Battlefield Trauma Care Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Priorities

Abstract

Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) is a set of trauma care guidelines customized for use on the battlefield. TCCC is currently used in training for medics by all Services in the Department of Defense and by many U.S. coalition partners.2. The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC), a working group of the Defense Health Board (DHB) Trauma and Injury Subcommittee, performs a quarterly review of current evidence demonstrating the successes and shortcomings of the TCCC Guidelines, and considers proposed updates and revisions. a. An urgent need to improve the evidence base for trauma care has been reported in the literature. Due to the lack of opportunities to perform randomized controlled trials on the battlefield, challenges arise in maintaining these best practice guidelines for the combat environment. b. The CoTCCC makes the best possible use of available evidence and defines targeted studies to help fill critical knowledge gaps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 14, 2011
Accession Number
AD1029102

Entities

People

  • Donald Jenkins
  • Frank K. Butler
  • Nancy W. Dickey

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analgesia
  • Brain Injuries
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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