During the Vietnam War, any suspected wounded or injured enemy "detainee"(status yet to be identified) that was taken into U.S. or allied custody, was provided immediate first aid by military medical personnel in the field.

        The most seriously injured or wounded were, like U.S. And allied troops, provided transportation to the nearest allied medical facility for emergency treatment. These "detainees" received the same quality of emergency treatment, in the same operation rooms, on tables next to the U.S. And allied troops injured or wounded in the same battle. At times they were even placed in beds next to U.S. And allied forces in the hospital wards.

        Only upon completion of their emergency medical treatment did their POW classification status begin by U.S. And allied military intelligence investigators. Those "detainees" classified as non combatant Vietnamese Nationals, once stabilized, were released from custody and transported to Vietnamese civilian hospitals. Those classified as enemy forces were kept in the wards or moved into special wards or medical facilities (50th Medical Company on Long Binh Post) until they had recovered enough from their wounds to be transferred to special POW holding facilities.

        The quality of medical care they received was equal to that of the U.S. and Allied Forces.