(W) Casevac

Question 1

What is CASEVAC?

Answer 1

Casualty Evacuation - transport of a medical patient in a non-medical vehicle

Question 2

What are the three principles of rescue operations?

Answer 2

Identify the task
Evaluate the circumstances of the rescue
Plan the rescue

Question 3

What is the golden rule of rescue ops?

Answer 3

Don’t yourself become a casualty

Question 4

What happens to the casualties equipment after a rescue?

Answer 4

Weapons/SI kept by unit, individual equip and gas mas stay with casualty

Question 5

Who decides if or when medical evacuation is called?

Answer 5

Mission (tactical) leader

Question 6

What are the 5 categories of medical precedence?

Answer 6

Urgent
Urgent (surgical)
Priority
Routine
Convenience

Question 7

How many lines are there in a MEDEVAC request?

Answer 7

9

Question 8

Which lines of the MEDEVAC request are required to start the mission?

Answer 8

Lines 1-5

Question 9

What is the timeframe for evacuation for each medevac precedence category?

Answer 9

Urgent: <1 hour
Priority: <4 hours
Routine: <24 hours
Convenience: whenever available