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Chapter 5 5-10 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Determining MEB training requirements for first aid and for maintaining wellness of the command. Recommending disposition instructions for captured enemy medical supplies and equipment. Submitting to the supporting medical brigade (support) and higher headquarters surgeon. Coordinating and synchronizing— Health education and combat lifesaver training for the MEB. The mass casualty plan developed by the S-3. Medical care of detainees and civilians in the MEB operations area. The treatment of sick, injured, or wounded Soldiers. Performing medical evacuation, including the use of both of the Army’s dedicated medical evacuation platforms (air and ground). Coordinating medical logistics, including Class VIII resupply, blood management, and medical maintenance. Creating health-related reports and battlefield statistics. Collecting and analyzing operational data for on-the-spot adjustments in the medical support structure and for use in post operations combat and materiel development studies. Brigade Surgeon Section 5-44. The brigade surgeon section assists the surgeon with the responsibilities listed above. The brigade surgeon section monitors and tracks operations with medical communications for combat casualty care for applicable automated systems and provides updated information to the surgeon and the SPO chief for building HSS and FHP capabilities to meet the MEB medical requirements identified by the surgeon. Other functions include— Planning for the AHS support for the MEB units. Identifying and coordinating through the division surgeon section and as authorized directly with medical brigade elements to support the requirements of the MEB. Coordinating and managing medical evacuation and treatment capabilities. Coordinating and managing Class VIII resupply capabilities and ensuring that medical support is integrated and synchronized with the MEB operational support plan. 5-45. The brigade surgeon section is normally staffed with medical operations officers and a medical operations noncommissioned officer. The primary function of this brigade surgeon section is medical planning to ensure that adequate AHS support is available and provided in a timely and efficient manner for the MEB and its attached units. This brigade surgeon section coordinates with the division surgeon section and, as authorized, with the medical brigade for the placement and support requirements of medical units and elements located in the MEB operations area. 5-46. The medical treatment team is assigned to the brigade surgeon section and supports the MEB headquarters. The team provides Role 1 AHS support for MEB headquarters personnel. The medical treatment leader is a physician assistant and works under the supervision of the MEB surgeon. Medical Evacuation 5-47. Medical evacuation provides en route care and emergency medical care. En route medical care enhances the Soldier’s prognosis, reduces long-term disability, and provides a vital linkage between the roles of care necessary to sustain the patient during transport. Most units assigned/attached to the MEB have organic ground evacuation capability. The MEB sustainment medical operations officer should coordinate medical evacuation for those units assigned or attached to the MEB that does not have an organic evacuation capability.