text: Chapter 10
  MEDICAL COMPANY
  10-2. At Role 2 MTFs, in addition to the Role 1 capabilities, these additional services are available- x-ray,
  medical laboratory, essential dental care, and patient holding capability. Medical companies may also be
  augmented with physical therapy services and optometry services and collocated with an FST or FRSD.
  10-3. During operations, each medical company is assigned a specific AO to ensure all personnel receive
  adequate medical care. Within each company AO, the treatment platoon with its medical treatment squads,
  area support treatment squad (dental, x-ray, laboratory, and patient-holding capability) forms the core of the
  company’s support scheme. The medical treatment squads are employed geographically to best support the
  troop population. Company ambulances are collocated with medical elements to provide a ground
  MEDEVAC capability or to evacuate patients to the Role 2 MTF established by the area support section of
  the medical company for further treatment or holding.
  PRIMARY TASKS
  10-4. Table 10-1 discusses the primary tasks and purposes of the medical treatment (organic and area
  support) function.
  Table 10-1. Primary tasks and purposes of the medical treatment
  (organic and area support) function
  Primary task Purpose
  Provide first aid Decrease killed-in-action rate. This task is performed by nonmedical Soldiers
  performing self-aid, buddy aid, and/or combat lifesaver support prior to arrival of
  the combat medic and/or other health care personnel.
  Provide tactical Provide lifesaving intervention at the point of injury or wounding. This task is
  combat casualty care performed by the combat medic who locates, acquires, stabilizes, and evacuates
  patients with combat trauma. At echelons above brigade, this task is referred to
  as emergency medical treatment in noncombat operations.
  Provide forward Provide a damage control surgery capability close to the point of injury or
  resuscitative surgery wounding. This care is provided by a forward surgical team collocated with a
  Role 2 medical treatment facility.
  Conduct routine sick Provide primary care services as close to patient’s unit as possible.
  call
  Provide patient Provide a short-term holding capability (not to exceed 72 hours) for patients
  holding requiring minimal care prior to returning to duty.
  Promote casualty Promote wellness and enhance Soldier medical readiness to decrease morbidity
  prevention measures and mortality. There are no operational public health or combat and operational
  stress control assets at Role 1; however, they are available at Role 2.
  Provide medical Provide medical evacuation by ground ambulance on an area support basis and
  evacuation to provide en route medical treatment during transport.
  Provide physical Role 2 medical treatment facilities may be augmented with a physical therapy
  therapy team to provide assistance in strengthening the Soldier’s physical resiliency,
  assistance in the prevention of neuromusculoskeletal injuries, and treatment of
  Soldiers with neuromusculoskeletal injuries allowing them to return to duty as
  soon as possible.
  SECTION II — THEATER HOSPITALIZATION
  10-5. Theater hospitalization provides essential care within the theater evacuation policy to either return a
  patient to duty or stabilize a patient for evacuation to a definitive care facility outside the AO. A hospital is
  a medical treatment facility capable of providing inpatient care. It is appropriately staffed and equipped to
  provide diagnostic and therapeutic services, as well as the necessary supporting services required to perform
  its assigned mission and functions. In addition, a hospital may discharge the functions of a clinic. Often, the
  terms hospital and MTF are misused interchangeably. While a Role 3 MTF provides hospitalization, and is
  therefore a hospital, Role 1 and 2 MTFs do not provide all of the capabilities included in hospitalization.