What type of medical care provides immediate lifesaving measures and medical evacuation from point of injury to supporting MFTs?

• A. Role 2 medical care
• B. Tactical field care
• C. Medical evacuation from point of injury to supporting MFTs
• D. Role 1 medical care

Answer: (D)

Role 1 medical care is the level that covers both immediate lifesaving stabilization at the point of injury and rapid evacuation to higher-level medical facilities. It focuses on stopping life-threatening bleed, securing the airway, supporting breathing, and other quick, essential measures, then getting the casualty moving promptly to a Medical Treatment Facility for continued care. This combination—the initial stabilization plus fast transport to higher care—defines Role 1.

Role 2 involves more advanced forward treatment beyond the immediate stabilization, so it isn’t the best fit for describing the immediate lifesaving measures and the evacuation link. Tactical field care refers to care under tactical conditions, which is part of the broader continuum but doesn’t by itself capture the full stabilization-and-evacuation package. Describing medical evacuation alone emphasizes transport, not the initial lifesaving care component that Role 1 provides.