EFMB EFMB Medical Evacuation & Equipment

Question 1

What does the acronym MEDEVAC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Medical Evacuation

Answer

Medical Evaluation and Care

Answer

Medical Emergency Vehicle and Care

Answer

Military Emergency Evacuation Command

Question 2

What are the nine lines of a MEDEVAC request in order (lines 1 and 2)?

Accepted Answer

Location (grid); radio frequency, call sign, and suffix

Answer

Number of patients; location and radio frequency

Answer

Type of aircraft; number of litter patients

Answer

Security at pickup site; method of marking

Question 3

In a MEDEVAC request, Line 3 describes the number and precedence of patients. What is the order of precedence from most to least urgent?

Accepted Answer

Urgent, Urgent Surgical, Priority, Routine, Convenience

Answer

Urgent, Priority, Routine, Convenience

Answer

Priority, Urgent, Routine, Convenience

Answer

Immediate, Delayed, Minimal, Expectant

Question 4

What does Line 9 of the MEDEVAC request indicate?

Accepted Answer

NBC contamination of the casualty

Answer

Number of ambulatory patients

Answer

Security at the pickup zone

Answer

Terrain description of the landing zone

Question 5

What is the standard litter used by US Army medics for field patient transport?

Accepted Answer

NATO litter (folding aluminum frame litter)

Answer

Stokes litter

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SKED litter

Answer

TALON litter

Question 6

What panel color is used to mark a casualty collection point (CCP) during daylight for visual identification from aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Orange VS-17 panel

Answer

Red panel

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Yellow panel

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Green panel