MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box  ID: BX001433

Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

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     APPENDIX 4TO ANNEX X TO 24TH ID (M) 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 is 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 sick 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 establighegl-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 eletrenta. Unit level medical support includes preventive medicine
     activities, acquisition of the sick and wounded, Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT),
     and evacuation from the point of Illness or injury to Initial professional treatment
     at the aid station.

         d. Division-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.support.

         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 is responsible 'or 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
rs on the medical civic
     actions, 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 0-Main. The Division Surgeon will
     prepare the medical annex to Division SOP'G and operations orders.

         b. The 24 th ID (M) DISCOM is responsible for providing division-level medical
     treatment, evacuation, emergency dental care, emergency-psychiatric care, medical
     supply, and organizational medical 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 reinforqing
     medical support from Corps medical units.




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