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A comprehensive overview of the army health system (ahs), focusing on the amedd bolc 223 (2025) final exam. It covers key concepts such as health threat, health support service (hss), force health protection (fhp), tactical combat casualty care (tccc), and the principles of the ahs. The document also includes detailed explanations of the different roles of care within the ahs, from role 1 to role 4, and provides insights into the role of the command surgeon in joint operations. This resource is valuable for students preparing for the amedd bolc 223 final exam, offering a structured approach to understanding the ahs and its various components.
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Health Threat - correct answer ✅composite of ongoing or potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational, and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic diseases; and employment of CBRN weapons (to include weapons of mass destruction that have the potential to affect the short- or long-term health [including psychological impact] of personnel.) Health Support Service (HSS) - correct answer ✅all support and services performed, provided, and arranged by the AMEDD to promote, improve, conserve, or restore the mental and physical well being of personnel in the Army HSS encompasses three components: •Casualty care •Medical evacuation •Medical logistics (MEDLOG) Casuality care - correct answer ✅patient treatment, hospitalization, the treatment aspects of dental care, neuropsychiatric treatment and clinical laboratory services
medical evacuation - correct answer ✅medical regulating and en route care Medical logistics (MEDLOG) - correct answer ✅all functional subcomponents and services Force Health Protection (FHP) - correct answer ✅measures to promote, improve, or conserve the mental and physical well-being of Soldiers. These measures enable a healthy and fit force, prevent injury and illness, and protect the force from health hazards and includes the prevention aspects of a number of AMEDD functions. encompasses: •Preventive medicine (PM) •Veterinary services, including food inspection and the prevention of zoonotic diseases •Combat and operational stress control (COSC) •Dental services (preventive dentistry) •Laboratory services and support
Tactical Field Care - correct answer ✅medical personnel and their casualties are no longer under effective hostile fire and medical personnel can provide more extensive patient care. In this phase, interventions directed at other life-threatening conditions, as well as resuscitation and other measures to increase the comfort of the patient may be performed. Physicians and physician assistants at battalion aid stations or during tailgate medicine support also provide advanced trauma management. Tactical Evaluation Phase - correct answer ✅casualties are being transported to a medical treatment facility (MTF) by an aircraft or vehicle and there is an opportunity to provide additional medical personnel and equipment to maintain the interventions already performed and to be prepared to deal with the potential for the patient's condition to change during the tactical evacuation Casualty evacuation - correct answer ✅unregulated movement of casualties using predesignated or opportune tactical or logistic aircraft and vehicles. These vehicles/rotary-wing aircraft are
not staffed with medical personnel for en route care (unless augmentation is planned for in the operation plan [OPLAN]). These vehicles/aircraft do not have organic medical equipment. If the combat medic is not available to provide care en route, the combat lifesaver may accompany the casualties to monitor their condition. Principles of Army Health System - correct answer ✅Conformity, Proximity, Flexibility, Mobility, Continuity and Control conformity - correct answer ✅the medical plan is conformed with the Operation plan Proximity - correct answer ✅medical assets are at the right place at the right time
Role 3 - correct answer ✅patient is treated in an MTF staffed and equipped to provide care to all categories of patients, including resuscitation, initial wound surgery, damage control surgery, and postoperative treatment. Includes: •Resuscitation, initial wound surgery, and postoperative treatment
•Must physically occupy the ground Clear - correct answer ✅A tactical mission task that requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and eliminate organized resistance within an assigned area. (FM 3-90-1) See also reduce, tactical mission task. Delay - correct answer ✅When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming decisively engaged. (ADP 3-90) disrupt - correct answer ✅1.A tactical mission task in which a commander integrates direct and indirect fires, terrain, and obstacles to upset an enemy's formation or tempo, interrupt the enemy's timetable, or cause enemy forces to commit prematurely or attack in piecemeal fashion.
