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QRF Capabilities and Integration
Medical Communications. The Tactical Medical Support Plan includes a plan for medical communications. In formulating
this plan, the following should be considered:

COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
■ Do all Medics have radios?
■ Can a Medic contact a higher care provider for guidance?
■ Types of radios/COMSEC?
■ Medical command & control delineation
■ Callsigns/frequencies/SOI
■ Evacuation request frequencies?
■ Evacuation asset frequencies?
■ Casualty reporting/accountability?
■ What is the PACE plan (primary, alternate, contingency, emergency)?
■ Re-supply requests

Medical Re-Supply Requirements & Methods. Medical planners must develop a thorough understanding of the unit’s
normal medical equipment, supplies, load plans, and premission shortages. For the development of the medical support
plan, determinations are made regarding the equipment and supplies that will be initially carried onto the target, and a
further plan established for a first and second echelon of re-supply. The tactical medical planners should also understand
the acquisition and availability of blood products, special vaccines, antidotes, and antivenins as required.
CLASS VIII RE-SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS & METHODS
■ How do you request re-supply?
■ Resupply can be requested via line 4 of the MEDEVAC request if the configured CLS VIII has been precoordi-
nated
■ What are the re-supply methods?
É Speedballs?
É Drag-off bundles?
É CDS?
SECTION 7 ■ ■ How do you request specific line items?
Medical packing lists? Do you need to reconfigure/repack (aid bag, pelican)?

Briefs, Rehearsals, and Precombat Inspections
The operations order (OPORD) at all levels will include the tactical medical support plan. For forced-entry type missions
in which the assault force is making an initial entry into an operational area, the medical component must be extensive
and informative.
MEDICAL & CASUALTY RESPONSE OPORD BRIEFING AGENDA
■ Health threat
■ Casualty response concept of the operation
■ Key locations (CCPs, HLZs, AXPs, etc)
■ Casualty flow (to key locations to HLZ/AXP to MTF)
■ Requesting procedures (CASEVAC, MEDEVAC, assistance, re-supply, including net/freq/callsign of supporting
elements)
■ Medic callsigns/frequencies
■ Casualty accountability

222 SECTION 7 MEDICAL PLANNING & CASUALTY COLLECTION OPERATIONS