MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AT CAMP BASTION, AFGHANISTAN, 19 OCTOBER 2007 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • 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]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 260
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFM 260)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2007-10-19
  • Production Country: GB
  • 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)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Mini-DV Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 60; Running time: 25 mins
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