Medical Trends: An Evaluation of Medical Support Given in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama and Vietnam.

Abstract

Meeting today's medical mission demands in a resource austere environment requires an active analysis of medical support given to soldiers and civilians in previous conflicts. This paper reviews medical support given in four previous conflicts. Analysis includes predeployment, logistics, communication, patient evacuation, preventive medicine, veterinary services, civilian assistance and post-deployment. Courses of action are developed to improve medical care given in a war time environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363800

Entities

People

  • Donn R. Richards

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Hygiene
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Therapy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies