MEDICAL SUPPORT ROLES

MEDICAL SUPPORT ROLES

The term ‘role’ is used to designate the tiers of medical support 2 that integrate into a modern military operation. An apprecia tion of the capabilities and limitations of these roles is essential to improving the care of casualties at each stage. Di ff erent nations and forces will have medical support configured with some variability but, ov erall, systems are similar in order to ensure that the basic treatment, supply and evacuation needs that are essential for a military operation are available. /uni25CF Role 1 medical support provides for routine primary health care, specialised first aid, triage, resuscitation and stabilisation. It is integrated within a small unit. The capa bilities of role 1 care will depend greatly on the size of the unit and the training of the personnel within it. /uni25CF Role 2 provides an intermediate capability for the re ception and triage of casualties, as well as being able to perform resuscitation and treatment of shock to a higher technical level than role 1. It is prepared to provide ev uation from role 1 facilities. It has capability for damage control surgery (DCS) and may include a limited holding facility for the short-term holding of casualties until they can return to duty or be evacuated. /uni25CF Role 3 medical support is deployed hospital care and the elements required to support it. This includes a mission- tailored variety of clinical specialties, including primary surgery and diagnostic support. In recent conflicts role 3 facilities grew and evolved into sophisticated hard-built hospitals. Summary box 34.1 Medical support roles /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF care that cannot be deployed to the area of operations or is too time-consuming to be conducted there. It is normally provided in the country of origin or an allied nation de - pending on the location of deployment and time-lines of transfer. It is important to appreciate that these roles are highly vari - able both within and between di ff erent nations. The size and - scale of the operations as a w hole, along with predictions of both civilian and military medical requirements, will dictate the structure of the medical support.

R1– unit-level medical care including /f_i rst aid and primary health care R2 – intermediate unit for resuscitation, damage control and stabilisation R3 – deployed hospital care with multispecialty capability R4 – de /f_i nitive hospital care within the home or allied nation

MEDICAL SUPPORT ROLES

The term ‘role’ is used to designate the tiers of medical support 2 that integrate into a modern military operation. An apprecia tion of the capabilities and limitations of these roles is essential to improving the care of casualties at each stage. Di ff erent nations and forces will have medical support configured with some variability but, ov erall, systems are similar in order to ensure that the basic treatment, supply and evacuation needs that are essential for a military operation are available. /uni25CF Role 1 medical support provides for routine primary health care, specialised first aid, triage, resuscitation and stabilisation. It is integrated within a small unit. The capa bilities of role 1 care will depend greatly on the size of the unit and the training of the personnel within it. /uni25CF Role 2 provides an intermediate capability for the re ception and triage of casualties, as well as being able to perform resuscitation and treatment of shock to a higher technical level than role 1. It is prepared to provide ev uation from role 1 facilities. It has capability for damage control surgery (DCS) and may include a limited holding facility for the short-term holding of casualties until they can return to duty or be evacuated. /uni25CF Role 3 medical support is deployed hospital care and the elements required to support it. This includes a mission- tailored variety of clinical specialties, including primary surgery and diagnostic support. In recent conflicts role 3 facilities grew and evolved into sophisticated hard-built hospitals. Summary box 34.1 Medical support roles /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF care that cannot be deployed to the area of operations or is too time-consuming to be conducted there. It is normally provided in the country of origin or an allied nation de - pending on the location of deployment and time-lines of transfer. It is important to appreciate that these roles are highly vari - able both within and between di ff erent nations. The size and - scale of the operations as a w hole, along with predictions of both civilian and military medical requirements, will dictate the structure of the medical support.

R1– unit-level medical care including /f_i rst aid and primary health care R2 – intermediate unit for resuscitation, damage control and stabilisation R3 – deployed hospital care with multispecialty capability R4 – de /f_i nitive hospital care within the home or allied nation

MEDICAL SUPPORT ROLES

The term ‘role’ is used to designate the tiers of medical support 2 that integrate into a modern military operation. An apprecia tion of the capabilities and limitations of these roles is essential to improving the care of casualties at each stage. Di ff erent nations and forces will have medical support configured with some variability but, ov erall, systems are similar in order to ensure that the basic treatment, supply and evacuation needs that are essential for a military operation are available. /uni25CF Role 1 medical support provides for routine primary health care, specialised first aid, triage, resuscitation and stabilisation. It is integrated within a small unit. The capa bilities of role 1 care will depend greatly on the size of the unit and the training of the personnel within it. /uni25CF Role 2 provides an intermediate capability for the re ception and triage of casualties, as well as being able to perform resuscitation and treatment of shock to a higher technical level than role 1. It is prepared to provide ev uation from role 1 facilities. It has capability for damage control surgery (DCS) and may include a limited holding facility for the short-term holding of casualties until they can return to duty or be evacuated. /uni25CF Role 3 medical support is deployed hospital care and the elements required to support it. This includes a mission- tailored variety of clinical specialties, including primary surgery and diagnostic support. In recent conflicts role 3 facilities grew and evolved into sophisticated hard-built hospitals. Summary box 34.1 Medical support roles /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF /uni25CF care that cannot be deployed to the area of operations or is too time-consuming to be conducted there. It is normally provided in the country of origin or an allied nation de - pending on the location of deployment and time-lines of transfer. It is important to appreciate that these roles are highly vari - able both within and between di ff erent nations. The size and - scale of the operations as a w hole, along with predictions of both civilian and military medical requirements, will dictate the structure of the medical support.

R1– unit-level medical care including /f_i rst aid and primary health care R2 – intermediate unit for resuscitation, damage control and stabilisation R3 – deployed hospital care with multispecialty capability R4 – de /f_i nitive hospital care within the home or allied nation