Medevac

[Brunes]

Not nearly the most exciting press release ever..but it's been kinda dead in here. Needed to post something:

http://www.d8externalaffairs.com/go/doc/425/947647/

 

[pourts]

Wouldn't that technically be a cas-evac? Medevac is form one med facility to another, casevac is from somewhere to a med facility.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Wouldn't that technically be a cas-evac? Medevac is form one med facility to another, casevac is from somewhere to a med facility.

It's not always that simple. Yes, MEDEVAC is between levels of care and CASEVAC is from point of injury to first site with surgical care. However, if you've got advanced life saving equipment on board, or are a dedicated platform (Army 60's flying with a protected symbol) then even a CASEVAC mission can be considered MEDEVAC. Of course, these definitions are all because of LOAC rules, whereas inside CONUS and the USCG doing the mission means there's no need to get nit noid about it.

 

[pourts]

It's not always that simple. Yes, MEDEVAC is between levels of care and CASEVAC is from point of injury to first site with surgical care. However, if you've got advanced life saving equipment on board, or are a dedicated platform (Army 60's flying with a protected symbol) then even a CASEVAC mission can be considered MEDEVAC. Of course, these definitions are all because of LOAC rules, whereas inside CONUS and the USCG doing the mission means there's no need to get nit noid about it.

ok cool, thanks for the info.

 

[BigRed389]

And it's TACEVAC now vice CASEVAC.

 

[Brunes]

I think the not getting nitinoid about it is the right answer.

The military definition requires differentiation because there is a level of risk/harm associated with a CASEVAC that might not be the same as a MEDEVAC. Civilian MEDEVAC is far broader...Bringing any emergent medical situation to another site with some level of care.

And in this case-There was an EMT on the rig, our swimmer, and then we dropped him to a bus that took him to the hospital.

 

[RobLyman]

...Army 60's flying with a protected symbol...

We pretty much call everything we do on deployment MEDEVAC...By the way, remind me what that "protected symbol" does for us. Perhaps it should be a red crescent, or something like that.

 

[eas7888]

We pretty much call everything we do on deployment MEDEVAC...By the way, remind me what that "protected symbol" does for us. Perhaps it should be a red crescent, or something like that.

Or a bull's eye?