Medical Functions

Question 1

AHS is a component of…

Answer 1

…Department of Defense (DOD) Military Health System(MHS).

Question 2

AHS is a complex….

Reference: FM 4-02, 1-8

Answer 2

…system of systems

Question 3

Force Health Protection

Reference: FM 4.02, 1-10

Answer 3

Preventative

• measures that promote, improve, or conserve the behavioral and physical well-being of Soldiers comprised of preventive and treatment aspects of medical functions
• Lab, Dental, Combat Stress//Vet, Preventitive

Question 4

Health Service Support

Reference: FM 4-02, 1-11

Answer 4

Reactionary/ Restorative

Support and services performed, provided, and arranged by Army Medicine to promote, improve, conserve, or restore the behavioral and physical well-being of personnel by providing direct patient care that include medical treatment and hospitalization, medical evacuation to include medical regulating, and medical logistics to include blood management.

• Med C2/Tx/Hosp/MEDEVAC/MEDLOG
• Lab/Dental/Combat Stress

Question 5

AHS is responsible for the operational mangement of…

Answer 5

• FHP - Force Health Protection - Preventative
• HSS - Health Service Support - Reactionary

Question 6

AHS is distributed across….

Answer 6

…the four medical roles of care.

Question 7

System of Systems

Name all 10 medical functions:

FM 4-02, 1-8

Answer 7

1. Medical Command and Control
2. Medical Treatment
3. Hospitalization
4. MEDEVAC
5. Dental Services
6. Preventitive care
7. Combat & Operational Stress Control
8. Veterinary Services
9. Medical Logistics (Blood)
10. Medical Labratory

Question 8

Which warfighting functions are supported by AHS?

Reference: ADP 3-0, 5-23

Answer 8

Protection - through Force Health Protection

(Proactive)

Sustainment - through Health Service Support

(Reactive)

Question 9

How many medical functions are part of

Health System Support?

What are they?

Which warfighting fuction is it a part of?

Answer 9

Sustainment - 8 medical functions

1. Medical Tx
2. Hospitalization
3. BH - Combat Stress
4. Lab
5. Dental
6. CBRN
7. MEDEVAC (including Medical regulating)
8. MEDLOG (including blood mgmt)

italicized = overlap with FHP

Question 10

How many medical functions are part of

Force health Protection?

What are they?

Which warfighting fuction is it a part of?

Answer 10

Protection - 5 medical functions

1. Preventive Medicine
2. Veterinary Services
3. Dental Services (preventive aspects)
4. Combat & Operational Stress (preventive aspects)
5. Laboratory Services

italicized = overlap with HSS