U.S. Army Medical Department Journal (May-June 1998)
Abstract
This issue of the AMEDD Journal examines a number of issues that relate to combat medic training. "Beyond MPT: Medical Training for High Profile Units" describes a unique program to augment Medical Proficiency Training in line units. "Rheumatic Findings in Gulf War Veterans" examines the incidence of specific medical complaints in service members who served in Operation Desert Storm. Since combat medics are often the first link in medical care and are frequently closest to the point-of-injury, their observations and documentation can be critical to piecing together future medical mysteries. "Operation Assistance: A Medical Planning Perspective" describes the Canadian experience in providing humanitarian medical assistance. Many future Army missions may involve this type of operation, and all AMEDD personnel need to be trained and ready to meet these challenges. "TRICARE Senior Prime: The DOD Medicare Subvention Demonstration" highlights the recently authorized collaboration between the DoD and the Healthcare Finance Administration to allow the financing of Medicare-eligible retirees treated in military hospitals. "Inpatient Burn Unit Length of Stay and Analysis of Treatment Supply Costs" reports on a retrospective study of percent body surface area burned and patient demographics to length of stay and supply costs of severely burned patients. "Dental Management of a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta" is a case report on the dental management of molar extraction in a patient with the bone-forming disease osteogenesis imperfecta. Through a continual process of evaluation and improvement in training, the AMEDD's combat medics will continue to conserve the fighting strength.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA491295
Entities
People
- Carlos Falcon
- Eugene P. Grady
- James B. Peake
- James E. Berwick
- James T. Walsh
- Jeffrey P. Moon
- Margaret F. Kavanagh
- Robert A De Lorenzo
- Wayne R. Austerman
- William C. Dowdy
- William H. Logan Iii
Organizations
- Army Medical Department