Tactical Evacuation Care Improvements within the Department of Defense

Abstract

Significant opportunities for improvement exist in regard to the tactical evacuation phase of combat casualty care. Specific areas of focus should include contingency planning; the choice and staffing of TACEVAC platforms; response time; provider requirements, training, and oversight; and documentation of care.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2011
Accession Number
AD1029096

Entities

People

  • Nancy W. Dickey

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Casualties
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Therapy
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma or Military Medicine