Name
#95 - Thinking beyond the air: Finding a new norm for medical training to maximize partnership during patient transport at sea in an EABO environment.
Date & Time
Monday, February 12, 2024, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speakers
Description
Traditional medical evacuations have primarily used rotary wing air assets, which may not be feasible in the contested environment of a war at sea. During the USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marine Expeditionary Unit 2022 deployment, its medical team conducted a groundbreaking 26 deliberate medical events in 11 exercises. More than half of these medical events used alternative or low-signature means for patient transport and en route care (ERC). Based on lessons learned, a quick report was created by the team to summarizes eight actionable items related to the structure, training, utilization, and support of ERC teams assigned to a Fleet Surgical Team.
Location Name
Prince Georges Exhibit Hall A/B
Content Presented on Behalf of
Navy
Learning Outcomes
1.Create dedicated ERC teams: The 2022 exercises using dedicated ERC teams found that they provided the ARG with additional capabilities to execute enroute care without degrading damage control resuscitation and surgery capabilities.
2.Establish training for surface and alternative patient transport: Wars through the 20th century saw dramatic declines in patient transport time due to the utilization of air assets, but distributed operations and contested sea space could extend and complicate patient transport, requiring highly capable ERC teams to increase survivability.
3.Define a common medical capability understanding: In a more integrated combat environment, medical teams will need to link seamlessly across services and foreign partners. Medical interoperability requires a robust database of joint capabilities.
4.Establish common systems for sharing patient information: Medical interoperability also requires a common language and reporting system built for distributed operations at sea.
5.Create a dedicated Navy ERC equipment set: The Navy does not have a standard ERC equipment set, though it intends to evaluate sets used in other services as part of the development of Enroute Care System Squadrons. A Navy ERC equipment set should be scalable, adaptable, and portable for use in different transportation assets.
6.Streamline resupply logistics for consumables and blood: ERC teams for distributed operations will push forward as highly mobile teams with a minimal footprint. This decreases logistics needs to transport the teams, but increases demand for resupply, especially blood.
7.Develop Navy MEDEVAC assets or joint capabilities: Future adversaries will have the potential to inflict mass casualties at sea, requiring dedicated MEDEVAC assets that do not have competing combatant missions.
8.Develop and test alternative patient transfer methods: The Navy needs fast support ambulance ships and patient lift capabilities as part of an all-assets approach to maritime patient transport.
2.Establish training for surface and alternative patient transport: Wars through the 20th century saw dramatic declines in patient transport time due to the utilization of air assets, but distributed operations and contested sea space could extend and complicate patient transport, requiring highly capable ERC teams to increase survivability.
3.Define a common medical capability understanding: In a more integrated combat environment, medical teams will need to link seamlessly across services and foreign partners. Medical interoperability requires a robust database of joint capabilities.
4.Establish common systems for sharing patient information: Medical interoperability also requires a common language and reporting system built for distributed operations at sea.
5.Create a dedicated Navy ERC equipment set: The Navy does not have a standard ERC equipment set, though it intends to evaluate sets used in other services as part of the development of Enroute Care System Squadrons. A Navy ERC equipment set should be scalable, adaptable, and portable for use in different transportation assets.
6.Streamline resupply logistics for consumables and blood: ERC teams for distributed operations will push forward as highly mobile teams with a minimal footprint. This decreases logistics needs to transport the teams, but increases demand for resupply, especially blood.
7.Develop Navy MEDEVAC assets or joint capabilities: Future adversaries will have the potential to inflict mass casualties at sea, requiring dedicated MEDEVAC assets that do not have competing combatant missions.
8.Develop and test alternative patient transfer methods: The Navy needs fast support ambulance ships and patient lift capabilities as part of an all-assets approach to maritime patient transport.
Session Type
Posters
Dropdown Content Presented On Behalf Of:
Navy