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Define the Medical Company Flashcards

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Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC) Mission

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  • Provides Role 2 medical care to supported maneuver battalions with organic medical platoons
  • BSMC provides Role 1 and Role 2 medical treatment on an area basis to those units without organic medical assets operating in the BSA
  • BSMC may deploy their treatment teams forward from the company for limited periods of time
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Which two medical functions are NOT part of the capabilities of the BSMC?

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Hospitalization and Veterinary Services

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As part of the BSMC task organization, the Medical Treatment Platoon has 4 squads. What are they?

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1) Medical Treatment Squad
2) Medical Treatment Squad (Area)
3) Area Support Squad
4) Patient Holding Squad

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What are the functions of the BSMC Evacuation Platoon?

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  • Performs ground evacuation from lower roles to higher roles of care
  • Pre-positions ambulances at lower roles
  • Reconstitutes/reinforces ambulances from supported units
  • May be required to establish AXPs or a shuttle system
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BSMC Capabilities by Medical Functions

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1) Medical C2
2) Medical Treatment
3) Medical Evacuation
4) Medical Logistics
5) Dental Services
6) Operational Public Health
7) COSC
8) Medical Laboratory Services

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Medical Treatment Platoon HQ Functions (same for MCAS and BSMC)

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  • Serves as the C2 element of the platoon
  • Monitors Class VIII supplies and blood usage
  • Verifies and updates patient status for how many patients are in the trauma bay, patient hold or the area support squad sections
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Medical Treatment Squad Functions (same for MCAS and BSMC)

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  • Reconstitute and reinforce treatment squads of the Battalion Aid Stations (BAS)
  • Provide emergency and routine sick call treatment to soldiers assigned to supported units
  • Can operate for up to 48 hours while separated from their parent unit
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Medical Treatment Squad Personnel

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Team A: 1 PA (65D), 1 Medical NCO (68W30), 1 Medical SPC (68W10)
Team B: 1 Emergency Physician (62A), 2 Medical NCO (68W20), 1 Medical SPC (68W10)

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Medical Treatment Squad (Area) Functions (Same for MCAS and BSMC)

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  • One treatment squad
  • Serves as base medical treatment element of a Role 2 MTF
  • Provides sick call services and initial resuscitative treatment, Advanced Trauma Management (ATM), and Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) for supported units
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Medical Treatment Squad (Area) Personnel - MCAS

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Team A: one PA (65D), one 68W30, one 68W20, one 68W10

Team B: one Field Surgeon (62B), one 68W20, three 68W10

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Area Support Squad Personnel

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1 Dentist (63A)
1 Physical Therapist (65B)
1 Physical Therapy NCO (68F20)
1 Laboratory NCO (68K20)
1 Radiology NCO (68P20)
1 Dental Specialist (68E)
1 Laboratory Specialist (68K10)
1 Radiology Specialist (68P10)

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Area Support Squad Functions

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  • Co-locates with Area Treatment Squad and Patient Holding Squad
  • Operational dental care (minor maxillofacial injuries, limited preventative dentistry, dental x-ray, and consultation)
  • Basic diagnostic lab services and specimen collection
  • Routine X-ray and radiographic film processing capability
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Patient Hold Squad Functions - BSMC

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  • Provides up to 72 hour patient holding
  • Equipped with 20 cots
  • May serve as an overflow recovery area for patients coming from the collocated Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD)
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Patient Hold Squad Personnel

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1 MED-SURG Nurse (66H)
2 combat medic NCO
2 combat medic (68W10)

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Mental Health Section Functions

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  • Responsible for assisting commanders in preventing/controlling operational stress throughout BCT and for units within their assigned AOR
  • Promote positive combat operational stress behaviors
  • Prevent unnecessary evacuations through forward treatment and RTD
  • Counsel personnel with personal, behavioral, or psychological problems
  • Collect and record social and psychological data
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Mental Health Section Personnel

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  • 2 BHO (67D)
  • 1 BH NCO (68X20)
  • 1 Behavioral Health Specialist (68X10)
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Preventative Medicine Section Personnel

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  • 1 Environmental Science Officer (72D)
  • 1 Preventative Medicine NCO (68S20)
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Preventative Medicine Section Functions

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  • Provides advice and consultation in:
    – Health threat assessment
    – Force health protection
    – Environmental sanitation
    – Epidemiology
    – Sanitary engineering
    – Pest management
  • Identify actual and potential health hazards
    and recommend corrective measures
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Brigade Medical Supply Office (BMSO) Personnel

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  • 1 Medical Logistics Officer (70K)
  • 1 Senior Medical Logistics NCO (68J30)
  • 1 Medical Logistics NCO (68J20)
  • 1 Pharmacy NCO (68Q20)
  • 1 Medical Equipment Repair NCO (68A20)
  • 1 Medical Logistics Specialist (68J10)
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BMSO Functions

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  • Has limited Class VIII/blood management capability
  • Supported units will order supplies from the BMSO by line item through DMLSS Customer Assistance Module (DCAM)
  • Upon receipt of supplies, BMSO/Medical Supply Section distributes supplies by ambulance backhaul, BSB LOGPAC, or supply point distribution from the medical company area
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Evacuation Section (Forward) Functions

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  • Provides evacuation between the BAS and the ambulance load point (ALP), AXPs/Brigade support area (BSA)
  • Reconstitutes the BAS
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Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS) Mission

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MCAS provides Role 1 and Role 2 AHS support to units on an area support basis. It provides clinical, medical, and technical consultative services as required

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MCAS Capabilities by Medical Function

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1) C2 (Command and Control)
2) Treatment
3) Evacuation
4) Logistics (MEDLOG)
5) Dental Services
6) COSC
7) Laboratory Services

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What teams can be found in the Area Support Squad of a MCAS?

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Dental, laboratory, and radiology

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What elements are not found at the MCAS that can be found in the BSMC?

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There is no physical therapy section organic to the MCAS

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The Patient Holding Squad of the MCAS can provide care for how many patients, and for up to how long?

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40 patients for up to 72 hours

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Which medical functions are NOT part of the capabilities of the MCAS?

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  • Hospitalization
  • Veterinary Services
  • Operational Public Health
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Area Support Squad Personnel - MCAS

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Patient Holding Squad Functions - MCAS

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  • Provides up to 72 hour patient holding
  • Equipped with 40 cots
  • May serve as an overflow recovery area for patients coming from the collocated Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD)
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Mental Health Section Personnel - MCAS

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1 BHO (67D)
1 68X10

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Ambulance Platoon HQ Functions MCAS

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  • Performs supervision and management of ground evacuation from lower roles to higher roles of care and the AXPs and ambulance shuttle system
  • Maintains communications to direct ground ambulance evacuation of patients
  • Provides ground ambulance evacuation support for units receiving area support from the MCAS to the company’s treatment squad/team location or to the Role 2 MTF
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Ambulance Platoon Personnel (MCAS)

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  • 1 Field Medical Assistant (70B)
  • 1 PSG (68W40)
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Ambulance Squad Functions - MCAS

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  • Ground evacuation of patients from units and organic treatment squads/teams (aid stations) within the support sector of the MCAS
  • Reconstitutes/reinforces ambulances from supported units
  • Ambulance squad personnel perform EMT, evacuate patients, and provides for their continued care en route
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Ambulance Squad Personnel - MCAS

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  • Emergency Care Sergeant (68W20) - 1 per squad, 4 total
  • Ambulance Aide/Driver (68W10) - 1 per squad, 4 total
  • Ambulance Aide/Driver (68W10) - 2 per squad, 8 total

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