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community to provide better care to wounded Soldiers in medi- cal evacuations from the battlefield.
A key component of improving patient care is a program known as Medical Hands-Free Unified Broadcast (MEDHUB), which allows providers better situational awareness within the battlespace. It relies on Nett Warrior, which is an integrated dismounted leader situational awareness system used during combat operations.
MEDHUB connects to multiple wireless patient monitors housed in a medevac vehicle or helicopter, transmitting the person’s condition, injury and vital signs (updated every two minutes) to the receiving medical facility—and inevitably reducing the potential for human error in a chaotic battlefield environment. Awaiting medical facilities can now use a dashboard running on a Mounted Family of Computer Systems to update patient infor- mation in real time.
CCCRP researchers believe that MEDHUB vastly accelerates the process of accurately communicating a patient’s medical condi- tion throughout the evacuation and transfer process.
INNOVATIVE CARE We have seen over the past 20 years a remarkable improvement in survivability following combat injuries. Tis is attributable largely to our ability to meet the demands of the “golden hour” follow- ing a potentially lethal injury, when prompt medical attention can save a life. As we transition our focus to preparing for near- peer or peer conflict, senior DOD leaders insist that the medical community adjust its mindset to adapt to a changing operational environment in which U.S. forces may have to shelter in place for up to 24 hours before medical evacuations occur.
Te medical community is acutely aware that Russia and China have closed military and technological gaps that once made the U.S. military unsurpassed. Our mission as health care provid- ers is to protect and sustain our warfighters—our greatest national asset.
With that in mind, the CCCRP envisions reducing casualties by as much as 25 percent in future conflicts by driving innova- tive medical research that yields tangible results for warfighters. Our mission is critical: not only to save lives, but also to bolster our prospects for success against adversaries whose vision for the world may threaten peace, freedom and security.
For more information on USAMRDC, go to https://
mrdc.amedd.army.mil/ or contact Chelsea Bauckman, USAMRDC deputy public affairs officer, at
chelsea.b.bauckman.civ@
mail.mil. For more information on the CCCRP, go to https://
ccc.amedd.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx.
JAMES A. BLACK is the communications manager for the CCCRP, Fort Detrick, Maryland. Before assuming his current role, he spent nearly a decade as a broadcast journalist, earning two Emmy Awards. He has an M.A. in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in political science from Tufts University.
LT. COL. DAVID S. JOHNSTON is deputy director of the CCCRP. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Vanderbilt University, an M.S. in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence Univer- sity and a B.S. in biology from Bryan College. Previously he served as deputy commander and director of business operations for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, a subordinate command of USAMRDC.
Given the lethality of today’s weapons and the emerging threats of near-peer adversaries, battles in dense urban environments come with many risks.
COL. MICHAEL R. DAVIS, M.D., FACS is director of the CCCRP, where his chief responsibility is to oversee the mid- and long-term development of materiel and knowledge products to close capability gaps in military trauma care. He also serves as professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland. Davis received his M.D. from the Uniformed Services University and a B.A. with honors in physiology and cell biology from the Univer- sity of California, Santa Barbara. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Anto- nio, and Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. His research interests include trauma, critical care and recon- structive transplantation.
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