Evacuate Casualties Reviews
Ground Ambulance
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&pageText=Ground ambulances are vehicles designed for or converted to carrying patients. They are dedicated assets to be used solely for the medical mission. These vehicles are organic to combat support hospital units that evacuate casualties by ground ambulance. These vehicles are equipped with a message entry system designed for use in these ambulances. A three-man squad is required to load and unload the ambulance. The procedures for loading casualties into a ground ambulance are to:& &popText=& &popText1=Make sure each litter casualty is secured to his or her litter.
Note: Ground ambulances have medical specialists to take care of the casualties during evacuation. Follow any special instructions for loading, securing, or unloading casualties.& &popText2=Separate the casualties so that the most seriously injured are loaded last so they will be the first to be off-loaded.& &popText3=Load the casualties head first rather than feet first using a three-man litter squad. This will allow for the casualties to be transported with his or her head in the direction of travel. The sequence for loading is upper right, lower right, upper left, and lower left.& &popText4=Make sure that each litter is secured to the vehicle.& &label1=Secure casualties to litters& &label2=Load most serious casualty last& &label3=Load casualties head first& &label4=Secure litters to vehicle&