Follow the medical chain of command

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The FM outlines our core skills, policies and guides to ensure every member stands ready for the mission ahead.

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident (MCI) or casualty collection point (CCP):

•  follow this hierarchy:
  • MERT Officer or  Medical Team Leader
  • Platoon Medic
  • SF Medic
  • MERT and Medical Team Technician
  • 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

Published by SFC Kevin on 29/03/2024 at 18:40

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident (MCI) or casualty collection point (CCP):

•  follow this hierarchy:
  • MERT Officer or Combat Medical Team Leader
  • Platoon Medic
  • SF Medic
  • MERT Technician
  • 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

Published by LtCol James on 23/02/2024 at 19:40

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident (MCI) or casualty collection point (CCP):

•  follow this hierarchy:
  • MERT Officer
  • Platoon Medic
  • SF 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

Published by LtCol James on 23/02/2024 at 19:26

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:

•  follow this 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

Published by LtCol James on 23/02/2024 at 19:12

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:

•  follow this 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

Published by Sgt Jochem on 14/01/2024 at 20:12

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:

•  follow this 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
• regularly provide updates to their respective Leader about the status of the MCI

Published by Capt WhiteWolf on 06/01/2024 at 11:53

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:

•  follow this 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

Published by Sgt Jochem on 02/01/2024 at 19:22

As a medic working at a mass casualty incident:

•  follow this 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.

Published by Sgt Jochem on 02/01/2024 at 19:18

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.

Published by Sgt Jochem on 02/01/2024 at 18:58

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.

Published by 2Lt Aiedail on 02/01/2024 at 13:44

MERT Officer>SF Medic/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 continues to do so.

Published by Sgt Jochem on 28/12/2023 at 21:59

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:

MERT Officer>SF Medic>Platoon Medic/MERT Technician>Combat Medic/MERT Assistant/Squad Medic>CLS

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 continues to do so.

Published by SPC Applechaser on 23/12/2023 at 12:18