Office of Naval Research and U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Joint Working Group on Problems of Medical Evacuation in Cold Weather Held at Holiday Inn - Government Center, Boston, MA. 31 October - 3 November 1977.
Abstract
The purpose of this meeting was to determine requirements for the management of casualties in a cold weather military operation. Making these recommendations were representatives from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Coast Guard, National Ski Patrol, civilian physicians, DOD and civilian scientists as well as civilian and military representatives from several foreign countries. Individual participants were selected for their diverse expertise: (a) those having past experience in cold weather operations; (b) those responsible for generating needs; (c) those involved in decision making; (d) those tasked with solving the problems; and (e) those involved in formulating doctrine. The group attempted to discuss the entire range of problems associated with cold weather casualty management: (a) locating the casualty on the battlefield; (b) getting to the casualty on the battlefield; (c) treating the casualty with the added complications of exposure to cold, wetness and wind; and (d) evacuating the casualty to definitive care facilities. The conference identified specific problems and established a set of priorities for solving them. Changes in training and doctrine were recommended as well as research and development efforts to solve specific problems. The major thrust of the conference was not to 'point fingers', but to indicate the seriousness of deficiencies in cold weather casualty management and the critical need for improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA057974
Entities
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research