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Medical Support 18 June 2020 8-5 BCT Medical Operations Officer The BCT medical operations officer, is on the brigade surgeon’s staff. The BCT medical operations officer is responsible for establishing priorities of medical support across the BCT and the BCT-level mass casualty plan. Additionally, the BCT medical planner is responsible for maintaining a running estimate to assess the medical plan, Role 1, 2, and 3 medical treatment facilities, and medical equipment maintenance plan in coordination with the brigade support medical office. SPO Medical Operations The SPO medical planner is the primary staff officer on the BSB staff who helps the SPO officer with planning and synchronizing medical support operations, integrating medical enablers, and coordinating with the brigade staff. The SPO medical logistics officer is the primary staff officer on the BSB staff who helps the SPO officer with materiel management of medical supplies, medical equipment maintenance and coordinating with the brigade staff. The medical operations officer, the medical logistics officer, and medical operations sergeant, in coordination with the BSB SPO, provide planning and oversight of medical support tasks. The medical operations officer in the SPO section is responsible for the finalizing, synchronizing, and resourcing of the medical plan created by the brigade surgeon section. The medical operations officer must consider placement of all medical support assets in the brigade and develop the medical evacuation plan for the BCT. They also coordinate the ordering, receipt, and distribution of class VIII products in the BCT. The section coordinates with the brigade surgeon cell and, as appropriate, division surgeon sections for all medical support issues affecting the brigade. The medical operations officer is directly responsible for providing medical operations guidance and status to the BSB Commander. Battalion Field Medical Assistant The field medical assistant, is the primary medical planner for the medical platoon of a maneuver battalion. The medical platoon, under the direction of the battalion surgeon, provides class VIII resupply of the battalion. The field medical assistant operates the platoon headquarters. The battalion surgeon is responsible for both of the operational and clinical activities conducted by the medical platoon, battalion aid station Role 1 operations, and advises the commander on issues concerning the health of the command. While the MTOE assigns the battalion surgeon as the medical platoon leader, the field medical assistant may function as the platoon leader in their stead and is the principal medical planner for the battalion to enable the battalion surgeon to focus on patient care and treatment. The field medical assistant works with the BCT medical planners to synchronize and integrate the battalion’s medical coverage, evacuation plan, and other medical operations with the BCT’s overall medical operations and plans. The field medical assistant coordinates the battalion’s medical plan with the SPO section and brigade surgeon section to identify shortfalls and generate a common operational picture for medical assets, ambulance exchange points and casualty collection points, treatment facility locations, and other medical assets for the BCT. MEDICAL UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS The focus of the medical effort at the BCT level and below is to rapidly locate, acquire, treat, stabilize, and evacuate patients. Medical personnel treat and stabilize patients for medical evacuation to a medical treatment facility staffed and equipped to provide the required medical treatment or returned to duty within 72 hours. Roles 1 and 2 medical assets also support force health protection measures to avoid or mitigate the adverse effects of disease and non-battle injuries and promote the health of deployed forces. BRIGADE SUPPORT MEDICAL COMPANY The role of the BSMC is to provide coordinated and synchronized medical support to all units operating in the BSA. The BMSC provides Role 2 medical area support to the BCT. It supports other units operating in or traversing through the BCT AO that do not have organic medical assets. Units operating or traversing through the BSA must coordinate with the BSMC in order for the company to plan for the additional personnel requiring support. ATP 4-90