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Medical Support 18 June 2020 8-9 hospital admissions. In addition, the patient-holding facility serves as a patient-overflow recovery area for a forward resuscitative surgical team. Evacuation Platoon The BSMC’s evacuation platoon performs ground evacuation and enroute patient care for the supported units. The evacuation platoon consists of a platoon headquarters, an area support evacuation section, and a forward evacuation section. Platoon assets are located where they can best respond to requirements. The evacuation platoon leader directs ground evacuation of patients. The platoon provides ground ambulance evacuation support for the maneuver battalions and to other units receiving area medical support from the BSMC. The platoon establishes and maintains contact with supported units and forward deployed treatment squads/teams of the BSMC. They perform route reconnaissance and develop and issue all necessary evacuation routes, navigational information, and graphic control measures. The platoon receives evacuation requests from supported units, coordinates, and establishes ambulance exchange points for both air and ground ambulances. The evacuation squads provide ground ambulance evacuation of patients from forward areas to the BSMC Role 2 medical treatment facility. Evacuation squad personnel perform emergency medical treatment, evacuate patients, and provide for their continued care enroute. They maintain supply levels for the ambulance medical equipment sets and ensure that appropriate property exchanges of medical items (such as litters and blankets) are made at sending and receiving Role 2 medical treatment facilities. MANEUVER BATTALION MEDICAL PLATOON AND BATTALION AID STATION The medical platoon is organic to the maneuver battalion. The mission of the medical platoon is to provide Role 1 medical support to the maneuver element. Medical platoons in BCTs have a headquarters section, medical treatment squad, ambulance squad, and combat medic section. The medical platoon has different quantity and types of vehicles, configuration of medical equipment sets, and number of personnel assigned depending on the type of BCT (armored, infantry, or Stryker). The medical platoon is dependent upon the maneuver elements to which it is assigned for all logistic support with the exception of class VIII supplies. The BSB distributes class VIII, medical supplies, by means of LOGPAC or other methods of resupply through the combat trains to the maneuver battalions’ medical platoons and its company combat medics, medical treatment team, and medical evacuation squad. Other functional and multi-functional brigades, including the field artillery brigade, the MEB, and the combat aviation brigades’ organic medical platoons, have the same Role 1 mission and are similar in design of the medical platoons in the BCTs. However, the medical platoons of the maneuver forces in functional and multi-functional brigades are configured to meet the requirements of the specific design of the supported brigades, and each platoon is slightly different. Additionally, the functional and multi-functional brigades outside of the BCT do not have an organic Role 2 capability. These brigades rely on a medical company (area support) or higher medical unit to provide Role 2 medical treatment facility and capability. See ATP 4-02.3 for specific medical capabilities organic to functional and multi-functional brigades outside of the BCT. Non-medical personnel performing first aid procedures help the combat medic. First aid is administered by an individual either as self-aid or buddy aid. A combat lifesaver provides enhanced first aid. Unit-level medical care provided at Role 1, battalion aid station, is the first medical care a Soldier receives. Role 1 care includes immediate lifesaving measures, disease and non-battle injury prevention, combat and operational stress control preventive measures, and patient location and acquisition. Role 1 also includes medical evacuation from supported units or at the point of injury and treatment provided by designated combat medics or treatment squads. Treatment at Role 1 military treatment facilities are those measures necessary for the patient to return to duty or to stabilize the patient and allow for evacuation to the next role of care. These measures include maintaining the airway, stopping bleeding, preventing shock, protecting wounds, immobilizing fractures, and other emergency measures. The battalion aid station is under TACON of the battalion S-4. To reduce ambulance turnaround time in providing advanced trauma management to patients, the battalion aid station may place its treatment teams as close to maneuvering companies as tactically feasible. The battalion S-4 closely coordinates locations for the forward positioning of medical treatment elements with the battalion S-3. This coordination ensures their ATP 4-90