Qualified Aeromedical Evacuation in the Extended Task Spectrum of National and International Military Missions

Abstract

The history of aeromedical evacuation (AE) is short and closely associated with the beginning of manned aviation. Its origins are credited to the Dutch medical officer De Mooy who, in about 1910 was the first to conceptualize the air transport of wounded patients and to describe the interaction of road rail and air transport. Air transport of wounded patients in hot-air balloons, frequently mentioned in the context of the Franco-Prussian War, however, must be considered a military anecdote as there is 110 historical evidence for it.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP010949

Entities

People

  • Erich Roedig

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Evacuation
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physicians
  • Therapy
  • Transportation
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine