Advancing Prehospital Combat Casualty Evacuation: Patients Amenable to Aeromedical Evacuation via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Abstract
The U.S. military currently utilizes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for reconnaissance and attack missions; however, as combat environment technology advances, there is the increasing likelihood of UAV utilization in prehospital aeromedical evacuation. Although some combat casualties require life-saving interventions (LSIs) during medical evacuation, many do not. Our objective was to describe patients transported from the point of injury to the first level of care and characterize differences between patients who received LSIs en route and those who did not.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 26, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usaa438
Entities
People
- Alejandra G. Mora
- Allyson A. Araña
- Braden M Kester
- Crystal A. Perez
- Joseph K Maddry
- Julie E. Cutright
- Patrick C. Ng
- Steven G Schauer
- Vikhyat S Bebarta
Organizations
- Defense Health Agency
- San Antonio Military Medical Center
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- United States Air Force
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
- University of Colorado
- University of Colorado School of Medicine