Title:MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AT CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN, 19 OCTOBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 260
Other titles:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Summary: Members of the United Kingdom Joint Force Medical Group's Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), following them on an emergency call.
Description: Medic from MERT board a Chinook, joined by members of the Quick Reaction Force (as security). The helicopter flies out and the casualty (an Estonian injured by a mine) is brought on board and connected to an intravenous drip. He is treated on board the helicopter, then, at Camp Bastion, is taken away by ambulance. Troops get on board; further scenes on board the helicopter as it flies out again and picks up further soldiers (none of whom appear to be injured).
ROYAL MARINES VIDEO PRODUCTION UNIT SHOTSHEET
The following has been copied, without amendment, from RMVPU electronic shotsheets:
TC In TC Out Description
00:00 00:30 Bars
00:30 00:39 Pilot gets Eye wash
00:39 01:10 Mert on Ch47 Waits to get airborne
01:10 01:20 QRF board at the rush
01:20 02:06 View from ambulance windscreen as it races to LS
02:06 02:12 MERT run on to CH47 rotors turning
02:12 02:28 View from Helo window
02:28 02:45 Loadmaster
02:45 04:02 Gash footage tape left running
04:02 04:32 Troops in CH47
04:32 05:22 Lands on casualty brought on board (Estonian Mine strike)
05:22 07:03 Treating casualty
07:03 07:35 IV close up on wrist
07:35 08:10 Treating casualty
08:10 08:28 IV bag close up
08:28 09:00 Loadmaster
09:00 09:28 Treating casualty
09:28 09:44 IV bag close up
09:44 10:06 Treating casualty
10:06 10:30 View of buildings from window of helo
10:30 11:45 Land LS casualty into ambulance
11:45 12:10 Repacking kit on CH47
12:10 13:00 Pick up two troops
13:00 13:44 Land on
13:44 14:00 Troops on CH47
14:00 14:21 Loadmaster
14:21 14:30 Medics (Matt and Kaz) laughing
14:30 15:00 Cut aways
15:00 15:35 Troops on CH47
15:35 15:51 Cut away Medics tape
15:51 16:45 Troops looking out of window
16:45 17:22 View of ground from rear ramp of helo
17:22 18:45 Land on desert LS pick up troops ****
18:45 19:21 Troops on board CH47
19:21 19:40 Ground view from tailgate
19:40 20:05 QRF Close up
20:05 20:45 Rear door gunner
20:45 24:06 View of ground from tail gate
24:06 24:32 View of ground from tail gate ****
24:32 25:17 Land on ambulance arrives ****
25:17 25:30 Mert repack kit on CH47
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF ROYAL MARINES TAPES [Allocated Title]
Production Details: Royal Marines Video Production Unit (Production company)
Hewitt, Mark (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: United Kingdom Joint Force Medical Group, Medical Emergency Response Team (regiment/service)
British Army (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: Camp Bastion, Helmand, Afghanistan (geography)
British Operations in Afghanistan from 2002 (event)
Afghanistan post-2001 (theme)
