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Title: MEDEVAC FOR MEDICAL STAFF


1
MEDEVAC FOR MEDICAL STAFF
  • UH60 BLACKHAWK
  • 112TH MEDCO(AA)
  • SGT Mark Urquhart

2
OUTLINE
  • BLACKHAWK load options
  • MEDEVAC vs. CASAVAC
  • In-flight interventions and limitations
  • Physical size limitations
  • Total transfer time vs. flight time
  • written orders vs. standing orders

3
References
  • FM 8-10-6 Medical Evacuation in the Theatre of
    Operations
  • 112th MEDCO (AA) SOPs

4
BLACKHAWK load options
  • 6 litter 1 ambulatory
  • 3 litter 4 ambulatory
  • 7 ambulatory
  • SUBTRACT 1 AMBULATORY WHEN PARAMEDIC or MD or PAC
    or PULMONOLOGIST or RRT or RN MUST ACCOMPANY
    PATIENTS

5
Questions
  • ?

6
MEDEVAC vs. CASAVAC
  • Medevac includes in-flight medical
    interventions. Reduce recovery time and
    mortality.
  • Casavac is just scoop and swoop. A survivors
    flight.

7
In-flight interventions and limitations
  • Propaq continuous Invasive and non-invasive V/S
    monitoring with printable trends for 1 patient.
  • Alaris triple channel IV pump 3 pumped drugs to
    one patient or 1 pumped drug to 3 patients.
  • Impact Ventilator A/C, SIMV, CPAP for 1
    patient.
  • Impact Aspirator 1 non-intermittent suction
    patient.

8
In-flight interventions and limitations cont.
  • Physio-Control L/P 10 with Pacer
    Defibrillation, ECG Monitoring, or TCP for 1
    patient.
  • Oxygen 2 D cylinders for delivery to 2
    patients.
  • AMBU BVM to manually ventilate a 2nd patient
    in-flight.
  • Multiple splinting options.

9
Questions
  • ?

10
Physical Size Limitations
  • No wider than the litter.
  • No longer than the litter.
  • No more than 16 inches above the bottom of the
    litter feet.
  • Similar concept as the box at the airport that
    your carry on luggage has to fit through.

11
Total Transfer Time vs. Flight Time.
  • Flight Time gt KAF /- 12 min.
  • Total transfer time From the sending MTF bed gt
    the receiving MTF bed.
  • MTF gt ambulance gt drive to the helipad gt load the
    helicopter gt fly to KAF gt unload the helicopter 2
    litters per ambulance load gt to the MTF gt unload
    the ambulance gt to the treatment area in the MTF
    /- 30 min.

12
Written Orders vs. Standing Orders
  • Can do either but must be pre-arranged.
  • Written orders for drugs, drips,chest drains,
    ventilator settings,V/S trends etc.
  • The Standing Order may read no written orders
    required during a MASCAL.
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