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Appendix J – 9-LINE MEDEVAC REQUEST. Request Medical Evacuation. 081-831-0101. Conditions: Given a casualty requiring medical evacuation and a patient ...
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Conditions: Given a casualty requiring medical evacuation and a patient pickup site, request medical evacuation. Necessary equipment and materials: Operational communications equipment, medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) request format, a standard scale military map, a grid coordinate scale, and unit signal operation instructions (SOI).
Standards: Transmit a MEDEVAC request and provide all necessary MEDEVAC request information within 25 seconds.
Training and Evaluation Guide
Performance Steps
a. Determine the grid coordinates for the pickup site.
b. Obtain radio frequency, call sign, and suffix.
c. Obtain the number of patients and precedence.
d. Determine the type of special equipment required.
e. Determine the number and type (litter or ambulatory) of patients.
f. Determine the security of the pickup site.
g. Determine how the pickup site will be marked.
h. Determine patient nationality and status.
i. Obtain pickup site NBC contamination information normally obtained from the senior person or medic.
NOTE : NBC line 9 information is only included when contamination exists.
NOTE : Unless the MEDEVAC information is transmitted over secure communication systems it must be encrypted except as noted in step 3b 1.
a. Location of pickup site (line 1). (See task 071-329-1006, Navigate From One Point on the Ground to Another While Dismounted.)
b. Radio frequency, call sign, and suffix (line 2). (See task 113-305-1001, Communicate by a Tactical Radio.)
c. Number of patients by precedence (line 3).
d. Special equipment required (line 4).
e. Number of patients by type (line 5).
f. Security of pickup site (line 6).
g. Method of marking pickup site (line 7).
h. Patient nationality and status (line 8)
i. NBC contamination (line 9).
a. Contact the unit that controls the evacuation assets.
(1) Make proper contact with the intended receiver.
(2) Use effective call sign and frequency assignments from the SOI.
(3) Give the following in the clear "I HAVE A MEDEVAC REQUEST;" wait 1- seconds for response. If no response, repeat the statement.
b. Transmit the MEDEVAC information in the proper sequence.
(1) State all line item numbers in clear text. The call sign and suffix (if needed) in line 2 may be transmitted in the clear.
NOTE : Line numbers 1 through 5 must always be transmitted during the initial contact with the evacuation unit. Lines 6 through 9 may be transmitted while the aircraft or vehicle is en route.
(2) Follow the procedure provided in the Explanation column of the MEDEVAC request format to transmit other required information.
(3) Pronounce letters and numbers in accordance with appropriate radio telephone procedure.
(4) Take no longer than 25 seconds to transmit.
(5) End the transmission by stating "over."
(6) Keep the radio on and listen for additional instructions or contact from the evacuation unit.