Transcript NINE LINE MEDEVAC AND HLZ/PZ MARKING

NINE LINE MEDEVAC
AND HLZ/PZ
MARKING
ADVANTAGES OF
AEROMEDEVAC
• SPEED
• FLEXIBILITY
• ENROUTE TREATMENT
DISADVANTAGES OF
AEROMDEVAC
• WEATHER AND LIMITED VISIBILITY
• ENEMY SITUATION
• LIMITED/PRIORITY AIRCRAFT
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
REQUESTING UNIT
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LIGHTING AND MARKING OF THE P/U SITE
TACTICAL SUPPORT AND SECURITY
PATIENT PREPARATION
ASSIGNMENT OF LITTER TEAMS TO LOAD
THE AIRCRAFT
• BRIEFING PILOT OF ENEMY SITUATION
• MARKING FRIENDLY POSITIONS
• GUIDE IN AIRCRAFT
THE FORMAT
• PROVIDES A UNIFORM METHOD OF
REQUESTING A MEDEVAC FOR WOUNDED
PERSONNEL.
• ALLOWS AIR CREW TO PLAN AND PROVIDE
QUICK AND EFFECTIVE AND QUICK
RESPONSE.
• *DURING PEACETIME LINES 1-5 MUST BE
SENT IN CLEAR.
• **LINES 1-5 MUST BE SENT PRIOR TO A/C
“WHEELS UP”.
THE FORMAT
LINE 1 LOCATION OF P/U SITE
LINE 2 RADIO FREQ., CALL SIGN, AND SUFFIX OF
REQUESTING UNIT
LINE 3 NUMBER OF PATIENTS BY PRECEDENCE
LINE 4 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED
LINE 5 NUMBER OF PATIENTS BY TYPE
THE FORMAT (CONT.)
LINE 6 WARTIME: ENEMY SITUATION
PEACETIME: TYPE OF INJURY
LINE 7 METHOD OF MARKING P/U SITE
LINE 8 PATIENT NATIONALTY AND STATUS
LINE 9 WARTIME: NBC CONTAMINATION
PEACETIME: TERRAIN DESCRIPTION
LINE 1 LOCATION OF
P/U SITE
• AT LEAST 6 DIGIT GRID
• INCLUDE GRID ZONE
DESIGNATOR
LINE 2 RADIO
FREQUENCY AND
CALLSIGN
• PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE
FREQUENCY
LINE 3 NUMBER OF
PATIENTS BY
PRECEDENCE
• ENABLES AIR MEDEVAC CREW TO
ESTABLISH A PRIORITY OF WHICH
PATIENTS NEED TO BE EVECUATED
FIRST
LINE 3 NUMBER OF PATIENTS
BY PRECEDENCE
• THERE ARE 4 PRIORITIES:
• URGENT: EMERGENCY CASES THAT
NEED EVACUATION ASAP, WITHIN A
MAXIMUM OF 2 HOURS TO SAVE LIFE,
LIMB OR EYESIGHT
• URGENT SURGICAL: PATIENTS WHO
MUST RECEIVE FAR FORWARD
SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO SAVE
LIFE
LINE 3 NUMBER OF
PATIENTS BY
PRECEDENCE
• PRIORITY: SICK OR WOUNDED
PERSONNEL REQUIRING PROMPT
MEDICAL CARE
• MUST BE EVACUATED IN 4 HOURS OR
HIS CONDITION COULD DETERIORATE
TO SUCK A DEGREE THAT HE WILL
BECOME AN URGENT PRECEDENCE
LINE 3 NUMBER OF
PATIENTS BY
PRECEDENCE
• CONVENIENCE: MEDEVAC IS A
CONVENIENCE RATHER THAN A
NECESSITY
LINE 4 SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
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AIRCRAFT RESCUE HOIST
JUNGLE/FOREST PENETRATOR
SEMI RIGID LITTER
STOKES BASIC LITTER
KENDRICK EXTRACTION DEVICE
LINE 5 NUMER OF
PATIENTS BY TYPE
• NUMBER OF LITTER PATIENTS
• NUMBER OF AMBULATORY
LINE 6 (WARTIME)
• ENEMY SITUATION
– NO ENEMY TROOPS IN THE AREA
– POSSIBLE EEMY TROOPS IN THE AREA
– ENEMY IN THE AREA, APPROACH W/
CAUTION
– ENEMY TROOPS IN THE AREA, ARMED
ESCORT REQUIRED
LINE 6 (PEACETIME)
• GUNSHOT, SHRAPNEL
• BROKEN BONES
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ILLNESS
LINE 7 METHOD OF
MARKING P/U SITE
• PRACTICAL EXERCISE
LINE 8 PATIENT
NATIONALITY AND
STATUS
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U.S MILITARY
U.S CIVILIAN
NON U.S MILITARY
NON U.S CIVILIAN
PRISONER OF WAR
LINE 9 (WARTIME)
• NBC CONTAMINATION
– RADS/HOUR OR TYPE OF AGENT USED
LINE 9 (PEACETIME)
• DESCRIPTION OF TERRAIN IN
AROUND P/U SITE
HLZ MARKING
TDP SIZES
• SIZE 1: 25 Meters (all observation helos)
• SIZE 2: 35 Meters (small utility/attack)
• SIZE 3: 50 Meters (large utility/attack)
• SIZE 4: 80 Meters (all cargo helos)
• SIZE 5: 100 Meters (all sling load helos)
MARKING METHODS
DAY
• SMOKE
• FLARE
• VS-17 PANEL
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NIGHT
INVERTED “Y”
NATO “T”
OMNI DIRECTIONAL
LIGHTS
CHEM LIGHTS
FLASHLIGHTS
IR STROBE LIGHTS