THEATER MEDICAL SYSTEM

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MEDICAL UNITS ARE PLACED ON ONE HOUR RECALL TO SUPPORT ACTIVATION
OF THEATER EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.  U.S. NAVAL AND
ARMY SHOCK/TRAUMA TEAMS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ONE HOUR RECALL
POSTURE WITH A TWO HOUR RESPONSE TIME TO THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT
EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT OF REF MSG UNQUOTE.
2.  (U)  PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING AS A CHECKLIST IN 
PREPARING/REFINING YOUR ONE HOUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM:



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	A.		ARE YOU PREPARED TO RECEIVE CASUALTIES WITHIN A
		ONE HOUR NOTICE, FROM BOTH LOCAL AND FROM OTHER AOR
		LOCATIONS.
	B.	(U)  DO YOU HAVE A PREPLANNED RESPONSE TO A LOCAL
		CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT THAT CREATES A MASS CASUALTY
		SITUATION?    (THIS WRITTEN RESPONSE PLAN WITH CHECKLISTS
		SHOULD INCLUDE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF INCIDENTS RANGING
		FROM AIRCRAFT CRASHES, TERRORIST ATTACKS THROUGH FOOD
		BORNE ILLNESS EPIDEMICS!).
	C.	(U)  DO YOU HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOUR FIRE
		DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (LE) ACTIVITY?
		(REMEMBER IN A TERRORIST RELATED INCIDENT THAT LAW
		ENFORCEMENT COMMANDER IS IN CHARGE OF THE
		SCENE/RESPONSE ELEMENTS.).
	D.	(U)  DO YOU HAVE A PREDETERMINED CASUALTY DISTRIBUTION
		PLAN?  (WHAT TYPE OF INJURY/CASUALTY WILL COME BACK TO
		THE ATH, TO THE AIR TRANSPORTABLE CLINIC (ATC)
		SQUADRON MEDICAL ELEMENT, AND TO LOCAL HOST NATION
		HOSPITALS (HOW, WHERE, WHEN)?.   HAVE LOCAL SMES AND AE
		MASF/CREW ELEMENTS BEEN CONTACTED TO PROVIDE FOR


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		ADDITIONAL MANPOWER TO HELP WITH CASUALTY, RECEPTION.
		TRANSPORTATION, ETC..  AT THE TIME OF PLAN EXECUTION.
		AE ELEMENT MAY ONLY BE AVAILABLE DURING PEACETIME.



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