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Gauchery J, Rieul G, Painvin B, Canet E, Renault A, Jonas M, Kergoat P, Grillet G, Frerou A, Egreteau PY, Seguin P, Fedun Y, Delbove A. Psychological impact of medical evacuation for ICU saturation in Covid-19-related ARDS patients. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 170:283-289. [PMID: 38185073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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PURPOSE Psychological impact of Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) in Covid-19 patients is undetermined. The objectives were to evaluate: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in MEDEVAC patients hospitalized in ICU for Covid-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) compared to control group; anxiety, depression rates and outcomes in patients and PTSD in relatives. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a retrospective multicentric 1/1 paired cohort performed in 10 ICUs in the West of France. Evaluation was performed 18 months after discharge. Patients and closest relatives performed IES-R (Impact and Event Scale-Revised) and/or HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) scales. RESULTS Twenty-six patients were included in each group. Patients were 64 ± 11 years old, with 83% male. We report 12 vs 20% of PTSD in control vs MEDEVAC groups (p = 0.7). Anxiety disorder affected 43.5 vs 28.0% (p = 0.26) and depression 12.5 vs 14.3% (p > 0.99) in control vs MEDEVAC groups. PTSD affects 33.3 vs 42.1% of closest relatives (p = 0.55). Ways of communication were adapted: video calls were more frequent in MEDEVAC patients (8.7 vs 60.9%, p < 0.01) whereas physical visits concerned more control group (45.8 vs 13.0%, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS PTSD rate were similar between groups. Adaptive ways of communication, restricted visits and global uncertainties could explain the absence of differences.
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- J Gauchery
- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, CHBA Vannes, Vannes, France
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- Service de Réanimation Médicale et des Maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, Brest, France
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- Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre hospitalier de St Nazaire, St Nazaire, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, Centre hospitalier de Cornouaille, Quimper, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, Centre hospitalier Bretagne Sud, Lorient, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, Centre hospitalier St Malo, St Malo, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, Centre hospitalier des Pays de Morlaix, Morlaix, France
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- Réanimation chirurgicale, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, CHBA Vannes, Vannes, France
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- Réanimation polyvalente, CHBA Vannes, Vannes, France.
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Felkai PP, Marcolongo T, Van Aswegen M. Stranded abroad: a travel medicine approach to psychiatric repatriation. J Travel Med 2020; 27:5719611. [PMID: 32010953 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taaa013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incurred mental alteration of a traveler abroad should be an alarming signal for patient, for family and for the local healthcare professionals alike. It is estimated that 11.3% of travelers experience some kind of psychiatric problem, with 2.5% suffering from severe psychosis and 1.2% requiring more than 2 months of therapy upon return from a trip abroad. Acute psychotic episode represents approximately one-fifth of travel-related psychiatric events. Yet, the travel-related mental problems have been a neglected topic till today. Now a good selection of literature is available to help further researches. METHODS Besides describing the most relevant literature of travel-related mental disturbances, authors present two key issues of dealing with psychiatric problems of travelers abroad: to identify the origin of the mental alteration and the process of the patient with psychiatric problems. RESULTS Identifying the origin and the nature of the mental symptoms of travelers is often difficult because of the language barrier, among extraordinary circumstances. A simple two-step three-branch algorithm could make the decision easier for the attending physician. Some of the brief psychotic disorder and organic origin of mental disturbance can be and often are treated in place. CONCLUSIONS Some mental problems probably originated from or triggered by the travel or a foreign environment itself. In these cases the full recovery will be expected if the triggering factor is eliminated. The solution is early repatriation. The repatriation for psychiatric reasons is highly different from repatriation for other medical emergencies. The authors describe a proposal of a step-by-step action of repatriation of a psychotic patient. By the help of this suggested protocol, the patient may successfully be taken home.
