AMEDD BOLC Midterm Exam
with Questions and Correct
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Two operational environment threats - Answer-Health and general
Health threat - Answer-potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational,
and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic diseases; and employment of
CBRN weapons
Health Service support (HSS) - Answer-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.
Three components: casualty care, MEDEVAC, medical logistics
Force health protection - Answer-measures to promote, improve, or conserve the
mental and physical well-being of Soldiers. These measures enable a healthy and fit
force, prevent injury and illness, and protect the force from health hazards and includes
the prevention aspects of a number of AMEDD functions.
Tactical combat care - Answer-Tactical evacuation, tactical field care, care under fire
Principals of the army health system - Answer-Conformity
Proximity
Flexibility
Mobility
Continuity
Control
Roles of medical care - Answer-Role I: BN aid station and below
Role II: Medical company
Role III: Field hospital
Role IV: brick and mortar, definitive care
Role I Medical care - Answer-- First care a soldier gets
- self/buddy aid
- PAs, physician, combat medic
Role II medical care - Answer-- dental, lab, X-rays
- patient holding up to 72 hrs
- preventative med, PT
, - brigade medical supply office
Role III medical care - Answer-- operating rooms
- resuscitation
- provided by the combat support hospital
Role IV medical care - Answer-- brick and mortar
- in safe havens (CONUS, VA, OCONUS army bases)
- definitive care
Army health system mission command - Answer-1. Partnerships
2. Health care and the Command Surgeon in Joint Operations
3. Primary tasks of Mission Command Functions
4. Mission Command Organizations
5. Medical Commander, Command Surgeon, and Line Commander Responsibilities
Partnerships - Answer-- other nations
- our own nation
- soldiers and their families
- tactical commander and operational army
Health care and the Command Surgeon in Joint Operations - Answer-- special officer
that heads up AHS planning
- expert on AHS subject matter
- NOT a commander
- ensures medical planning and matters are taken care of correctly
Primary tasks of Mission Command Functions - Answer-- mission command
- communications and computers
- task organization
- medical intelligence
- technical supervision
- regional focus
Mission command organizations - Answer-- medical command (deployment support)
- medical brigade (support)
- medical battalion (multifunctional)
Medical Commander, Command Surgeon, and Line Commander Responsibilities -
Answer-- medical commander: exercises mission command over his subordinate
medical resources
- Command surgeon: designated at all levels of command. special staff officer charged
with planning for and executing the AHS mission
- Line commander: Health promotion is a leadership program that encompasses the
assets of educational, environmental, and AHS support services that enable individuals
to increase control over and improve their health in support of Army well-being
with Questions and Correct
Answers
Two operational environment threats - Answer-Health and general
Health threat - Answer-potential enemy actions; adverse environmental, occupational,
and geographic and meteorological conditions; endemic diseases; and employment of
CBRN weapons
Health Service support (HSS) - Answer-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.
Three components: casualty care, MEDEVAC, medical logistics
Force health protection - Answer-measures to promote, improve, or conserve the
mental and physical well-being of Soldiers. These measures enable a healthy and fit
force, prevent injury and illness, and protect the force from health hazards and includes
the prevention aspects of a number of AMEDD functions.
Tactical combat care - Answer-Tactical evacuation, tactical field care, care under fire
Principals of the army health system - Answer-Conformity
Proximity
Flexibility
Mobility
Continuity
Control
Roles of medical care - Answer-Role I: BN aid station and below
Role II: Medical company
Role III: Field hospital
Role IV: brick and mortar, definitive care
Role I Medical care - Answer-- First care a soldier gets
- self/buddy aid
- PAs, physician, combat medic
Role II medical care - Answer-- dental, lab, X-rays
- patient holding up to 72 hrs
- preventative med, PT
, - brigade medical supply office
Role III medical care - Answer-- operating rooms
- resuscitation
- provided by the combat support hospital
Role IV medical care - Answer-- brick and mortar
- in safe havens (CONUS, VA, OCONUS army bases)
- definitive care
Army health system mission command - Answer-1. Partnerships
2. Health care and the Command Surgeon in Joint Operations
3. Primary tasks of Mission Command Functions
4. Mission Command Organizations
5. Medical Commander, Command Surgeon, and Line Commander Responsibilities
Partnerships - Answer-- other nations
- our own nation
- soldiers and their families
- tactical commander and operational army
Health care and the Command Surgeon in Joint Operations - Answer-- special officer
that heads up AHS planning
- expert on AHS subject matter
- NOT a commander
- ensures medical planning and matters are taken care of correctly
Primary tasks of Mission Command Functions - Answer-- mission command
- communications and computers
- task organization
- medical intelligence
- technical supervision
- regional focus
Mission command organizations - Answer-- medical command (deployment support)
- medical brigade (support)
- medical battalion (multifunctional)
Medical Commander, Command Surgeon, and Line Commander Responsibilities -
Answer-- medical commander: exercises mission command over his subordinate
medical resources
- Command surgeon: designated at all levels of command. special staff officer charged
with planning for and executing the AHS mission
- Line commander: Health promotion is a leadership program that encompasses the
assets of educational, environmental, and AHS support services that enable individuals
to increase control over and improve their health in support of Army well-being
