MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING  14 AUG 90                                    

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001433

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    APPENDIX 4TO ANNEX X TO 24TH ID (Ml FIELD SOP
    'EDICAL


    1. PURPOSE. To prescribe standard procedures for the provision of medical services
    for the division and attached units in tactical situations.


    2. GENERAL.


        a. The mission of the field medical support system la to conserve manpower by
    planning, recommending, and supervising the Implementation of measures necessary for
    safeguarding the health of the troops and providing medical treatment and rapid
    evacuation of the gick and wounded.

        b. The Division Surgeon exercises technical control of all medical activities in
    the command. The Division Surgeon executes and supervises the implementation of
    medical policies egtablished-by higher headquarters, accomplishes medical planning,
    and submits medical reports.

        c. Unit-level medical service will be performed by medical sections or platoons,
    organic to combat elements. Unit level medical support includes preventive medicine
    activities, acquisition of the gick and wounded, Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT),
    and evacuation from the point of illness or injury to initial professional treatment
    at the aid station.

        d. Divigion-level medical support is provided by the 24th ID (M) DISCOM. Its
    primary functions include evacuating patients from unit-level stations, providing
    further medical treatment at clearing stations, and furnishing area modical.gupport.

        a. Units without organic medical elements or units operating at a distance from
    normal supporting medical units will be supported by the nearest facility on an area
    basis.


    3. RESPONSIBILITIES.


        a. The Division Surgeon 19 responsible for staff supervision and coordination of
    medical treatment, evacuation, medical supply, aviation medicine, preventive
    medicine, and psychiatric and emergency dental activities within the 24th ID (M). He
    also coordinates with other gpecial and general staff officers on the medical civic
tions, tactical and technical intelligence, AMEDD personnel assignment and
    employment, training, and medical records and reports. He coordinates with higher
    headquarters' surgeon concerning the CORPS-level medical support to the division,
    including reinforcement of division medical units or temporary replacements. The
    Division Surgeon will normally be located in the D-Main. The Division Surgeon will
    prepare the medical annex to Division SOP'G and operations orders.

        b. The 24th ID (?4) DISCOM is responsible for providing division-level medical
    treatment, evacuation, emergency dental care, emergency-paychiatric care, medical
    supply, and organizational nedical equipment maintenance and repair within the
    division and preventive medicine service. The DISCOM will provide one medical
    company in direct support of each brigade and coordinate augmentation and reinforqtng
    medical support from Corps medical units.




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Subject = MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
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