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- Peter P Felkai
- Travel Medicine Faculty Group, Internal Medicine Chair, Medical Faculty, Debrecen University, 1039 Debrecen, Hungary
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- International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers, Toronto, ON, ON M6K 3E3 Canada
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McDonnell L, Lavoie JG, Healy G, Wong S, Goulet S, Clark W. Non-clinical determinants of Medevacs in Nunavut: perspectives from northern health service providers and decision-makers. Int J Circumpolar Health 2020; 78:1571384. [PMID: 30724715 PMCID: PMC6366434 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2019.1571384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A medevac involves the transport of a critically ill patient, usually by plane or helicopter, to access necessary and at times life-saving care, most often only accessible in urban centres. Medevacs are commonly used in resource-limited and geographically isolated areas in Canada. The objective of this study was to explore the determinants of medevac decision-making from the perspective of frontline care providers and decision-makers in Nunavut. For this purpose, we conducted a secondary analysis of 90 in-depth interviews. Findings indicate that medevacs can be the result of a number of intersecting factors, including the referring and receiving provider’s experience, insufficient staffing in health centres, lack of access to diagnostic or treatment-related, and challenges related to recruitment and retention. An expanded scope of practice for frontline care providers, and a related lack of training and/or confidence in skills, only add to these challenges. Medevacs play an important role related to managing shifting community nursing workloads, which expands and contracts in response to local needs. Attention to structural issues, putting in place virtual peer support systems, resolving vacancies left by the lag between attrition and recruitment, increasing access to training, and local diagnostic and treatment equipment, might decrease reliance of medevacs.
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- Leah McDonnell
- a Ongomiizwin Research , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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- a Ongomiizwin Research , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada.,b Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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- c Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre , Iqaluit , Canada
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- d School of Nursing , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , Canada
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- b Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada.,e Ongomiizwin Health Services , University of Manitoba , Canada
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- a Ongomiizwin Research , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada
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Hunger I, Becker S, Frank C, Grunow R, Herzog C, Kurth A, Monazahian M, Nitsche A, Sasse J, Schulz-Weidhaas C, Wollin KM, Schaade L. [Four years after the Ebola crisis : Challenges, experiences, and implications in the German public health context]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2019; 62:1041-1051. [PMID: 31428830 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-019-02995-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 was by far the biggest, most prolonged, and geographically most widespread outbreak of this disease since the discovery of the Ebola virus in 1976. Although no cases of Ebola virus disease were confirmed in Germany, a number of crisis management activities were initiated.Based on a combination of local, national, and international lessons learned, literature research, and a large number of discussions among German colleagues as well as German and foreign colleagues, the experiences of selected German public health actors as well as implications for health protection activities in Germany are presented.On the one hand, preparedness for managing unusual high consequence health events-caused by rare, highly pathogenic biological agents-including the provision of adequate material and personnel resources remains important in Germany. On the other hand, more German engagement in global health is necessary, because the dividing line between global health and local health is increasingly disappearing.
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- Iris Hunger
- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Infektionsepidemiologie, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Gesundheits- und Infektionsschutz, Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Gesundheits- und Infektionsschutz, Niedersächsisches Landesgesundheitsamt, Hannover, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Biologische Gefahren und Spezielle Pathogene, Robert Koch-Institut, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for severe acute respiratory failure has been increasing. Evidence suggests that higher volume centers have better outcomes, leading to a need for specialized ECMO transport teams. The inherent nature of the prehospital environment adds an additional layer of complexity; however, the experience of multiple centers has demonstrated that cannulating and transporting a patient on ECMO can be performed safely. The purpose of this review article is to discuss the state of knowledge with respect to ECMO transport with special emphasis given to how to actually undertake such complex transports.
