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FM/BS-181 · v1.03
Chain of command in a mass casualty incident
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v1.02
MERT Officer>SF Medic or Platoon Medic>MERT Technician>Squad Medic/MERT Assistant>Combat Medic>CLS
In any instance where there are active casualties the senior medic on scene should be coordinating medical activities. This is particularly important for CCP’s as often it is a lack of coordination which results in longer down time for both casualties and the wider units they belong to.
Therefore the following hierarchy exists, broadly following the associated tiers for a given role:
In an instance where multiple medical personnel on the same tier are present (eg. a combat medic and a MERT assistant) whomever was initially coordinating the area eg. arrived first continues to do so.
v1.03
As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:
follow the following organizational hierarchy:MERT officer
SF medic or platoon medic
MERT technician
MERT assistant or squad medic
Combat medic
Combat life saver
execute the tasks given by those above in the hierarchy
give tasks to those below in the hierarchy
Old text:
MERT Officer>SF Medic or Platoon Medic>MERT Technician>Squad Medic/MERT Assistant>Combat Medic>CLS
In any instance where there are active casualties the senior medic on scene should be coordinating medical activities. This is particularly important for CCP’s as often it is a lack of coordination which results in longer down time for both casualties and the wider units they belong to.
Therefore the following hierarchy exists, broadly following the associated tiers for a given role:
In an instance where multiple medical personnel on the same tier are present (eg. a combat medic and a MERT assistant) whomever was initially coordinating the area eg. arrived first continues to do so.
As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:
follow the following organizational hierarchy:MERT officer
SF medic or platoon medic
MERT technician
MERT assistant or squad medic
Combat medic
Combat life saver
execute the tasks given by those above in the hierarchy
give tasks to those below in the hierarchy
Old text:
MERT Officer>SF Medic or Platoon Medic>MERT Technician>Squad Medic/MERT Assistant>Combat Medic>CLS
In any instance where there are active casualties the senior medic on scene should be coordinating medical activities. This is particularly important for CCP’s as often it is a lack of coordination which results in longer down time for both casualties and the wider units they belong to.
Therefore the following hierarchy exists, broadly following the associated tiers for a given role:
In an instance where multiple medical personnel on the same tier are present (eg. a combat medic and a MERT assistant) whomever was initially coordinating the area eg. arrived first continues to do so.
Where it appears
Lives in
FM/G41 Mass casualty incidents (MCI)On role cards
On 10 role cards in 1 combat area.
By combat area
