Information Flows at the Forward Echelons of Casualty Care

During the evaculation of combat casualties, the two primary goals of medical personnel at each echelon are to provide the best medical care to casualties and complete required administrative functions. Providing the best medical care to casualties takes priority to performing administrative functio...

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Main Authors: Congleton,Michael W, Wilcox,Walter W, Pugh,William M, Bartok,Angie
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AUTOMATION
CASUALTIES
CHAINS
COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
FLEETS(SHIPS)
FLOW
FORWARD AREAS
FUNCTIONS
INFORMATION PROCESSING
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LOSSES
MANAGEMENT
MARINE CORPS
MEDICAL EVACUATION
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICINE
Medicine and Medical Research
MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
MILITARY OPERATIONS
PE63706N
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
RECORDS
REQUIREMENTS
TRAUMA
WARFARE
WUDN246555
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Summary:During the evaculation of combat casualties, the two primary goals of medical personnel at each echelon are to provide the best medical care to casualties and complete required administrative functions. Providing the best medical care to casualties takes priority to performing administrative functions, and in a mass casualty situation, adeministrative requirements are often incomplete, inaccurate, or neglected. Previous military operations experienced a loss of records, imcomplete or missing medical data, and incomplete communication of medical information throughout the evacuation chain. This resulted in a diminished standard of care compared to that which could have been rendered if the information had been reasonably complete. Because of these and other problems, it was decided that automated information handling methods should be considered as a possible way to a solve these problems. In order to identify the areas that might benefit from automation, a structured analysis approach was used to define the current physical model of echelons I, II, and III in the medical evacuation chain of the Fleet Marine Force. This paper describes the results of the structured analysis. Keywords: Combat casualty care, Medical information systems, Trauma care.