Which medical platoon receives, triages, treats, and determines the disposition of patients in the brigade AO?

• A. Treatment Platoon
• B. Evacuation Platoon
• C. Medical Logistics Platoon
• D. Surgical Platoon

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is forward casualty reception, triage, and initial treatment with disposition decisions within the brigade area. The Treatment Platoon is the forward care element that first receives wounded soldiers, performs rapid triage to sort by severity and urgency, provides life-saving and stabilization care, and then decides what happens next for each patient. This includes determining whether a patient can be treated and returned to duty, or needs evacuation to higher levels of care. The Evacuation Platoon moves patients to the next level, the Surgical Platoon handles definitive surgical care, and the Medical Logistics Platoon keeps supplies flowing. So, the Treatment Platoon is the unit that handles receiving, triaging, treating, and deciding disposition in the brigade AO.