U.S. Air Force Operational Medicine: Using the Enterprise Estimating Supplies Program to Develop Materiel Solutions for the Operational Requirements of the EMEDS Specialty Care Augmentation Team
Abstract
The Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) has used its modeling and simulation capability to develop and update conventional U.S. Air Force medical assets since 2004. Air Force medical modeling capabilities currently capture care and treatment of the sick and injured from the first responder through theater hospitalization. The objective of this study was to leverage medical modeling and simulation advantages to provide recommendations for allowance standard configurations based on the Air Force EMEDS Specialty Care Augmentation Team operational and clinical requirements, specifically the Gynecology 917RA (GYN), Pediatrics 917RB (PEDS), and Internal Medicine (INTMED) components. NHRC analysts reviewed the GYN, PEDS and INTMED, analyzed clinical requirements with subject matter experts, and used modeling and simulation tools to develop the operationally based and patient-driven recommended 917RA, 917RB, and INTMED line list. The Unit Type Code capabilities, operational requirements, and materiel solutions were identified, and issues of clinical requirement, standardization, and redundancy were addressed. In summary, the 917RA shows a 30% decrease in weight, 37% decrease in volume (cube), and 43% decrease in cost; the 917RB shows an 11% decrease in weight, 10% decrease in cube, but a 2% increase in cost. No allowance standard was available for comparison to the INTMED, but a baseline was developed based on clinical requirements and the number of patients seen in the patient stream.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 28, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA562942
Entities
People
- Curt C. Hopkins
- Robert T. Hunt
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center