LESSON ASSIGNMENT
LESSON 5
Aeromedical Evacuation.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT
Paragraphs 5-1 through 5-33.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
5-1.
Identify the normal casualty loads for air
ambulances (Blackhawk, Iroquois, and
Chinook).
5-2.
Identify the procedures for loading casualties
into air ambulances.
5-3.
Identify procedures for evacuating a casualty
using a hoist.
5-4.
Identify the information contained in an
evacuation request.
5-5.
Identify procedures for transmitting an
evacuation request over radio, including the use
of brevity codes.
5-6.
Identify procedures preparing and marking a
helicopter landing site.
5-7.
Identify procedures for guiding a helicopter to a
landing site.
SUGGESTIONS
After completing the assignment, complete the
exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises
will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
Additional information on electronic communications
can be found in FM 24-1, Combat Communications.
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