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- Kyle C Niziolek
- Critical Care Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, One Cooper Plaza, D427C, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
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- Innovative ECMO Concepts, Inc, 13181 Waterrock Lane, Arcadia, OK 73007, USA
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- Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Fort Belvoir Army Hospital, 9300 DeWitt Loop, FT Belvoir, VA 22060, USA; Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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Patel AA, Hauret KG, Taylor BJ, Jones BH. Non-battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013. J Safety Res 2017; 60:29-34. [PMID: 28160810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Many non-battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. METHODS Non-battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-battle injury rates, causes, injury types, and anatomic locations. RESULTS Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat.
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- Avni A Patel
- Defense Health Agency, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, USA; U.S. Army Public Health Center, USA.
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Hayakawa K, Mezaki K, Sugiki Y, Nagamatsu M, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Kirikae T, Kutsuna S, Takeshita N, Yamamoto K, Katanami Y, Ohmagari N. High rate of multidrug-resistant organism colonization among patients hospitalized overseas highlights the need for preemptive infection control. Am J Infect Control 2016; 44:e257-e259. [PMID: 27810070 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We performed 4 years of active screening for multidrug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization among patients with a history of overseas hospitalization. Thirteen (56.5%) of 23 cases were positive for MDROs, which highlights the importance of preemptive infection control to prevent the spread of MDROs in this population.
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- Kayoko Hayakawa
- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Infection Control and Prevention, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pathogenic Microbe Laboratory, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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The United Nations has recognized the devastating consequences of “unpredictable, unpreventable and impersonal” disasters—at least US $2 trillion in economic damage and more than 1.3 million lives lost from natural disasters in the last two decades alone. In many disasters (both natural and man-made) hundreds—and in major earthquakes, thousands—of lives are lost in the first days following the event because of the lack of medical/surgical facilities to treat those with potentially survivable injuries. Disasters disrupt and destroy not only medical facilities in the disaster zone but also infrastructure (roads, airports, electricity) and potentially local healthcare personnel as well. To minimize morbidity and mortality from disasters, medical treatment must begin immediately, within minutes ideally, but certainly within 24 h (not the days to weeks currently seen in medical response to disasters). This requires that all resources—medical equipment and support, and healthcare personnel—be portable and readily available; transport to the disaster site will usually require helicopters, as military medical response teams in developed countries have demonstrated. Some of the resources available and in development for immediate medical response for disasters—from portable CT scanners to telesurgical capabilities—are described. For immediate deployment, these resources—medical equipment and personnel—must be ready for deployment on a moment’s notice and not require administrative approvals or bureaucratic authorizations from numerous national and international agencies, as is presently the case. Following the “trauma center/stroke center” model, disaster response incorporating “disaster response centers” would be seamlessly integrated into the ongoing daily healthcare delivery systems worldwide, from medical education and specialty training (resident/registrar) to acute and subacute intensive care to long-term rehabilitation. The benefits of such a global disaster response network extend far beyond the lives saved: universal standards for medical education and healthcare delivery, as well as the global development of medical equipment and infrastructure, would follow. Capitalizing on the humanitarian nature of disaster response—with its suspension of the cultural, socioeconomic and political barriers that often paralyze international cooperation and development—disaster response can be predictable, loss of life can be preventable and benefits can be both personal and societal.
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- Russell J Andrews
- Nanotechnology & Smart Systems, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Valparaiso University Medical Center, Valparaiso, Chile
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Xie T, Liu XR, Chen GL, Qi L, Xu ZY, Liu XD. Development and application of triage and medical evacuation system for casualties at sea. Mil Med Res 2014; 1:12. [PMID: 25722870 PMCID: PMC4340638 DOI: 10.1186/2054-9369-1-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Traditional triage could not meet the needs of battlefield casualties' care in modern warfare. This paper designs of triage and medical evacuation system for casualties at sea that can quickly address mass-casualty triage, and store and transmit medical information during battlefield treatment and medical evacuation. This system consists of a high-capacity medical information card, a simulated patient generator, a triage classifier and a multifunctional airbag triage vest.
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- Tai Xie
- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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- Department of Health Service, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Road, Shanghai, 200433 China
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