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18 Cards in this Set
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What are the three pillars of force health protection (FHP)?
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1. Healthy and fit force
2. Casualty prevention 3. Casualty care management |
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The force health protection pillars correlate to the National Military Strategy pillars ___, ____, and _____
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1. Shape
2. Prepare 3. Respond |
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The primary objectives of force health protection are?
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To protect the health of and and provide health service support to U.S. forces
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What is the combatant commander is responsible for?
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The execution of the FHP mission within his or her area of responsibility. The success of casualty care management with
limited medical forces in theater is directly dependent upon the combatant commander’s aggressive enforcement of the first two pillars. |
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The principles of health service support (HSS) include
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Conformity, Responsiveness, Flexibility, Mobility, Continuity, Coordination
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Definition:
Conformity |
Integrate and comply with the commander’s plan.
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Definition:
Responsiveness |
Provide timely access to HSS through
proximity or evacuation. |
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Definition:
Flexibility |
Shift HSS resources to meet changing
requirements |
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Definition
Mobility |
Anticipate the need for rapid movement of HSS resources to support combat forces during operations
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Definition:
Continuity |
Provide optimum, uninterrupted care and
treatment |
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Definition:
Coordination |
Ensure that HSS resources are efficiently employed and used effectively to support the planned
operation |
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Organization of the HSS system
is determined largely by ________ |
the joint force’s mission, the medical
threat, medical intelligence, and the theater evacuation policy. |
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Timely patient movement plays an important role in HSS. Patient movement can be by surface (land or water) or by air (rotary-wing or fixed-wing aircraft) What is the preferred patient movement?
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Air is preferred
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Intratheater patient movement is
coordinated by |
Theater Patient Movement Requirements Center (TPMRC)
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The medical estimate includes
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analysis of information pertaining to enemy intentions, allied or coalition partners’ capabilities, limitations, courses of action, environmental
factors, occupational hazards, and potential FHP consequences associated with a contemplated operation. |
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True or false. Because of the nature of their missions, special
operations units have a very limited HSS structure and a limited number of medical personnel. |
True
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To compensate for deficiencies inherent in Special Operations Forces (SOF) HSS capabilities ________
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special operations HSS planning must integrate conventional support into the concept of the special operations mission without
compromising the security and objectives. |
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True or false Effective command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems are vital to successful HSS.
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True
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