EAI NO. 3002
Medical Evacuation Procedures
SUBJECT:
5.
19 July 1977
Responsibilities:
a. Chief, Logistics Division, Joint Task Group is assigned overall
staff responsibility for this instruction.
b. Surgeon, U.S. Air Force Medical Team, is assigned overall technical
responsibility for the medical evacuation procedure and serves as the principal advisor to Commander, Joint Task Group on medical matters.
c.
Commander, U.S. Army Element is assigned responsibility for intra-
d.
Commander of each military element and resident manager of each
atoll medical evacuation.
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Civilian contractor is responsible for all administrative procedures
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associated with the evacuation.
e. Chief, Radiation Control Division will advise Commander, Joint Task
Group in matters involving possible radioactive contamination.
6.
Procedure:
a,
Intra-Atoll medical evacuation is primarily by Army Helicopter.
Alternate means is by fastest boat available,» considering the weather and
prevailing seas. Army Medical Evacuation Detachment will provide service
on a 24 hour basis. TO SUMMON AN ARMY MEDEVAC HELICOPTER, THE FOLLOWING
ABBREVIATED CALL PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED.
'MEDEVAC, MEDEVAC, MEDEVAC".
"BODY SNATCHER CONTROL THIS IS (CALL SIGN/NAME), I AM LOCATED ON/NEAR (NAME
OF ISLAND} (DESCRIBE TYPE AND EXTENT OF INJURY(S)". THIS FORMAT AND INSTRUCTION ARE ATTACHED TO ALL RADIOS.
b. Inter-Island emergency evacuation is primarily by aircraft in
accordance with reference B and C.
(1) Primary source of aero-medical evacuation support is the U.S. Air
Force in accordance with AFR 164-5. Movement of patients will be arranged
through the 9th Air Evacuation Control Center at Clark Air Force Base, P.I.
by calling AUTOVON 822-1101, extensions 21282, 21283, 21284. First alter-
nate sourceis PACAF AUTOVON 449-9433.
Second alternate source is 9th Air
Evacuation Control Center, Hickam Emergency Room, AUTOVON 449-5770, 449-1909.
(2), Assuming an eight hour reaction time the request for emergency
medical evacuation must reachreither source prior to 1100 hours in order to
have the‘ patient evacuated the same day.
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