text: Chapter 1
  * At the battalion aid station, the physician and the physician assistant are trained and equipped to
  provide TCCC to the combat casualty. This element also conducts routine sick call when the
  operational situation permits. Like elements provide this role of medical care at brigade and EAB.
  * During MEDEVACs, Role 1 treatment is provided by the combat medic (during ground
  evacuation) or by the critical care flight paramedic (during air evacuation) to an MTF. Critical
  care flight paramedics are trained and equipped to provide advanced en route care to the combat
  casualty.
  ROLE 2
  1-41. At this role, care is rendered at the Role 2 MTF which is operated by the area support squad, medical
  treatment platoon of medical companies. Here, the patients are examined and their wounds and general
  medical condition are evaluated to determine their treatment and evacuation precedence, among other
  patients. Medical treatment including trauma management and beginning resuscitation is continued, and if
  necessary, additional emergency measures are instituted, but they do not go beyond the measures dictated by
  immediate necessities. The Role 2 MTF provides a greater capability to resuscitate trauma patients than is
  available at Role 1. Those patients who can return to duty within 72 hours (1 to 3 days) are held for treatment.
  This role of care provides MEDEVAC from Role 1 MTFs and also provides Role 1 medical treatment on an
  area support basis for units without organic Role 1 resources. The Role 2 MTF has the capability to provide
  packed red blood cells (liquid), limited x-ray, clinical laboratory, operational dental support, combat and
  operational stress control (COSC), operational public health, and when augmented, physical therapy and
  optometry services.
  1-42. Patients who are nontransportable due to their medical condition may require resuscitative surgical
  care from an FST or FRSD collocated with a medical company (refer to Army doctrine on the FST or FRSD).
  Nontransportable patient is a patient whose medical condition is such that he could not survive further
  evacuation to the rear without surgical intervention to stabilize his medical condition. (ATP 4-02.2). The
  FST or FRSD is assigned to the medical command (deployment support) or medical brigade and attached to
  a CSH or hospital center when not operationally employed however, the FST or FRSD is only attached to a
  medical company for resuscitative surgical care capability support when employed.
  1-43. Role 2 AHS assets are located in the—
  * Medical company (brigade support), assigned to modular brigades which include the armored
  BCT, infantry BCT, and the Stryker BCT.
  * Medical company (area support) which is an EAB asset that provides direct support to the modular
  division and support to EAB units.
  1-44. The NATO descriptions of Role 2 are—
  * A Role 2 Basic MTF can provide reception, triage, resuscitation, and damage control surgery,
  short term holding capacity for at least six and a postoperative care capability for at least two
  patients.
  * An Enhanced Role 2 MTF can provide enhanced diagnostics and mission essential specialist care
  (including in theater surgery). They have at least two surgical teams, with respective emergency
  and postoperative care capabilities, x-ray, laboratory, blood bank, pharmacy, sterilization,
  dentistry, and a short term holding capacity of 25 patients.
  Note. The United States Army forces subscribe to the basic definition of a Role 2 MTF providing
  greater resuscitative capability than is available at Role 1. It does not subscribe to the
  interpretation used by NATO forces Allied Joint Publication-4.10(B) (Role 2 Basic and Role 2
  Enhanced) and JP 4-02 (Role 2 Light Maneuver and Role 2 Enhanced) that a surgical capability
  is mandatory at this role.
  The United States Army does not provide damage control surgery and does not provide surgical
  capability at Role 2 unless a FST or FRSD is collocated with the medical company to provide
  forward surgical intervention.