Medical Challenges in the Evacuation Chain (Les defis medicaux dans la chaine d'evacuation)

Abstract

This Technical Evaluation Report summarises the proceedings at the Specialist Meeting 157, Medical Challenges in the Evacuation Chain. The presentations at the meeting gave a comprehensive insight into the present state of casualty treatment and patient evacuation in NATO and Coalition operations. After fundamental changes over the last decades, the medical support system is now relatively lean, with focus on early, sophisticated resuscitation and damage control surgery, followed by fast patient evacuation back to definitive treatment and recovery in the home nation. This development poses challenges to all stages of the patient evacuation chain, both in terms of availability and capability. The report draws conclusions with respect to the need for coordination and cooperation between NATO-countries, and makes recommendations for future efforts to this effect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA597551

Entities

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Casualties
  • Control Systems
  • Education
  • Evacuation
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Patient Care
  • Specialists
  • Surgery
  • Training

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