Aeromedical Evacuation Procedures

Question 1

What FM covers aeromedical evacuations

Answer 1

FM 4-02.02

Question 2

What FM covers medical evacuations in theater operations

Answer 2

FM 8-10-6

Question 3

What is the definition of Medevac

Answer 3

Movement and enroute care by medical personnel of wounded, injured or I’ll persons from the battlefield and or other locations to a MTF

Question 4

What is the definition of casevac

Answer 4

Movement of casualties aboard non-medical vehicles and air craft, casualties transported un this manner do not receive enroute medical care

Question 5

What is the definition of mascal

Answer 5

Any large number of casualties produced in a relatively short period of time that exceeds unit support capabilities

Question 6

What does MTF stand for

Answer 6

Medical treatment facility

Question 7

Advantages of aeromedical evacuations

Answer 7

Timely treatment

Movement of patients over relatively long distances in short periods of time

Movement of patients over terrain where ground evacuations would be difficult or impossible

Patients to be moved directly to the MTF best equipped to deal with there conditions

Question 8

Basic areomedevac missions and cabapilities

Answer 8

D- delivery of whole blood and biologicals
A- air crash and rescue support
M- movement of medical personnel and supplies
E- evacuations of select casualties

Question 9

Cross markings on a UH 1V

Answer 9

4 red cross markings (1 ea door 1 nose 1 belly)

Question 10

Cross markings on UH60Q and HH60M

Answer 10

5 red cross markings (1 ea door, 1 nose, 1 belly, 1 on top)

Question 11

Cross markings on CH47

Answer 11

None

Question 12

Methods of casualty extraction

Answer 12

Sit down method - has a landing zone

Hoist method - does not have a landing zone

Question 13

High performance utility Hoist has a tensile strength of

Answer 13

600 lbs

Question 14

High performance utility hoist has a slow speed of

Answer 14

125 FPM with 600 lbs

Question 15

High performance utility hoist has a fast speed of

Answer 15

250 FPM with 300 lbs

Question 16

Jungle forest penetrator primary use is

Answer 16

Evacuation of casualties through thick vegetation

Question 17

Jungle forest penetrator has a tensile strength od

Answer 17

600 lbs

Question 18

Who many wounded can you fit on a JP

Answer 18

3 A

Question 19

How do you classify a Litter patient

Answer 19

Wounded head neck or back or non walking

Question 20

How do you classify a ambulatory patient

Answer 20

A walking wounded

Question 21

What are the nine lines of a medevac

Answer 21

1 location
2 freq and call sign
3 Number of patient bu precedence 
4 special equip
5 number of patients by type
6 Combat: security at pick up
    Peace: wounds, injuries, and illness
7 method of marking pick up
8 casualties by nationality
9 Combat: NBC contamination
    Peace: description of pick up site

Question 22

What is the medic to casualty ratio

Answer 22

1 medic to 6 casualties