RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Forward Medical Evacuation
JF Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JO J R Army Med Corps
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP S444
OP S448
DO 10.1136/jramc-157-4s-07
VO 157
IS Suppl 4
A1 Martin CM Bricknell
A1 AG Johnson
YR 2011
UL http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/157/Suppl_4/S444.abstract
AB This paper discusses the principles of medical evacuation planning and execution with specific consideration of the command and control arrangements for Forward medical evacuation. The current operational context has focussed efforts on helicopter medical evacuation as the main evacuation element of the pre-hospital military medical care system rather than the ground ambulance. This paper complements the significant number of papers recently published by RAMC clinical staff on pre-hospital care.