aircraft, casualties do not receive en route medical care
Mascal
Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time that exceeds unit support capabilities
MTF
Medical Treatment Facility
Advantages of aeromedical evac
Timely movement
Movement of patients over long distance in short period of time
Movement over Terrain where ground evac can’t
Fewer and less frequent movement to MTF
Patients moved directly to MTF best equipped to deal with their condition
Basic Aeromedical Evacuation missions
Delivery of whole Blood and Biologicals
Air crashed rescue support
Movement of medical personnel and supplies
Evacuation of selected casualties
Patient classification by type
Litter- cannot walk
Ambulatory- walking wounded
OH-13 Sioux
The Angel of Mercy
3 disadvantages of OH 13
No in flight medical treatment
Casualties exposed to elements
Casualties exposed to enemy fire
UH 1V Red Cross markings
4, 2 on rear, 1 belly, 1 nose
UH 1 V crew
4 pilot, co pilot, crew chief, flight medic
UH 1V ACL normal
3 litters, 4 ambulatory
UH 1 V ACL prior notification
6 litters or 9 ambulatory
UH 1V loading sequence
Litters loaded first, top to bottom, loading most serious last, ambulatory loaded second, most serious injured are first to be unloaded
Blackhawk Red Cross markings
5, 1 nose, 1 belly, 1 top, 2 cargo doors
Blackhawk ACL normal
4 litters and 1 ambulatory
Blackhawk ACL prior notification
6 liters and 1 ambulatory or 7 ambulatory
Blackhawk loading sequence
Ambulatory first then litters from top to bottom, reverse Z pattern
Chinook primary use for aeromedical evac
Mass casualty evac
Chinook Red Cross markings
None
Chinook ACL
24 litters and 1 ambulatory or 31 ambulatory
Chinook loading sequence
Ambulatory first then litters from front to back and top to bottom in Z pattern, most seriously injured loaded last
Chinook ratio of medics to casualties
1 medic to 6 casualties
Aeromedical evac reference
FM 8-10-6
FM 4-02.2
Methods of causality extraction
Sit down method- had suitable landing zone
HOIST METHOD- does not have suitable landing zone
High Performance Utility Hoist
Tensile Strength- 600 pound Fast speed - 300 pounds, 250 FPM Slow Speed 600 pounds, 125 FPM Hoist Cable tensile strength 600 pounds Hoist cable length 256 feet Usable feet 250 feet
Jungle force penetrator
Primary use- evac of casualties through thick vegetation
Tensile strength- 600pounds
ACL 3 ambulatory
Sled rescue system
Primary use/ ground evac, sit down mission, hoist extraction, water rescue
Tensile strength 400 pounds
ACL 1
Basic Rigged litter
Primary use- ground evac, sit down mission
Tensile strength 400 pounds
ACL 1
Kendricks extraction device system
Primary use/ casualty with spinal injury
Tensile strength 400 pounds
ACL 1
All liters
Tensile strength 400 pounds
ACL 1
Patient classification
Urgent Urgent non surgical Priority Routine Convenience
9 line
Location Radio freq Number of patients by precedence Special equipment Number of patients by type Security or wounds Methods of marking Casualty nationality and status CBRN or description of pickup site
Minimum lines required
1 through 5
Medevac
Movement and en route care by medical personnel of wounded, injured or I’ll persons from the battle field and or other locations to medical treatment facility
