A Survey of U.S. Army Aeromedical Equipment

Abstract

Medical equipment is necessary to support patients requiring air transportation, but it may not be compatible with the aviation environment. Aircraft systems may cause errors in the functioning of medical equipment, or that equipment may interfere with the aircraft. Medical equipment has been tested,primarily for fixed wing aircraft, to military standards by the U.S. Air Force. This study reports 1986 and 1987 surveys which documents the use of such equipment of U.S. Army medical evacuation aircraft and compares items in current use to the U.S. AIr Force's test results. Of the 115 different non issue items reported in use, 32 have been formally evaluated, and 9 of those were judge unacceptable for use on aircraft. Only two items reported in the survey were tested inflight in helicopters. The remaining 83 items have not been tested. Helicopters have unique requirements, and the U.S. Army has begun a program to evaluate medical equipment for helicopter use. Keywords: Aeromedical evacuation; Helicopter ambulance; MEDEVAC; Medical equipment testing. (KT)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214670

Entities

People

  • Glenn W. Mitchell
  • James E. Adams

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Army Aviation
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States

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