Capability Enhancement and Amputee Care in Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Role of a Rehabilitation and Prosthetics Assistance Team in Reconstruction Operations

Abstract

Defining the role of the U.S. Army Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Assistance Team in reconstruction operations was a key component of this first of its kind Army Medical Department (AMEDD) mission in a combat theater of operations. In the tradition of civil-military operations, a five-man team trained 11 Iraqi rehabilitation and prosthetic providers on best clinical, technical, and business, practices to manage the nation's growing amputee population. The team instructed. assisted, and supervised Iraqi clinicians In the delivery of prosthetic and rehabilitation services to 124 patients over 350 patient clinical visits. After a successful transition from Multi-National Force-Iraq oversight to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MoD), the premier prosthetics and rehabilitation clinic in Iraq now provides services to patients from current and past conflicts. including civilians and pediatric patients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA520866

Entities

People

  • Matthew Scherer

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Amputees
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lower Limb Amputees
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Operations
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Rehabilitation
  • Residual Limbs
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies