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File: 123096_may96_decls3_0011.txt
Subject: MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90
Unit: 24TH ID
Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS
Box ID: BX001433
Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON
Document Number: 17
Folder Seq #: 456
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APPENDIX A
Evacuation Request Procedures
-A-1. Unit Evacuation Plan problem. Patients will be picked up as soon as
possible, coasistent with available resources
Before Initiating any operation, a unit must and pending niissioas. The follo@g are
have an evacuation plan in effect. The plan categories of precedence and the criteria used
may be a standard SOP or it may be designed in their assignment:
for a particular operation. It can be pubushe(
in various ways del>ending on the level of iL URGENT is assigned to emergency
headquarters and the amount of detai cases that should be evacuated as soon as
I possible and within a urn of 2 hours In
required. For example. it may be in the form of order to save life, limb, or eyesight.
verbal instructions at the squad or platoon
level. a comment in the Comznunications b. PRIORITY is assigned to sick and
Electronics Operation Instructi6as JCEOI), or wounded personnel roq@g 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 his medical condition could deteriorate to
such a degree that he will become an URGENT
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) to 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 A-3. Unit Responsibilities In
treatment facilities (MTF) to be used, if
prodesignated. Evacuation
A-2. Determination A docison to request MEI)EVAC places
to Request certain responsibilities on the requesting unit
Medical Evacuation and Assign- in the overall evacuation effort. To prepare for
meut of Medical Evacuation and assist during evacuation, the unit must-
Precedences
a. Insure that the tactical situation
The determination to request MEDEVAC and permits successful evacuation.
assignment of MEDEVAC 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. Assigrunent of MEDEVAC precedence
is necessary because it provides the supporting (1) Select and prepare the lending site.
medical unit and controlling headquarters with
information that is used in detern-dning 12) Brief Ws ground crew on sttfety
priorities for conunitting their evacuation Measures.
assets. For this reason. correct assignment of
precedence cannot be overemphasized: 13) Contact the pilot and receive any
overclassification remains 6 continuing supplies brought in by the aircraft.
D-31
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Document 79 f:/Week-22/BX001433/MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON/medical report 14 aug 90:12179611151420
Control Fields 17
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 # = 456
Subject = MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90
Document Seq # = 17
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 = 17-DEC-1996