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Primary blast injury - Caused by blast overpressure (wave) from an explosion, causes damage to hollow
organs.
Secondary blast injury - Caused by debris or shrapnel from an explosion
Tertiary blast injury - When casualty is blown into a solid object and suffers blunt trauma.
Tactical Indications spinal immobilization - Motor Vehicle crash, falls greater than 15ft, IED blast
involving MRAP vehicle.
Enemy Fire - Single most significant obstacle to medic's ability to provide care.
Medical equipment limitations - You only have what you can carry in your aid bag
The X - Place where casualty went down, was wounded in battle, "hot spot", "point of wounding",
immediate danger area.
Care under fire phase - Care rendered by medic at scene of injury while he and casualty are still under
effective hostile fire.
Tactical field care phase - Care rendered by the medic once he and the casualty no longer under
effective hostile fire, when there is no hostile fire, treatment occurs in a combat environment.
Tactical evacuation care phase - Care rendered once casualty has been picked up by aircraft, vehicle, or
boat.
Medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) - Encompasses collecting wounded, sorting (triage), prioritizing for evac,
providing evac mode (transportation), perform emergency medical interventions and care en route.
Lines 1-5 must be transmitted to get MEDEVAC started. Lines 6&9 change in wartime and peacetime.
, Casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) - Movement of casualties aboard nonmedical vehicles or aircraft.
Level 1- First responder capability - Immediate front line clinical care, stabilization by primary health
care provider. Combat medics, Combat life saver
Level 2 - Forward Resuscitative care capability - Stability surgery. Med Company
Level 3 - Theater Hospitalization Capability - Theater hospitals providing in theater medical/surgical care.
Combat support hospital
Level 4 - Definitive care capability outside combat zone - Convalescent, restorative, rehab. CONUS and
OCONUS
Level 5 - CONUS DOD hospitals - Restorative, rehab, provide soldier max return of function. DOD
hospital, VA hospital.
Battlefield documentation - Part of soldiers official and permanent medical record, used to document
medical care given in theater of operations, aids medical treatment staff by having record of care
initiated and rendered in field, prevent med overdose, alerts MTF any special casualty care needs,
provides record of care given.
DD form 1380 - Field medical card, has copper wire that attaches to casualty, reviewed and signed by
MO, complete at minimum blocks 1,3,4, 7, 9, and 11. Time permits complete blocks 2, 5, 6, 8 and 12-17
DD form 7656 - casualty card (TC3)
Priority I: Urgent - emergency cases evacuated as soon as possible, requires evac within a max of 1hr
Priority IA: Urgent-Surgical - Casualties who must receive far-forward surgical intervention, save life and
stabilize casualty
