Combat Trauma Training for Current Casualty Care
Abstract
The US Army's health service support in combat operations is organized into echelons of care from levels I to IV, with level or echelon V care located outside the combat theater, and usually consisting of Department of Defense (DOD) or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. These levels of care denote the available medical capabilities of each location. Patient evacuation usually occurs from one level to the next as necessary. Level I is unit-level health care and the first care a soldier receives after injury. It includes treatment and evacuation from the point of injury or illness to the unit's aid station. Further evacuation proceeds through Level IIa (forward surgical team), Level III (combat support hospital), Level IV (field or general hospital) and Level V.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA627865
Entities
People
- Brian J. Eastridge
- Dominique J. Greydanus
- James Rice
- John B Holcomb
- John G. McManus
- Monica Dewitte
Organizations
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research