Define the Medical Company Flashcards
Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC) Mission
- 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
Which two medical functions are NOT part of the capabilities of the BSMC?
Hospitalization and Veterinary Services
As part of the BSMC task organization, the Medical Treatment Platoon has 4 squads. What are they?
1) Medical Treatment Squad
2) Medical Treatment Squad (Area)
3) Area Support Squad
4) Patient Holding Squad
What are the functions of the BSMC Evacuation Platoon?
- 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
BSMC Capabilities by Medical Functions
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
Medical Treatment Platoon HQ Functions (same for MCAS and BSMC)
- 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
Medical Treatment Squad Functions (same for MCAS and BSMC)
- 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
Medical Treatment Squad Personnel
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)
Medical Treatment Squad (Area) Functions (Same for MCAS and BSMC)
- 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
Medical Treatment Squad (Area) Personnel - MCAS
Team A: one PA (65D), one 68W30, one 68W20, one 68W10
Team B: one Field Surgeon (62B), one 68W20, three 68W10
Area Support Squad Personnel
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)
Area Support Squad Functions
- 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
Patient Hold Squad Functions - BSMC
- 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)
Patient Hold Squad Personnel
1 MED-SURG Nurse (66H)
2 combat medic NCO
2 combat medic (68W10)
Mental Health Section Functions
- 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
Mental Health Section Personnel
- 2 BHO (67D)
- 1 BH NCO (68X20)
- 1 Behavioral Health Specialist (68X10)
Preventative Medicine Section Personnel
- 1 Environmental Science Officer (72D)
- 1 Preventative Medicine NCO (68S20)
Preventative Medicine Section Functions
- 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
Brigade Medical Supply Office (BMSO) Personnel
- 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)
BMSO Functions
- 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
Evacuation Section (Forward) Functions
- Provides evacuation between the BAS and the ambulance load point (ALP), AXPs/Brigade support area (BSA)
- Reconstitutes the BAS
Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS) Mission
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
MCAS Capabilities by Medical Function
1) C2 (Command and Control)
2) Treatment
3) Evacuation
4) Logistics (MEDLOG)
5) Dental Services
6) COSC
7) Laboratory Services
What teams can be found in the Area Support Squad of a MCAS?
Dental, laboratory, and radiology
