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File: 072496_may96_decls9_0011.txt
Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
Unit: 24TH ID
Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS
Box ID: BX001433
Folder Seq #: 5
Document Number: 17
FM B-36
APPENDIX A
Evacuation Request Procedures
-A-1. Unit Evacuation Plan problem. Patients will be picked up as soon as
possible, consistent with available resources
Before L@tiating any operation. a unit must and pending raissions. The following are
have an evacuation plan in effect. 'Me plan categories of precedence and the criteria used
may be a standard SOP or it may be designed in their assigrunent:
for a particular operation. It can be pubushe(
in various ways depending on the level of a URGENT Is assigned to t3rhargeticy
headquarters and the amount of detail cases that should be evacuated as soon as
possible and within a urn of 2 hours In
required. For example. it may be in the form of order to save life, Umb, or eyesight.
verbal instructions at the squad or platoon
level, a comment in the Communications b. PRIORITY is assigned to sick and
Electronics Operation Instructi6ils (CEOI), or wounded personnel requiring prompt medical
a paragraph in the unit operations order. The care. This precedence Is used when the
unit evacuation plan is essential to requesting individual should be evacuated within 4 hours
and effecting evacuation because it identifies- or Ws medical condition could deteriorate to
such a degree that he will become an URGENT
a. Primary and alternate channels to be precedence.
used in submitting the medical evacuation
(MEDEVAC) request. c- ROUTINE Is assigned to sick and
wounded personnel requiring evacuation but
b. Primary and alternate evacuation whose condition Is not expected to deteriorate
route(s) Lo be used. significantly. The sick and wounded in this
category should be evacuated within 24 hours.
c. Methods of evacuation to be used.
d. @tion of the destination medical
treatment facilities (MTF) to be used, if A-3. Unit Responsibilities In
prodesignated. Evacuation
A-2. Determination to Request A docison to request MET)EVAC places
Medical Evacuation and Assign- certain responsibilities on the requesting unit
in the overall evacuation effort. To prepare for
ment of Meclical Evacuation and assist during evacuation. the unit must-
Precedences
a. Insure that the tactical situation
The detern-dnation to request MEDEVAC and permits successful evacuation.
assigrunent of ME DEV AC precedence is made b. Insure that a contact man who is
by the senior military person present, based on familiar with the principles of helicopter
the advice of the senior medical person at the operations Is designated to-
scene. Assignment of MEDEVAC precedence
is necessary because it provides the supporting 11) Select and prepare the landing site.
olling headquarters with
information that is used in detern-dwng 12) Brief his ground crew on safety
priorities for committing their evacuation measures.
assets. For this reason. correct assigrunent of
precedence cannot be overemphasized: (3) Contact the pilot and receive any
overclassification remains @ continuing supplies brought in by the aircraft.
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Document 79 f:/Week-22/BX001433/MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON/medical reporting 14 aug 90:07199610201768
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File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001433
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
Folder Seq # = 5
Subject = MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
Document Seq # = 68
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 19-JUL-1996