COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
◉ health threat. Answer: a 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.)
◉ disease, occupational and environmental health hazards,
poisonous or toxic flora and fauna, and physiologic and
psychological stressors. Answer: What are the categories of health
threats?
◉ Health Service Support. Answer: defined as 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.
◉ Patient care, medical evacuation, and medlog. Answer: What are
the three components of HSS?
◉ patient care. Answer: medical treatment (including the treatment
of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) patients),
,hospitalization, the treatment aspects of dental care, Behavioral
health/ neuropsychiatric treatment and clinical lab services
◉ Force Health Protection (FHP). Answer: Measures to promote,
improve, or conserve, the mental and physical well-being of Service
members. These measures enable a healthy and fit force, prevent
injury and illness, and protect the force from health hazards.
◉ Operational health, Vet services (food inspection and zoonotic
diseases too), combat and operational stress control (COSC), dental
services, and lab services and support. Answer: What does FHP
consist of?
◉ Army Health System. Answer: What is the all encompassing term
used to describe both the HSS and FHP aspects of Army Medicine?
◉ Tactical Evacuation, Tactical Field Care, and Care Under Fire.
Answer: What does TC3 stand for?
◉ Tactical Evacuation Care. Answer: Medical treatment given once
casualty has been picked up by CASEVAC or MEDEVAC. Primary and
secondary injuries treated.
◉ Tactical Field Care. Answer: Medical treatment given in a tactical
environment when no longer under hostile fire.
,◉ Care Under Fire. Answer: Medical treatment given while under
effective enemy fire
◉ conformity, proximity, flexibility, mobility, continuity, control.
Answer: What are the 6 principles of the army health system?
◉ conformity. Answer: the medical plan is conformed with the
operation plan
◉ proximity. Answer: medical assets are at the right place right time
◉ flexibility. Answer: Able to change or be changed according to
circumstances
◉ mobility. Answer: assets remain in supporting distance to
maneuver units
◉ continuity. Answer: moving the patient through progressive,
phased roles of care
◉ Control. Answer: ensure that scarce resources are efficiently
employed
, ◉ Role 1. Answer: Battalion Aid Station & Below
◉ Immediate lifesaving measures
• Self-aid, buddy aid, combat lifesaver
• EMT / ATM
• Medic, Physician, Physician Assistant
• Medical evacuation. Answer: What are the capabilities of a role 1?
◉ Role 2. Answer: medical company BSMC or ASMC
◉ -xray, lab, dental support
-preventive medicine
-patient hold
-ATM
-med log
-medical evacuation
-physical therapy
-pharmacy
100% self mobile. Answer: What are the capabilities of a role 2?
◉ Role 3. Answer: field hospital