text: PART ONE
  Army Health System
  The Army Health System (AHS) is a component of the Military Health System
  (MHS) that is responsible for operational management of the health service
  support and force health protection missions for training, predeployment,
  deployment, and postdeployment operations. The Army Health System
  includes all mission support services performed, provided, or arranged by the
  Army Medicine to support health service support (HSS) and force health
  protection (FHP) mission requirements for the Army and as directed, for joint,
  intergovernmental agencies, coalition, and multinational forces. The AHS is a
  complex system of systems that is interdependent and interrelated and requires
  continual planning, coordination, and synchronization to effectively and efficiently clear
  the battlefield of casualties and to provide the highest standard of care to our wounded
  or ill Soldiers. Part One of this publication provides a holistic view of the AHS;
  specifically describing its composition, along with its overarching architecture of its
  design and functions without regard to the specific warfighting functions under which
  it operates.
  This part of the publication—
  ● Discusses the foundations of the Army Medicine and the fundamental
  principles which have guided the provision of AHS support on the battlefield throughout
  its history. It describes the roles of medical care which facilitate providing care at the
  point of injury (POI) or wounding and describes the system of phased and
  incrementally increasing capabilities which enables the wounded or ill Soldier to be
  stabilized and evacuated to the appropriate medical treatment facility. The goal is then
  to care for their specific medical condition and to restore them to health, limit long-term
  disability, and either return then to duty or to their civilian life as a productive member
  of that community. The term stabilized patient refers to a patient whose airway is
  secured, hemorrhage is controlled, shock treated, and fractures are immobilized.
  (Joint Publication [JP] 4-02)
  ● Provides an in-depth discussion on the provisions of the Geneva Conventions,
  the law of land warfare, and medical ethics and their impact on conduct of AHS
  operations. It describes the primary tasks of the AHS in support of operations
  characterized by offensive, defensive, stability, and defense support of civil authorities
  tasks. Further, it discusses AHS support to detainee operations and the roles and
  responsibilities of the detainee operations medical director.
  ● Discusses the AHS medical command and control organizations, their
  functions, and responsibilities. It also provides an in-depth discussion of the Army
  Medicine team, the medical commander, the command surgeon, and the involvement
  required of the commander.
  ● Provides information on the role of the institutional force and the support
  provided to the operational Army. It also provides a brief description of the Warrior