Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook

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6 Number and Specific information regarding patient wounds by Required to assist evac personnel
type of wound, type. Report serious bleeding with patient blood in treatment and special
injury or illness type (if known) equipment needed.
(Peacetime)


7 Method of Encrypt the brevity codes. Required to assist crew in
marking pickup A- Panels identifying the pickup site. Note
site B- Pyrotechnic signal that the color of panels or smoke
C- Smoke should not be transmitted until the
D-None evac vehicle contacts the unit just
E-Other prior to its arrival. For security the
crew should identify the color and
the unit confirm.


8 Patient The number patients in each category need not Required to assist in planning for
nationality be transmitted. Encrypt only the applicable destination facilities and need for
and status brevity codes. A- US military, B- US civilian, guards. Unit requesting support
C- Non-US military, D- Non-US civilian, E- EPW should ensure that there is
English speaking representative
at the pickup site.


9 NBC Include this line only when applicable. Encrypt Required to assist in planning for
contamination the applicable brevity codes. N- Nuclear, the mission (determines which
(Wartime) B- Biological, C- Chemical evac vehicle will accomplish the
mission and when it will be
accomplished)


9 Terrain Include details of terrain features in and around Required to allow evac personnel
Description proposed LZ. If possible, describe relationship to assess approach into area.
(Peacetime) of site to prominent terrain features.

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