Staffing Criteria for TOE Medical Units
Abstract
A model has been devised lor the medical support system for a field army. It consists of a comprehensive, detailed computer program for the combat command and division, and a model for hospitalization in the field army. To date, primary emphasis has been placed upon the simulation of the combat command. This has enabled completion of a program for a computer-simulation routine which has a high degree of flexibility in the analysis and comparison of competing combat medical support systems. The simulation model follows the course of the patient from acquisition to final disposition. It predicts the outcome for the patient based upon the timeliness and quality of care prior to admission to the hospital and upon the assumption that he receives appropriate care upon admission. The flexibility of simulation permits many different kinds of examination of the number and qualification of personnel, equipment and facilities, and medical organization mobilized to meet the exigencies of the patient workload. It permits consideration of tactical dispositions, operations, and environmental and logistic limitations. The simulation of the medical platoon in support of the combat command is directly applicable to the medical detachment in support of the division headquarters. Simulation of the medical battalion in support of a division can readily be extended to cover the proposed medical company in support of the air transportable brigade. The hospital model describes the workload for army hospitalization in tern s of the output from a simulation model as well as from patients generated by supporting units to the division. The staffing of army hospitals is related to the workload and the variations in workload resulting from stochastic variability of incidence in disease and Injuries. The consequences of a particular level of staffing and organization on patient outcome can be measured in terms of duty days lost, permanent disability, and survival.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1960
- Accession Number
- ADA955121