Military emergency medicine

US Military Emergency Medicine Care Levels

Echelons of Care	Military Hierarchy	Personnel/Facility	Type of Care	Navy/Marine Corps Hierarchy	Army Hierarchy	Rough Civilian Equilavents
I	Unit	Self/Buddy Aid	First aid	Corpsman		Community first aid
		Combat Lifesaver	First aid, beginning of emergency treatment	Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC)		First responders (police, fire)
		Combat medic	Emergency medical treatment	Battalion Aid Station (BAS)		EMT-basic
		Battalion aid station	Advanced trauma and medical management	Shock Trauma Section (STS)		Paramedic
II	Division	Medical company (clearing station)	Initial resucitation	Shock Trauma Platoon (STP); Ship’s Complement Medical Staff		Level IV trauma center
		Field surgical support group	Initial resucitation	Surgical Squad/Forward Resuscitative Surgery System (FRSS); Fleet Surgical Team		Level III trauma center
III	Corps	Combat support hospital, fleet hospitals	Resucitative surgery and medical care			Level II trauma center
IV	Echelons above corps	Combat support hospital, host nation hospitals, hospital ships	Definitive care			Level I trauma center
V	Out of theater continental US	Fixed medical facilities	Restorative and rehabilitative care			Tertiary and quaternary hospitals

See Also

• Emergency medical services (EMS)