MEDICAL ETHICS AND DETAINEE
OPERATIONS BASIC COURSE EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before a detainee can be transferred from a Role 2 to a Role 3 medical unit, what conditions
must be met? Select all that apply. - ANS Transfer must be authorized by accepting physician
Detainee must be medically stable
Each medical treatment facility commander certifies that the transfer documentation for the
detainee is complete
Members of the ICRC arrive to perform an inspection of the medical treatment areas of the
detainee facility and ask to visit patients and view medical data. What should you do? -
ANS You forward the request for access to the facilities through your Chain of Command
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the role healthcare personnel would play
in interrogations? Select all that apply. - ANS Healthcare personnel are prohibited from
assisting detainee interrogation teams
Medical personnel who help interrogation team should not be a part of the healthcare team
Which of the duties listed below are owed to Enemy Prisoner of War in accordance with the
Geneva Conventions? - ANS All of the answers are correct
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, Detainees with symptoms of infectious diseases or identified medical conditions that require
daily medication should be front-loaded for processing. - ANS True
During a detainee ground transfer, healthcare personnel are in charge of a detainee's restraints.
- ANS False
Only Geneva Conventions III has an Article 3 that states that the following acts are, and shall
remain, prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever: violence to life and person, in
particular cruel treatment and torture, and outrages upon personal dignity, in particular
humiliating and degrading treatment. - ANS False
The detaining forces have an obligation to provide certain groups with either medical care or to
ensure that they have access to medical care. Which group should be ensured access to care? -
ANS Civilian Population
Who makes the determination whether an autopsy will be conducted after the death of a
detainee? - ANS Armed Forces Medical Examiner
One of the detainees in your treatment facility is about to be released from detention and has
requested a copy of his medical records. What should you do? - ANS Give him a copy which
has had the unit and healthcare provider personal information edited
Healthcare personnel are obligated to: - ANS Report any claims of detainee sexual abuse or
torture
Reprisals or acts which are usually violations of war may NEVER be taken to: - ANS Take
revenge on the opponent
When specialty care is available to coalition forces, specialty care should also be available to
detainees in theater. - ANS True
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OPERATIONS BASIC COURSE EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before a detainee can be transferred from a Role 2 to a Role 3 medical unit, what conditions
must be met? Select all that apply. - ANS Transfer must be authorized by accepting physician
Detainee must be medically stable
Each medical treatment facility commander certifies that the transfer documentation for the
detainee is complete
Members of the ICRC arrive to perform an inspection of the medical treatment areas of the
detainee facility and ask to visit patients and view medical data. What should you do? -
ANS You forward the request for access to the facilities through your Chain of Command
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the role healthcare personnel would play
in interrogations? Select all that apply. - ANS Healthcare personnel are prohibited from
assisting detainee interrogation teams
Medical personnel who help interrogation team should not be a part of the healthcare team
Which of the duties listed below are owed to Enemy Prisoner of War in accordance with the
Geneva Conventions? - ANS All of the answers are correct
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, Detainees with symptoms of infectious diseases or identified medical conditions that require
daily medication should be front-loaded for processing. - ANS True
During a detainee ground transfer, healthcare personnel are in charge of a detainee's restraints.
- ANS False
Only Geneva Conventions III has an Article 3 that states that the following acts are, and shall
remain, prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever: violence to life and person, in
particular cruel treatment and torture, and outrages upon personal dignity, in particular
humiliating and degrading treatment. - ANS False
The detaining forces have an obligation to provide certain groups with either medical care or to
ensure that they have access to medical care. Which group should be ensured access to care? -
ANS Civilian Population
Who makes the determination whether an autopsy will be conducted after the death of a
detainee? - ANS Armed Forces Medical Examiner
One of the detainees in your treatment facility is about to be released from detention and has
requested a copy of his medical records. What should you do? - ANS Give him a copy which
has had the unit and healthcare provider personal information edited
Healthcare personnel are obligated to: - ANS Report any claims of detainee sexual abuse or
torture
Reprisals or acts which are usually violations of war may NEVER be taken to: - ANS Take
revenge on the opponent
When specialty care is available to coalition forces, specialty care should also be available to
detainees in theater. - ANS True
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