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. , Civilian contractor is responsible for all administrative procedures Oe et ee 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. *