The Sked Rescue System

1. The Sked Rescue System • Primary Use: Ground Evacuations, sit down missions, water rescue and hoist extractions. • Tensile Strength: 400lbs • ACL: 1 WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

2. Pictured: UH-60, Sked Rescue System WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

3. All Litters • Tensile Strength:400Lbs • ACL :1 Warrior Training Center WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

4. QUESTIONS? WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

5. Patient Classification by Precedence 1. URGENT:Immediate evacuation is necessary to save LIFE, LIMB or EYESIGHT within two hours. 1A.URGENT SURGICAL:Must receive far forward surgical intervention to save life and stabilize casualty for further evacuation. 2.PRIORITY:Evacuation is required as soon as possible. LIFE, LIMB or EYESIGHT is not in immediate danger. Evacuation should be within four hours. 3. ROUTINE:Evacuation is required, but it may be delayed up to TWENTY FOUR hours. 4. CONVENIENCE:Evacuation is not urgent nor priority, but it is required so as not to endanger the accomplishment of the unit tactical mission. WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

6. 9 Line Request for Aeromedevac • 2 Established forms of the Nine Line • Combat / Peacetime • 2 Units that must be contacted • Range Control (Peacetime) • Medevac Unit (Combat) WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

7. LINE 1 6 digit grid coordinate of the pick up zone to include grid zone designators. 51 52 53 92 91 90 PW513907 WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

8. LINE 2 Call Signs, Frequencies, and Suffix ( pri.& alt.) WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

9. LINE 3 Number of patients by precedence 1. URGENT 1A. URGENT–SURGICAL 2. PRIORITY 3. ROUTINE 4. CONVENIENCE WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

10. LINE 4 Special equipment required Jungle Forest Penetrator, Kendrick’s Extraction Device, Sked Rescue System, etc. WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

11. LINE 5 Number of patients by type - Litter - Ambulatory Lines 1 – 5 are required to get the MEDEVAC A/C airborne Lines 6 – 9 can be sent while the MEDEVAC A/C is en route WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

12. LINE 6 Situation WARTIMEPEACETIME Security of the pickup Number and type of wounds siteinjuries, and illnesses • N-No Enemy in Area • P-Possible Enemy in Area • E-Enemy in Area • X-Enemy in Area, Armed Escort Required WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

13. LINE 7 Method of marking DAYNIGHT VS-17 panel Lights Signalman Pen Flares Smoke Strobes WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

14. LINE 8 Patient nationality and status U.S. Military U.S. Civilian Non U.S. Military Non U.S. Civilian EPW WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

15. LINE 9 Situation WARTIME PEACETIME -NBC contamination -Terrain description -Report type of agents WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

16. 1- Medevac Control this is AA1, I have a medevac request, over. 2-AA1 this is Medevac control go ahead with message, over. 3- Medevac control this is AA1, message is as follows, Line 1: GL123456, Line 2: I am AA1 primary freq is 46.8500, Line 3: 4 Urgent, Line 4: High performance utility hoist, Line 5: 4 litter, end of request how do you copy, over. 4-AA1 this is Medevac control, that is a good copy, there is a medevac unit in route, over. WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

17. 5-AA1 this is Dustoff, over 6- Dustoff this is AA1 go ahead with message, over. 7-AA1 this is Dustoff, we are in route to your location proceed with lines 6-9 of the request, over. 8- Dustoff this is AA1 Line 6: Papa, Line 7: Yellow smoke, Line 8: U.S. Military, Line 9: None, end of message, how do you copy, over. 9- AA1 this is Dustoff, that is a good copy ETA is approx. 5m, over. 10- Dustoff this is AA1 continue approach for visual identification, over. WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

18. QUESTIONS? WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER

19. Introduction to Aero Medical EvacuationSummary History Terms Capabilities Type of Aircraft used and characteristics Methods of Casualty Extraction Equipment 9 Line Request for Aero Medical Evacuation WARRIOR TRAINING CENTER