FM 4-02 — Army Health System (this Item Is Published W/ Basic Incl C2)
FM 4-02 governs Army Health System support to the modular force and tactical commanders during unified land operations.
- Publication number: FM 4-02
- Title: ARMY HEALTH SYSTEM (THIS ITEM IS PUBLISHED W/ BASIC INCL C2)
- Date: 11/17/2020
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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FM 4-02 covers force health protection, health service support, medical functions, evacuation, medical logistics, operational public health, and veterinary services. It presents operations from the point of injury through successive roles of care and evacuation to the continental United States-support base, within applicable law and medical ethics.
Applies to: This publication applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, United States Army Reserve, Army Civilian Corps, and Army contracted medical providers, unless otherwise stated.
Topics covered
- Army Health System support
- Force health protection
- Health service support
- Tactical combat casualty care
- Medical evacuation
- Operational public health
- Veterinary services
- Medical logistics
Questions and answers
What does proximity mean in Army Health System support?
Proximity is to provide AHS support to sick, injured, and wounded Soldiers at the right time and the right place and to keep morbidity and mortality to a minimum. (paragraph 1-25)
When must Army Health System planners be involved in planning?
Army Health System planners must be involved early in the planning process to ensure that we continue to provide AHS support in support of the Armys strategic roles of shape OEs, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, consolidate gains and once the plan is established it must be rehearsed with the forces it supports. (paragraph 1-24)
What is the mission of Army MEDEVAC assets?
The mission of Army MEDEVAC assets is the evacuation and provision of en route medical care, however, the essential and vital functions of MEDEVAC resources encompass many additional missions and tasks that support the AHS. (paragraph 11-3)
What does veterinary public health include?
Veterinary public health includes preventing and mitigating the effects of foodborne disease; reducing the transmission of zoonotic diseases; monitoring, assessing, and mitigating endemic animal disease threats to working animals and CONUS agricultural systems; and monitoring animals as sentinels of threats to humans or other animals by investigating unexplained animal deaths. (paragraph 4-53)
What is releasable medical information on internees?
Releasable medical information on internees includes that which is necessary to supervise the general state of health, nutrition, and cleanliness of internees and to detect contagious diseases. (paragraph 3-49)