ANNEX J MEDICAL SERVICES TO 1ST COSCOM

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Subject = ANNEX J MEDICAL SERVICES TO 1ST COSCOM                          

Box ID = BX000102

Folder Title = 1ST COSCOM DESERT SHIELD ADMIN   LOGISTICAL LOI  3 NOV 90                                       

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Parent Org = ARCENT      


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             c. u@g* The thrust of medical evacuation will be primarily to
         maintain hospital units at no more than 60% of available beds. This
         will be done primarily to allow units to displace for survivability on
         the battlefield. Displacement of units will be at the discretion of the
         Group/Brigade commanders who will weigh survivability vs the criticality
         of beds available for treatment.


         5. (U) MEDICAL REGULATING

             a.       The thrust of medical regulating will be to regulate
         casualties out of the combat zone into COMNZ beds. Priority of
         casualties going to the EVAC hospitals in the DHAHRAN area will be those
         casualties who will return to duty within the prescribed evacuation
         policy. Maximum use of clearing company cots will be made to take DNBI
         injuries, and to facilitate the movement of hospital units.

             b. -ttr One AELT will be prepositioned with each of the medical
         group/brigade headquarters. These AELTs will have the responsibility of
         coordinating with the Brigade AELT for evacuation missions. The PAD
         officers, through their operations sections, will coordinate with the
         Group MROs for the evacuation of casualties. Group MROs will in turn
         coordinate with the Brigade MROs who will consolidate the requests and
         coordinate with EAC.


             C. (U) The JMRO, under the supervision of the USCENTCOM surgeon,
         will regulate the movement of patients out of the USCENTCOM AOR.

             d.        44th Medical Brigade will act as ARCENT MRO until the EAC
         is fully established. The Brigade MRO will regulate the movement of
         patients into EAC medical facilities. Evacuation for division near area
         to forward hospitals will be primarily by Army aircraft. Evacuation
         from Corps medical facilities forward to facilities in the EAC area will
         be by US Air Force aircraft whenever possible.

             e.        44th Medical Brigade is responsible for medical regulating
         of USARCENT patients in the XVIII ABC AOR.

         6. (U) PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

             a. (U) A vigorous and adequate preventive medicine program(s)
         will be established and monitored by unit field sanitation teams. It is
         imperative that every company sized element or larger depart home
         station with a trained field sanitation team because of the poor
         conditions existing in the ARABIAN PENINSULA. and the large number of
         endemic diseases in the area. Particular attention will be given to:





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