Tactical Medical Coordination System (TacMedCS)

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Abstract:

The Tactical Medical Coordination System TacMedCS provides rapid casualty identification under adverse conditions, enables visibility of casualty status from the point of injury through medical treatment in higher echelons of care, maintains an electronic treatment record for the patient, utilizes non-physical-contact data transmission and storage media, and uplinks casualty information to a theater information network. Additionally, the current version of TacMedCS provides information to the corpsman in the field about patient location and status using a stand-along handheld device. This mature prototype DoD Technology Readiness Level 7 was tested at Fleet Hospital 3 during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, shipboard in the Health Services Support Exercise in 2004, in Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2005 where it was determined to be a top performer, and during several Limited Technology Assessments conducted at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory. Near real-time awareness of casualty status and location will allow medical personnel to respond with needed evacuation resources and will facilitate planning for the treatment of incoming casualties by more quickly identifying the resources required to treat specific injury types and severity, while providing medical managers with advanced situational awareness.

Author(s):
Williams, Diane
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. Feb 2004-Jun 2007
Supplementary Note:
Sponsored in part by the Navy Medicine Support Command, Jacksonville, FL. The original document contains color images. DOI: 10.21236/ADA477535
Pagination:
0028

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NHRC-07-91
Project Number(s):
9162
Monitor Series:
NMRC/MD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*BATTLEFIELDS, *TRACKING, *WOUNDS AND INJURIES, *CASUALTIES, *MEDICAL SERVICES, *BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, *PATIENTS, DATA BASES, POSITION(LOCATION), CHIPS(ELECTRONICS), POCKET COMPUTERS, TACTICAL DATA SYSTEMS, HAND HELD, UPLINKS, RADIOFREQUENCY, COMPUTER NETWORKS, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS, IDENTIFICATION, OFF THE SHELF EQUIPMENT, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, REAL TIME
Field(s)/Group(s):
Information Science, Medicine and Medical Research, Weapons Effects (Biological), Computer Hardware, Radio Communications
Keyword(s):
*PATIENT CARE COORDINATION, *PATIENT TRACKING, *RFID(RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION), PATIENT STATUS, CASUALTY TRACKING, IRIDIUM SATELLITE PHONES, MEDICAL DATA DISPLAYS, TACMEDCS(TACTICAL MEDICAL COORDINATION SYSTEM), RAPID CASUALTY IDENTIFICATION, PATIENT POSITION INFORMATION, WRIST BAND COMPUTER CHIPS, PE603729N, WU916260407, WU9161C60319, WU974160618
Report Date:
2007 Nov 06
Creation Date:
2008 Mar 19