In Casevac 9-Line, which item indicates the priority of patients?

• A. Location
• B. Precedence
• C. Special equipment
• D. Patient type

Answer: (B)

The line that carries the priority of evacuation is the precedence line. In a Casevac 9-Line request, this field communicates how urgently the patients must be moved, so the aircrew and medical team know how to sequence flights and allocate resources. It uses standard categories—Immediate, Urgent, Priority, Routine—to describe how quickly each patient or group needs evacuation. This helps ensure life-threatening cases are taken first and that limited aircraft are used where they’re most needed.

Other fields provide essential details like where to pick up, how many patients and of what type, any special equipment required, patient status, security at the site, and how to mark the location. These ask for the logistical and clinical specifics, but they do not communicate the urgency in the same explicit way as precedence.