Joint Publication 4-10 Appendix B Patient Movement Flashcards
What term is used by all services and refers to the unregulated movement of casualties aboard ships, vehicles or aircraft?
CASEVAC
What term refers to USA, USN, USMC, USAF and USCG patient movement using predesignated tactical or logistic aircraft, boats, ships, and other watercraft?
MEDEVAC
Who sets the theater patient movement policy for contingency planning?
Geographic Combatant Commander(GCC) in conjunction with the supporting commanders
Who is the single point manager for intertheater and US patient movement services?
USTRANSCOM - US Transportation Command
Who is responsible for patient movement within theater?
GCC
Who validates patient movement requests, maintains visibility of bed availability and medical capability within the theater, regulates patients to the appropriate MTFs for continued medical care, and determines the mode of transportation?
PMRC (patient movement requirements center)
Who is responsible for developing intratheater patient movement policies in coordination with the Service component evacuation representatives?
Joint Force Surgeon (JFS)
What is the abbreviation PMI?
Patient Movement Items
What are the categories of Evacuation Precedence?
Priority I - urgent Priority IA - urgent surgical Priority II - Priority Priority III - Routine Priority IV - Convenience
Within how many hours should an Urgent/Urgent surgical patient be evacuated?
1 hour
Within how much time should a priority patient be evacuated?
4 hours
Within how much time should a routine patient be evacuated?
24 hours
What is the USAF lead command for Aeromedical Evacuation(AE)?
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
