Forward aeromedical evacuation: A brief history, lessons learned from the Global War on Terror, and the way forward for US policy

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Olson, Lt Chris M ^a   Bailey, Col Jeffrey ^b   Mabry, Ltc Robert ^c   Rush, Ltc Stephen ^d   Morrison, Maj Jonathan J ^b,f   Kuncir, Capt Eric J ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d USAF Pararescue   (United States)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; AIR FORCE; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARMY; FORWARD AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION; HELICOPTER; HISTORY; HUMAN; IRAQ; PERFORMANCE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CROSS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; VIET NAM; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AIR AMBULANCES; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; KOREAN WAR; MILITARY MEDICINE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881400706     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318299d189     Document Type: Review

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