Ethical Guidelines and Practices for US Military Medical Professionals

Abstract

Military health care professionals serve in a variety of settings, more diverse than is typically found in the civilian environment. The Military Health System (MHS) is a global, comprehensive, integrated system that includes combat medical services, peacetime health care delivery to Service members and eligible beneficiaries, public health services, medical education and training, and medical research and development. MHS personnel provide a continuum of health services from austere operational environments through remote, fixed military treatment facilities (MTFs), to major tertiary care medical centers distributed across the United States. Military health care professionals are also expected to care for detainees, enemy combatants, nonstate actors, local nationals, and coalition forces. In addition, U.S. military personnel are often deployed to assist in humanitarian missions, such as natural disasters or to provide care to local citizens in combat zones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 2015
Accession Number
AD1027321

Entities

People

  • Nancy W. Dickey

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.