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Simulated Cold-Weather Casualty Evacuations: An Initial Comparison Between a Traditional and Novel Casualty Evacuation Ecosystem for Casualty Transport

Military Medicine
Abstract Introduction Military units must prepare for combat and casualties in cold-weather environments that will produce unique medical intervention and evacuation requirements. An early technology demonstration of a cold-weather casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) Ecosystem (version 0.5), composed
Douglas M. Jones, Titus Rund, Tyrone Ceaser, Patrick Zacher, Timothy L. Dunn   +4 more
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Casualty Evacuation Delay and Outcomes

2003
Abstract : Traumatic combat injuries differ from those encountered in the civilian setting in terms of epidemiology, mechanism of wounding, pathophysiological trajectory following injury, and outcome. Except for a few notable exceptions, data sources for combat injuries have historically been inadequate.
Ari Leppaniemi, P. Roberts, Ronald F. Bellamy, Howard R. Champion   +3 more
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The optimal placement of casualty evacuation assets

Proceedings of the 28th conference on Winter simulation - WSC '96, 1996
Through the use of linear programming techniques, the optimal number and positioning of patient evacuation assets within a theater of operations may be determined to ensure the orderly transport of casualties from the front lines to third echelon medical treatment facilities.
Scott C. Sundstrom, Christopher G. Blood, Serge A. Matheny   +2 more
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Aeromedical Evacuation of Psychiatric Casualties

2006
The psychiatric patient presents many unique problems for AE. When possible, the patient should be treated medically for 3 to 7 days so psychotic or manic symptoms can be adequately controlled before flight. If urgent AE of the acutely disturbed psychiatric patient is required, appropriate amounts of medication are needed for safe transportation.
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Aeromedical Evacuation of Cardiothoracic Casualties

2003
Cardiothoracic trauma carries a high mortality rate and often requires emergency surgery for survival. Injuries to the lungs and heart and massive blood loss are common. As a result, these patients have many unique aspects to their care, both before and after surgery.
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Casualty Evacuation Timelines: An Evidence-Based Review

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2007
There is no tri-modal death distribution demonstrable in modern military conflict. Recent UK, Palestinian and Israeli data suggests that nine out of every ten injured soldiers that die do so within minutes of wounding from insurvivable, unsalvagable trauma.Having the surgeon on the battlefield with the soldier has been shown tomake no difference to ...
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Military Casualty Evacuation: MEDEVAC

2003
MEDEVAC encompasses all movement of the movement of patients: from the point of injury to the nearest medical facility, between medical facilities at different echelon levels, and finally to the site of embarkation out of the theater. A key component of MEDEVAC is the provision of ongoing casualty care.
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AIR EVACUATION OF CASUALTIES

Medical Journal of Australia, 1947
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Casualty Evacuation in the Battle of the Rhine

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1962
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....Evacuation of Casualties in Korea

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1954
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