MCWP 4-11.1 CH 1,3,4

Question 1

Mission

Answer 1

HSS mission is to minimize the effects of wounds, injuries,and disease have on units effectiveness,readiness, and morale.

Question 2

Mission is accomplished

Answer 2

By a comprehensive Preventive medicine program that safeguards personnel against potential health risks.

Question 3

Principles

Answer 3

Guides used for planning which include:

1. Conforminty- medical plan must comply with commander’s plan.
2. Proximity- medical plan must provide HSS as close to combat operations as situation permits
3. Mobility- must anticipate need to mobilize HSS units to support combat forces
4. Continuity- must provide optimum, uninterupted care and treatment of the wounded, injured and sick.
5. Coordination- must ensure that HSS resources in short supply are employed efficiently and effectively

Question 4

Healthy and fit force

Answer 4

HSS promotes wellness and ensured quality of life to strengthen military forces against disease and injury. A healthy force is a deployable force.

Question 5

Casualty prevention

Answer 5

Enemy threat is dependent on how bad the enemy intends on using force. Health threat depends on enviromental and operational factors that combine to produce disease and nonbattle injuries.

Question 6

Major components of casualty care and management are:

Answer 6

1. First response
2. Prehospitalization
3. forward resuscitative surgery
4. Tailorable hospital care
5. Enroute care

Question 7

Marine Division

Answer 7

Division headquarters has a division surgeon, medical planner and PSYCHIATRIST, and Corpsmen (only MARDIV has psych)

Question 8

Marine Air Wing (MAW)

Answer 8

Staff includes WING surgeon, medical planner, Enviromental Health Officer, Industrial Hygienest,optometrist and Corpsmen

Question 9

MAG (Marine air group

Answer 9

Marine Air Wing has 4 Marine Air Groups (MAGs), Each MAG has flight surgeons and Corpsmen

Question 10

Force Service Support Group

Answer 10

Medical staff includes GROUP surgeon

Question 11

FSSG

Answer 11

Has the majority of the MEF’s medical capability
Has 3 Surgical Companies
8 STP (Shock Trauma Platoon)

Question 12

Battalion structure

Answer 12

260 holding beds and 9 operating rooms

Question 13

H&S Company

Answer 13

Contains 8 shock trauma troops with 10 holding beds each (10x8=80), 3 Surgical companies with 60 beds each (60x3=180 beds) and 3 operating rooms= 260 holding beds

Question 14

Shock Trauma Platoon

Answer 14

Smallest, most mobile medical support platoon of the medical battalion.

Question 15

AMALs/ADAL’s

Answer 15

Designed to support a MEF for a 60 day period of combat in a worst case scenerio

Question 16

AMAL 618

Answer 16

Laboratory Equipment

Question 17

AMAL 619

Answer 17

Lab Supply (consumable supplies for testing 100 patients)

Question 18

AMAL 627

Answer 18

X-RAY equipment

Question 19

AMAL 649

Answer 19

X-RAY supply (for 100 patients, 1o films per patient)

Question 20

AMAL 629

Answer 20

Phamacy Equipment

Question 21

AMAL 630

Answer 21

Pharmacy Supplies (1000 patients in six 5 days packages for a total of 30 days)

Question 22

AMAL 631

Answer 22

STP/Triage Equipment (equipment and reusable material)

Question 23

AMAL 632

Answer 23

STP/TRIAGE supplies (Supplies to hold 50 casualties with major wounds) Also provides basic line Corpsmen resupply

Question 24

AMAL 633

Answer 24

Ward Equipment ( Enough to establish a 20 bed unit)

Question 25

AMAL 364

Answer 25

Ward Supplies (Comsummables for support of 100 beds days to patient.)

Question 26

AMAL 635

Answer 26

Aid Station Equipment (support for one division,wing,group,engineer, or BAS)

Question 27

AMAL 636

Answer 27

Aid Station Supply (enough consumables for stabilization of 50 casualties with major wounds, resupplies line corpsmen)

Question 28

AMAL 637

Answer 28

Prevmed Equipment (for food service operations, inspections,water potability,vector control)

Question 29

AMAL 638

Answer 29

Prevmed Supply (12 five day packages for a total of 60 days worth of supplies)

Question 30

AMAL 639

Answer 30

Operating room Equipment

Question 31

AMAL 640

Answer 31

Operating room Supply (Supplies to support 25 surgical cases)

Question 32

ADAL 662

Answer 32

Field Dental Operatory (Eqpt and supplies to establish field dental clinic, comsumables for emergency,diognostic, and preventive care for 400 patients)

Question 33

AMAL 684

Answer 33

Geographic Supplement. Consumable supplies and
reusable materiel required to accommodate special mission and geographic-related requirements for a MEF in twelve 5 day packages for a total of 60 days.

Question 34

AMAL 685

Answer 34

Cold Weather Supplement. Consumable supplies
and reusable materiel required to accommodate special mission and geographic-related requirements in areas where cold-related injuries are likely to occur.

Question 35

AMAL 686

Answer 35

Hot Weather Supplement. Consumable supplies
and reusable materiel required to accommodate special mission and geographic-related requirements into areas where heat related injuries are likely to occur.

Question 36

AMAL 687

Answer 36

NBC Individual. Materials required for the individual
to conduct primary decontamination and treatment in an
NBC environment.

Question 37

AMAL 688

Answer 37

NBC Unit. Materials required for the units to conduct
primary and secondary decontamination and treatment in an
NBC environment.

Question 38

AMA 691

Answer 38

Med Log Test/Repair Equipment. Equipment and
reusable materiel required to perform testing, calibration, and 3d and 4th echelon maintenance of medical/dental equipment.

Question 39

AMAL 692

Answer 39

Med Log Test/Repair Supply. Consumable supplies
required to accommodate a medical repair section in the
testing, calibration, and 3d and 4th echelon maintenance of medical/ dental equipment.