Roles (levels/echelons Flashcards
(35 cards)
What level of care is the First medical care military personnel received?
Level 1
Level 1 care includes what three things?
- Self-aid and buddy aid
- Combat lifesaver
- Medical Personnel
What are examples of level 1 care?
- Battalion Aid Station
- Cruisers, Destroyers
What level of care is the initial resuscitative care is the primary objective of care at this level ?
level 2
What is the larges level 2 CRTS ship?
LHD
What is an example of level 2 care?
- Casualty Receiving and Treat Ships (CRTS).
- Medical Battalion (MEDBN)
- Shock Trauma Platoon (STP)
- Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suit (FRSS)
What are the Three types of CRTS(s)?
- LHD (Largest).
- LHA
- CVN
What provides SURGICAL care for the Marine Expeditionary Forces?
MEDBN (level 2)
What is a small forward unit with one physician SUPPORT the MEF, specialization, and casualty evacuation, but DOES NOT have surgical capabilities?
STP (level 2)
What is a forward surgical suite developed due to the medical battalion being too large?
Forward REsuscitative Surgical Suite FRSS (level 2)
What is a light, highly mobile medical unit designed to support lane maneuver formations? Conducts advanced resuscitation procedures up to damage control surgery?
Role 2 light maneuver (R2LM)
What provides basic secondary healthcare built around primary surgery, intensive care unit, and ward beds?
Role 2 Enhanced (R2E)
What is the highest level of care available within a combat zone?
Level 3
What are level 3 examples?
- Fleet Hospitals
- Hospital Ships (USNS Comfort/USNS Mercy)
What level of care definitive medical care is the primary objective at this level?
Level 4
What are examples of level 4?
OCONUS Hospitals
1. NH Yokosuka
2. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
What level of care restorative and rehabilitative care is the primary objective of care at this level?
Level 5
What are examples of level 5 ?
CONUS Hospital
1. NMC SD
2. Walter Reed National Medical Center
What are the types of evacuations of casualties?
- Medical Evacuation ( MEDEVAC)
- Casualty Evacuation ( CASEVAC)
- Aeromedical Evacuation ( AE)
What are the 4 types of litter used to transport casualties?
- Standard Litter
- Stokes Litter ( Most commonly used litter onboard ships.)
- SKED Litter
- Improvised Litter
Methods of ground evacuation (3)?
- M997 Ambulance
- M1035 Ambulance
- MK 23 & 7 Ton
What are the methods of air evacuation (9)?
- UH 60 Blackhawk
- SH-60 B Seahawk
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- CH-53 D/E Sea Stallion
- CH-1 Huey
- MV-22 Osprey
- C-2 (COD) Greyhound
- P-3 Prion
- C-130 Hercules
What are the MEDEVAC/CASEVAC Priorities?
- Urgent: Within 2 hours.
- Priority: Within 4 hours
- Routine: Within 24 Hours
Examples of Urgent casualty patients?
- Cardiorespiratory Distress
- Uncontrolled Hemorrhage
- Shock not responding to IV therapy
- Head injuries with signs of increased ICP
- Extremities with neurovascular compromise