UK medical support to non-combatant evacuation operations

This review presents the UK Defence Medical Services’ involvement in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEOs) in the last two decades. It examines the key medical lessons identified from those operations from publications and witness statements, and discusses key aspects that medical commanders an...

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Published in:BMJ military health 2020-02, Vol.166 (1), p.48-51
Main Authors: Nordmann, Giles, Aye Maung, N, Reavley, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Emergency medical care
Family physicians
History, 21st Century
Hospitals
Humans
Infectious diseases
Military Deployment - history
Military Medicine - education
Military Medicine - history
Military Medicine - instrumentation
Military Medicine - organization & administration
Military Personnel - education
Military training
Naval vessels
Patients
Primary care
United Kingdom
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Summary:This review presents the UK Defence Medical Services’ involvement in non-combatant evacuation operations (NEOs) in the last two decades. It examines the key medical lessons identified from those operations from publications and witness statements, and discusses key aspects that medical commanders and clinicians should consider in the future, particularly preparation, training and equipping personnel and units for future NEOs. The majority of those UK medical assets that are likely to deploy on NEOs have little or no NEO training and are ill equipped to deal with the common non-battlefield casualties seen in NEOs. Medical management of the elderly, paediatrics, chronic disease and infectious diseases are particular capability gaps.
ISSN:2633-3767
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-2018-000986