Define the medical company Flashcards
What is the mission of the Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC)?
The BSMC provides Role 2 medical care to supported maneuver battalions with organic medical platoons.
The BSMC also provides Role 1 and Role 2 medical treatment on an area basis to units without organic medical assets.
What is the assignment of the Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC)?
The BSMC is organic to the brigade support battalion (BSB) in the IBCT, ABCT, and SBCT.
It is considered a BCT asset.
Identify two medical functions that are NOT part of the capabilities of the Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC).
Hospitalization and Veterinary Services.
What are the capabilities of the Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC)?
The BSMC has 8 of 10 medical functions:
* Medical C2 (Medical Command & Control)
* Medical Treatment
* Medical Evacuation/Ground evacuation
* Medical Logistics
* Dental Services
* Operational Public Health
* COSC
* Medical Laboratory Services
What sections comprise the Brigade Support Medical Company (BSMC)?
The BSMC includes:
* Company headquarters
* Preventative medicine section
* Mental health section
* Medical treatment platoon
* Brigade medical supply office (BMSO)
* Evacuation platoon headquarters
What is the role of the medical treatment squad in the BSMC?
The medical treatment squad can reconstitute and reinforce treatment squads of the Battalion Aid Stations (BAS), provide emergency and routine sick call treatment, and operate for up to 48 hours while separated from their parent unit.
Fill in the blank: The area support squad in the BSMC provides _______ services and initial resuscitative treatment.
[sick call]
What does the patient hold squad in the BSMC provide?
72-hour patient holding, equipped with 20 cots.
What are the responsibilities of the preventative medicine section in the BSMC?
Provides advice and consultation in:
* Health threat assessment
* Force health protection
* Environmental sanitation
* Epidemiology
* Sanitary engineering
* Pest management
What is the mission of the Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS)?
The MCAS provides Role 1 and Role 2 AHS support to units on an area support basis.
What are the capabilities of the Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS)?
The MCAS covers 7 of 10 medical functions:
* Medical command and control
* Medical treatment
* Medical evacuation
* Medical logistics
* Dental services
* COSC
* Medical laboratory
What medical functions do the MCAS lack?
Hospitalization, Veterinary, and operational public health.
What sections comprise the Medical Company, Area Support (MCAS)?
Sections of the MCAS include:
* Company headquarters
* Mental health section
* Medical treatment platoon headquarters
* Ambulance platoon headquarters
How many cots does the patient holding squad in the MCAS have?
40 cots.
True or False: The ambulance platoon of the MCAS is split into area and forward sections.
False.
What is unique about the Brigade Medical Supply Office (BMSO) in the BSMC?
The BMSO is collocated with the Role 2 facility.
How many ambulances are in the ambulance platoon of the MCAS?
8 ambulances, 2 per squad.
