SOF Medical Technology Development

Abstract

This program element provides studies, non-system exploratory advanced technology development, and evaluations. The focus is on medical technologies, centering on physiologic, psychologic, and ergonomic factors affecting the ability of SOF to perform their missions. Special operations requires unique approaches to combat casualty care, medical equipment, and other life support capabilities including life support for high altitude parachuting, combat swimming, and other SOF-unique missions. This program provides guidelines for the development of selection and conditioning criteria, thermal protection, decompression procedures, combat casualty procedures, and life support systems. The program supports the development and evaluation of biomedical enhancements for the unique requirements of all SOF in the conduct of their diverse missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
1160407BB_2_0400_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: FY2010 None. FY2011 None. FY2012 None. Schedule: None. Technical: None.
Service Agency Name
United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Altitude
  • Biomedical Enhancement
  • Decompression
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Dna Sequence Analysis
  • High Altitude
  • Life Support Systems
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Swimming
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology

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