text: FM 7-100.1 ________________________________________________________________________________
  CASUALTY HANDLING
  12-81. The OPFOR has shown success in handling combat casualties. This
  success stems from emphasis placed on trauma training and close
  coordination with the civilian medical sector. Evacuation is based on a
  higher-to-lower method. The next-higher echelon provides transportation for
  casualties. Each level has specific responsibilities for the care of the sick and
  wounded. (See Figure 12-4.) Besides treating the wounded, medical personnel
  handle virtually all of their own administration, especially at lower levels. As
  casualties move through the combat evacuation system, medical personnel at
  each level make effective use of medical facilities by repeated sorting of the
  wounded (triage). Helicopters are used for all military and civilian search and
  rescue missions, medical evacuations, and domestic disaster relief flights.
  During wartime situations, most casualties arrive at a hospital within 6 to 12
  hours after being wounded. The evacuation time is reduced to 2 hours during
  peacetime.
  MEDICAL FACILITIES
  12-82. A field hospital is the first level in the evacuation system capable of
  conducting major surgery and giving extended care. It is mobile and capable
  of deployment near the battle zone. It constitutes the largest and most
  extensive military facility with this capability.
  12-83. The best medical facility is the Central Army Hospital. During
  peacetime, military personnel receive treatment at this hospital, which also
  is designated as one of the emergency medical care facilities for foreign
  diplomats, their families, and tourists. The State also has designated some of
  its major university hospitals as such emergency medical care facilities. This
  ensures consistent high-quality medical staffing, care and treatment. A
  majority of medical facilities or clinics in the outlying areas has sufficient
  numbers of trained personnel, supplies, and reliable electric power and
  water. The facilities also contain high-quality, sophisticated, domestic and
  imported medical equipment. The pharmacies are stocked with high-quality,
  domestic, and foreign-produced pharmaceuticals. During wartime conditions,
  military personnel are treated at all of the major civilian hospitals in addition
  to field hospitals.
  NBC TREATMENT
  12-84. Treating nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) casualties is a
  standard OPFOR trauma protocol. The NBC medical plan is based on three
  assumptions:
  • Mass casualties will occur.
  • Casualties will be similar to those that medical personnel have been
  trained to treat.
  • Medical personnel are able to treat the casualties in a decontaminated
  environment.
  The Central Army Hospital can be converted into a chemical decontamina-
  tion center within 2 to 6 hours. Most of the remaining major hospitals require
  up to 30 days to convert to a decontamination center.