The general responsibilities of the ICS medical unit are:
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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