Who receives the DD Form 1380 Field Medical Card upon arrival at the MTF?

• A. Medical staff at the MTF
• B. The unit commander
• C. The pilot
• D. The medic

Answer: (A)

Continuity of medical care depends on transferring essential information to the facility that will continue treatment. The DD Form 1380 Field Medical Card carries the patient’s identity, injuries, and treatments already given in the field. When the patient arrives at the Medical Treatment Facility, the medic hands the form to the medical staff there—typically the admitting or nursing team—so they can immediately enter the information into the patient’s official medical record and continue care. This ensures the clinicians at the MTF have the full picture and avoids losing critical data. The unit commander, the pilot, or the field medic are not the ones who take on the record at arrival; the card is given to the MTF medical staff who will manage and document the ongoing care.