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FIELD MANUAL
NO. 8-10-4
FM 8-10-4
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 16 November 1990
MEDICAL PLATOON LEADERS' HANDBOOK
TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Preface iii
CHAPTER 1, COMBAT ORGANIZATIONS 1-1
Section I. The Division 1-1
Section II. T3^es of Divisions 1-1
Section III. The Division Staff 1-6
Section IV. The Brigade 1-7
Section V. The Battalion 1-9
Section VI. The Batteilion Staff 1-13
Section VII. The Divisional Armored Cavalry Squadron 1-17
CHAPTER 2. THE ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT 2-1
Section I. Armored Cavalry Regiment 2-1
Section II. Regimental Armored Cavalry Squadron 2-1
Section III. Armored Cavalry Regiment Medical Company Division-Level
Health Service Support 2-2
Section IV. Squadron (Unit) Level Health Service Support Armored
Cavalry Squadron 2-3
CHAPTER 3. THE HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM 3-1
CHAPTER 4. DIVISION-LEVEL HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT 4-1
Section I. Division Support Command 4-1
Section II. Division Support Command— Command and Control 4-4
Section III. Division-Level Health Service Support Armored and
Mechanized Infantry Division 4-6
Section IV. Division Level Health Service Support Light Infantry,
Airborne, and Air Assault Division 4-16
Section V. Support Company Element 4-33
Section VI. Forward Support Medical Company 4-39
CHAPTER 5. UNIT-LEVEL HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT 6-1
Section I. Type Units Supported 5-1
Section II. Medical Platoon 6-1
Section III. Medical Sections and Special Purpose Medical Platoons 6-12
Section IV. Operating the Medical Platoons 5-22
Section V. Employment of the Medical Platoon 5-33
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CHAPTER 6. HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT IN TACTICAL
OPERATIONS 6-1
Section I, Support of Offensive Operations 6-1
Section II. Support of Defensive Operations 6-6
Section III. Support Reserve Operations 6-11
Section IV. Support of Retrograde Operations 6-13
Section V. Support of Other Tactical Operations 6-16
Section VI. Special Operations 6-18
Section VII. Health Service Support in a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or
Directed Energy Environment 6-27
APPENDIX A. TRAINING PROCEDURES GUIDE A-1
APPENDIX B. COMBAT LIFESAVER B-1
APPENDIX C. MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE C-1
APPENDIX D. BATTALION AID STATION SPLIT TEAM OPERATIONS
AND LOADING PLANS D-1
APPENDIX E. PATIENT DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES E-1
APPENDIX F. EVACUATION REQUEST PROCEDURES F-1
APPENDIX G. COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS LESSONS LEARNED G-1
APPENDIX H. THE GENEVA CONVENTION H-1
GLOSSARY Glossary-1
REFERENCES References-1
INDEX Index-1
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