Tactical Medical Coordination System (TacMedCS)

Authors: Diane Williams; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA

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.

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