Table 1. NATO 9 Line Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Request
Line
Title
Explanation
Reason
1
Location/Pick up site
Eight or ten digit grid coordinates of pick up
site
Required to know where to pick
up the patient
2
Radio frequency, call
sign
Frequency of radio at the pickup site
Call sign of the person to be contacted at the
pickup site
Evacuation vehicle can contact
requesting unit while en route
3
Number of patients
by precedence
A—URGENT
B—URGENT-SURG
C—PRIORITY
D—ROUTINE
E—CONVENIENCE
Assist command and control in
prioritizing evacuation unit
missions
4
Special equipment
required
A—None
B—Hoist
C—Extraction equipment
D—Ventilator
Required to have needed
equipment loaded prior to
mission start
5
Number of patients
by type
L+# of patients–Litter
A+# of patients– Ambulatory (sitting)
Needed to have appropriate
number of vehicles dispatched
6
Security of pick-up
site (wartime)
N—No enemy troops in area
P—Possibly enemy troops in area (approach
with
caution)
E—Enemy troops in area (approach with
caution)
X—Enemy troops in area (armed escort
required)
For situational awareness and
planning
6
Number and type of
wound, injury or
illness (peacetime)
Specific patient information on wound type
(gunshot, blunt force, or explosive device)
Serious bleeding and patient blood type if
known
Assists evacuation personnel in
determining required treatment
and special equipment needed
7
Method of marking
pickup site
A—Panels
B—Pyrotechnic signal
C—Smoke signal
Assists the evacuation crew in
identifying the specific location of
the pick up
