Aeromedical Evacuation Enroute Critical Care Validation Study

Abstract

Physical limitations to rendering critical care caused by space constraints in the medical interiors of current U.S. Army MEDEVAC helicopters are unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of space available for care providers to perform advanced medical treatment on simulated critical care patients (manikins) in existing MEDEVAC aircraft the UH-60 and HH-60. Phase 1 identified medical tasks that could not be satisfactorily accomplished by medics working with current litter configurations, and Phases 2 and 3 determined the adequate vertical litter separation required to complete each unsuccessful task. During Phase 1, three experienced flight medics served as test participants (TPs) and wore Xsens MVN motion capture suits while performing 43 critical flight paramedic-level medical tasks that were determined to be space-consuming. In stature, the TPs varied from a 2nd percentile female to a 99th percentile male.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 2015
Accession Number
ADA616947

Entities

People

  • Amy Eslinger
  • Bobby Bowers
  • Chris Squire
  • Dave Brown
  • George Hildebrandt
  • Jeff Warren
  • Joseph Eddins
  • Khalid Barazanji
  • Lance Oldorf
  • Ron Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Army Personnel
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Paramedics
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Therapy
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Space