MEDEVAC is defined as which of the following?

MEDEVAC is defined as which of the following?

• A. Transport by medical personnel of wounded, injured, or ill persons from battlefield and/or other locations to Medical Treatment Facilities
• B. Unregulated movement of casualties aboard nonmedical aircraft, vehicles, or maritime vessels
• C. Evacuation by medical personnel of healthy personnel
• D. Transportation of supplies only

Answer: (B)

MEDEVAC is transport by medical personnel of wounded, injured, or ill persons from battlefield or other locations to Medical Treatment Facilities, with medical personnel and equipment providing care en route under medical supervision. This is a planned, medically governed evacuation using dedicated medical assets to ensure patient care from the point of pick-up to arrival at the facility. The other descriptions describe movements without guaranteed medical oversight (CASEVAC), evacuating healthy personnel, or transporting supplies only, none of which meet the MEDEVAC definition.

MEDEVAC is transport by medical personnel of wounded, injured, or ill persons from battlefield or other locations to Medical Treatment Facilities, with medical personnel and equipment providing care en route under medical supervision. This is a planned, medically governed evacuation using dedicated medical assets to ensure patient care from the point of pick-up to arrival at the facility.

The other descriptions describe movements without guaranteed medical oversight (CASEVAC), evacuating healthy personnel, or transporting supplies only, none of which meet the MEDEVAC definition.