Evacuation Strategies for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Abstract

According to the Military Health System Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Center of Excellence, 51,261 servicemembers suffered moderate to severe TBI in the last 21 years. Moderate to severe TBI in service members is usually related to blast injury in combat operations, which necessitates medical evacuation to higher levels of care. Prevention of secondary insult, and mitigation of the unique challenges associated with the transport of TBI patients in a combat setting are important in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with this injury. The primary goal of this study was a secondary analysis comparing the impact of time to transport on clinical outcomes for TBI patients without polytrauma versus TBI patients with polytrauma transported out of the combat theater via Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT). Our secondary objective was to describe the occurrence of in-flight events and interventions for TBI patients without polytrauma versus TBI with polytrauma to assist with mission planning for future transports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 2021
Accession Number
AD1165138

Entities

People

  • Allyson A. Araña
  • Crystal A. Perez
  • Joseph K Maddry
  • Julie Cutright
  • Patrick C. Ng
  • Shelia C. Savell
  • Vikhyat S Bebarta
  • William T Davis

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Brain Injuries
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Operations
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Evacuation
  • Head Injuries
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Injury Prevention
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.