Accession Number:

ADA616947

Title:

Aeromedical Evacuation Enroute Critical Care Validation Study

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 3 Feb-16 Dec 2014

Corporate Author:

ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL

Personal Author(s):

• Barazanji, Khalid
• Eslinger, Amy
• Brown, Dave
• Hildebrandt, George
• Squire, Chris
• Eddins, Joseph
• Oldorf, Lance
• Bowers, Bobby
• Wilson, Ron
• Warren, Jeff

Report Date:

2015-02-27

Pagination or Media Count:

143.0

Abstract:

Physical limitations to rendering critical care caused by space constraints in the medical interiors of current U.S. Army MEDEVAC helicopters are unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of space available for care providers to perform advanced medical treatment on simulated critical care patients manikins in existing MEDEVAC aircraft the UH-60 and HH-60. Phase 1 identified medical tasks that could not be satisfactorily accomplished by medics working with current litter configurations, and Phases 2 and 3 determined the adequate vertical litter separation required to complete each unsuccessful task. During Phase 1, three experienced flight medics served as test participants TPs and wore Xsens MVN motion capture suits while performing 43 critical flight paramedic-level medical tasks that were determined to be space-consuming. In stature, the TPs varied from a 2nd percentile female to a 99th percentile male.

Descriptors:

• *AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION
• *HELICOPTERS
• *HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
• MANNEQUINS
• MEDICAL SERVICES
• MILITARY MEDICINE
• PATIENTS
• SCENARIOS
• VALIDATION

Subject Categories:

• Helicopters
• Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems
• Escape, Rescue and Survival

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE