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The general responsibilities of the ICS medical unit are:

  • development of the Medical Plan,
  • obtaining medical aid, transportation for injured and ill incident personnel and
  • medical paperwork for incident personnel.

The medical unit may be located in the Logistics Section, as it supports incident personnel, as compared with a medical RESPONSE resource, found in the Operations section, for tending to the sick and injured victims of the incident itself.

referenced: US Department of Labor OSHA standards

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/med_lead.html

National Incident Management System (NIMS) terminology

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