WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER The Sked Rescue System Primary Use: Ground Evacuations, sit down missions,...

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The Sked Rescue System

• Primary Use: Ground Evacuations, sit down missions, water rescue and hoist extractions.

• Tensile Strength: 400lbs• ACL: 1

WARRIOR TRAINING CENTERPictured: UH-60, Sked Rescue System

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• Tensile Strength: 400Lbs

• ACL : 1

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All Litters

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Patient Classification by Precedence

1. URGENT: Immediate evacuation is necessary to save LIFE, LIMB or EYESIGHT within two hours.

1A. URGENT SURGICAL: Must receive far forward surgical intervention to save life and stabilize casualty for further evacuation.

2. PRIORITY: Evacuation is required as soon as possible. LIFE, LIMB or EYESIGHT is not in immediate danger. Evacuation should be within four hours.

3. ROUTINE: Evacuation is required, but it may be delayed up to TWENTY FOUR hours.

4. CONVENIENCE: Evacuation is not urgent nor priority, but it is required so as not to endanger the accomplishment of the unit tactical mission.

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• 2 Established forms of the Nine Line– Combat / Peacetime

• 2 Units that must be contacted– Range Control (Peacetime)– Medevac Unit (Combat)

9 Line Request for Aeromedevac

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LINE 1

6 digit grid coordinate of the pick up zone to include grid zone designators.

PW513907

51 52 53

92

91

90

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Call Signs, Frequencies,and Suffix ( pri.& alt.)

LINE 2

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Number of patients by precedence

1. URGENT

1A. URGENT–SURGICAL

2. PRIORITY

3. ROUTINE

4. CONVENIENCE

LINE 3

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Special equipment required

Jungle Forest Penetrator, Kendrick’s Extraction Device, Sked Rescue System, etc.

LINE 4

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Number of patients by type

- Litter

- Ambulatory

LINE 5

Lines 1 – 5 are required to get the MEDEVAC A/C airborne

Lines 6 – 9 can be sent while the MEDEVAC A/C is en route

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Situation

WARTIME PEACETIMESecurity of the pickup Number and type of woundssite injuries, and illnesses

N- No Enemy in AreaP- Possible Enemy in AreaE- Enemy in AreaX- Enemy in Area, Armed Escort Required

LINE 6

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Method of marking

DAY NIGHT

VS-17 panel Lights

Signalman Pen Flares

Smoke Strobes

LINE 7

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Patient nationality and status

U.S. Military

U.S. Civilian

Non U.S. Military

Non U.S. Civilian

EPW

LINE 8

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Situation

WARTIME PEACETIME

-NBC contamination -Terrain description

-Report type of agents

LINE 9

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1- Medevac Control this is AA1, I have a medevac request, over.

2- AA1 this is Medevac control go ahead with message, over.

3- Medevac control this is AA1, message is as follows, Line 1: GL123456, Line 2: I am AA1 primary freq is 46.8500, Line 3: 4 Urgent, Line 4: High performance utility hoist, Line 5: 4 litter, end of request how do you copy, over.

4- AA1 this is Medevac control, that is a good copy, there is a medevac unit in route, over.

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5- AA1 this is Dustoff, over

6- Dustoff this is AA1 go ahead with message, over.

7- AA1 this is Dustoff, we are in route to your location proceed with lines 6-9 of the request, over.

8- Dustoff this is AA1 Line 6: Papa, Line 7: Yellow smoke, Line 8: U.S. Military, Line 9: None, end of message, how do you copy, over.

9- AA1 this is Dustoff, that is a good copy ETA is approx. 5m, over.

10- Dustoff this is AA1 continue approach for visual identification, over.

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Introduction to Aero Medical Evacuation

Summary

History

Terms

Capabilities

Type of Aircraft used and characteristics

Methods of Casualty Extraction

Equipment

9 Line Request for Aero Medical Evacuation