Disaster aeromedical evacuation.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2011
Abstract
Successful disaster aeromedical evacuation depends on applying the principles learned by moving patients since World War II, culminating in today's global patient movement system. This article describes the role of the Department of Defense patient movement system in providing defense support to civil authorities during the 2008 hurricane season and the international disaster response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Adapting and applying the principles of active partnerships, establishing patient movement requirements, patient preparation, and in-transit visibility have resulted in the successful aeromedical evacuation of over 1,600 patients since the federal response to Hurricane Katrina.
Volume
176
Issue
10
First Page
1128
Last Page
1132
ISSN
0026-4075
Published In/Presented At
Lezama, N. G., Riddles, L. M., Pollan, W. A., & Profenna, L. C. (2011). Disaster aeromedical evacuation. Military medicine, 176(10), 1128–1132. https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed-d-11-00040
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
22128647
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article