Field Artillery Battalion PLT HQ Section - correct answer ✅1 Field Medical Assistant (70B) 1 PSG (68W40) Treatment Squad - correct answer ✅The medical treatment squad consists of two treatment teams that provide emergency care, ATM, and routine sick call for Soldiers assigned to supported units without organic medical support within the MCAS's AO A Team 1MD 3 Combat Medics B Team 1PA 3 Combat Medics
Evacuation Section - correct answer ✅4 Stryker MEV Ambulances 12 Combat Medics (68Ws) •4 Emergency Care SGT •4 Emergency Care SPC •4 Ambulance Drivers Combat Medic Section - correct answer ✅14 Combat Medics (68Ws) •3 Emergency Care SGT 11 Combat Medics located with the combat/maneuver forces HQ Section Responsibilities - correct answer ✅1. Mission command
Treatment Squad Capabilities - correct answer ✅Provides Role I Medical Care through use of Medical Equipment Sets (MES) Squad Consists of (2) Treatment Teams with the ability to conduct split operations Battalion Surgeon Responsibilities - correct answer ✅1.Provides Role I Medical Care: Triage, EMT, ATM, Sick Call, Combat Stress Control (As supervising physician). 2.Advises the battalion commander in regards to the health of the command and medical threats 3.Coordinates and oversees all medical training to include: CLS, 68W Sustainment, and Medical CEUs (Continuing Education Units). 4.Operates Battalion Aid Station (BAS) in direct support of battalion units 5.Assumes the role as the Medical Platoon Leader as needed 6.Oversees field medical record maintenance Battalion PA responsibilities - correct answer ✅1.Provides Role I Medical Care: Triage, EMT, ATM, Sick Call, Combat Stress Control (Assists physician).
2.Assists Surgeon in overseeing all medical training to include: CLS, 68W Sustainment, and Medical CEUs. 3.Operates Battalion Aid Station (BAS) in direct support of battalion units Evacuation Section Responsibilities - correct answer ✅1.Provides medical evacuation from Casualty Collection Point (CCP) and enroute care to the BAS 2.Provides medical evacuation and enroute care on an area basis within the battalion AOR (Positioned at the BAS) 3.Works with the Line Medics/Trauma Specialists to assist company FHP/HSS plan 4.Conducts Class VIII Re-supply from BAS to maneuver companies Maintains mission readiness of their ambulances Treatment Platoon Task Organization - correct answer ✅provides Role II FHP and reinforcing Role I FHP to assigned and attached units of the BCT (or the MCAS area of responsibility). The platoon receives, triages, treats and determines the disposition of patients. The platoon provides for ATM, general medicine and general dentistry
•Provides sick call services and initial resuscitative treatment - Advanced Trauma Management (ATM) and Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) for supported units Evacuation Platoon - correct answer ✅evacuates patients from supported units to its role 2 facility. also provides casualty evac support on an area basis for units that do not have organic evac assets Evacuation Platoon HQs - correct answer ✅•Provides mission command for evacuation platoon operations •Maintains communications to direct ground ambulance evacuation of patients •Performs route reconnaissance and develops and issues graphic overlays to all its ambulance teams •Composed of a platoon leader (70B Field Medical Assistant) and a platoon sergeant (68W40)
Brigade Medical Supply Office - correct answer ✅•The BMSO / Med Supply Section has limited Class VIII / blood management capability and will maintain a Class VIII Authorized Stockage List (ASL) for immediate resupply of high-use / critical Class VIII items •Medical units will deploy with organic MES (sufficient to sustain operations for approximately 72 hours) •Initially, Class VIII resupply will be via push packages tailored to meet the need of the BCT. Combat-configured Class VIII push packages are shipped through the Corps MEDLOG company to the BMSO every third day or based on projected casualty estimates and usage •Supported units will order supplies from the BMSO, or Stryker BCT/MCAS Medical Supply Section, by line item through DMLSS Customer Assistance Module (DCAM); BMSO / Med Supply Section routes the request to the supporting MEDLOG Company by DCAM •Upon receipt of supplies, BMSO / Medical Supply Section distributes supplies by ambulance backhaul, BSB LOGPAC, or supply point distribution from the medical company area Strategic Level Medical Logistics - correct answer ✅1.Determination of material requirements