Journal of Special Operation Medicine: A Peer Reviewed Journal for SOF Medical Professionals. Training Supplement, Winter 10

Abstract

Management of medical emergencies is best accomplished by appropriately trained physicians in an Emergency Department setting. Special Operations Combat Medics (SOCMs), however, may often find themselves in austere tactical environments where evacuation of a teammate to an MTF for a medical emergency would entail either significant delays to treatment or compromise the unit's mission. Although SOCM trained medics are not routinely authorized by the services to treat non-traumatic emergencies, in many SOF situations, training SOCMs to treat at least some medical emergencies may result in both improved outcome for the individual and an improved probability of mission success. The disorders chosen have one of the following properties in common: they are relatively common; they are acute in onset; the SOCM is able to provide at least initial therapy that may favorably alter the eventual outcome; and the condition is either life-threatening or could adversely affect the mission readiness of the SOF operator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA535185

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Special Operations Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.