Accession Number:

AD1016323

Title:

Commanders Institute New Standards for Quality Medical Data

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

U.S. Army Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Washington United States

Personal Author(s):

• Snethen,Bill

Report Date:

2008-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

During the first Gulf War, patient care on the battlefield was documented on paper field medical cardsDD Form 1380that rarely accompanied the injured to the next level of care, let alone made it to the service members permanent medical record. As a result, wounded warriors returned to the United States with undocumented injuries and care, leading to tremendous difficulty accessing their medical benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Descriptors:

• military medicine
• gulf war
• patients
• wounds and injuries
• combat casualty care
• department of veterans affairs
• patient care
• therapeutics
• job training
• task forces
• department of defense
• quality control
• battlefields
• casualties

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE