MEDICAL OPERATIONS DURING OPERATION DESERT STORM 9 NOV 91

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                                           Table 2. Echelons of medical care for Desert Shield/Storm


                                           Echelon               Platform                          Type of care


                                                I      Unit corpsman                         Emergency procedures
                                                       Shipboard medical personnel
                                                       Battalion aid stations


                                                11     Medical battalions                    lnhial resuscitative
                                                       CRTSsa


                                                III    Hosphal ships                         Resuscftative, defin&e
                                                       Combat-zone f loot hospitals

                                                IV     OCONUSB MTFS                          Definitive
                                                       (specified EUCOM MTFS)

                                                v      CONUSC MTFs                           Convalescent, restorative.
                                                       Veterans' hospftals                   and rehabilftative


                                           a. Seco@ mission of oartain amphibious anwit ships.
                                           b. Outside contnenw United States.
                                           c. CondrontW United States.




                                           Table 3. Navy echelon III medical facilfties for Desert Shield/Storm


                                                             Operafional&/                   Medical      Nonmedical
                                             Platform         arrivalb date       Beds       personnel     personnel


                                                FH-5             12 Sep            Soo         714            224
              FH-6              4 Fab            Soo         714            224
                                                FH-15            12 Feb            500         714            224


                                           USNS Comfort           a Sep          i,oooc        833            325

                                           USNS Memy             16 Sep          l.oood        am             325


                                           a.   5004*d @ (tor foot hospitals)
                                           b.   On swon in ft northern Persian GLdf (for hospitw ships).
                                           c.   Smftg amved on 12 Januwy, which in                 capability from 500 tD
                                                1,000
                                           d.   Stafring arrived on 8 January, which increased capability from 500 to
                                                I,ODO beds.

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