Evolution of the United States Military Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transport Team
Abstract
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) for the care of critically ill adult patient with cardiac and/or respiratory failure has gained traction over the past decade- As experience with ECMO has grown, it has been utilized in more austere, remote locations, to include use in those injured in combat- The United States (US) military established the Acute Lung Rescue Team in 2005 to transport and care for patients unable to be managed by standard medical evacuation resources- In 2012, the US military expanded upon this capacity, establishing an ECMO program.- This allowed for the development of a robust, highly functioning unit to provide this life-saving technology to US service members- To maintain currency, the program was designed to treat both military beneficiaries and civilian patients referred from the community
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 20, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1061487
Entities
People
- Andriy I. Batchinsky
- Arthur R. Mielke
- Bernadette S. Elliott
- Bradley A. Reel
- Craig R. Ainsworth
- James Iii H. Lantry
- Jeffry D. Dellavolpe
- Jeremy W. Cannon
- Kathryn A. Negaard
- Lydia C. Piper
- Matthew D. Read
- Mauer Biscotti
- Philip E. Mason
- Robert J. Walter
- Valerie G. Sams
Organizations
- 59th Medical Wing