RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Firebase medicine: extending the Role I aid station JF Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps JO J R Army Med Corps FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group SP 207 OP 210 DO 10.1136/jramc-2013-000126 VO 160 IS 3 A1 Ramey L Wilson A1 A G Truesdell YR 2014 UL http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/160/3/207.abstract AB The unique nature of counterinsurgency warfare in Afghanistan highlights the tactical and technical challenges of the non-contiguous battlefield. Although remote military outposts distant from their support hubs help project NATO power, they also operate without the advantages of a secure rear area or interior lines of communication. Commonly referred to as ‘firebases’, these outposts typically house a platoon or company-sized element and present numerous challenges to the delivery of medical care and support. Medical planners and providers can mitigate many of these inherent risks through targeted interventions designed to increase the capabilities of these remote outposts. These interventions include focused higher-level trauma and non-trauma medical training for both medical and non-medical personnel, expanded equipment lists, ongoing medical education, training and rehearsals, and a proven and redundant communications plan.