Determination of Medical Task Times in an Emergency Center Setting

摘要

The determination of how well a military medical facility will perform when facedwith an intense casualty stream requires a detailed understanding of the appropriate medical treatments for the specific casualty types expected. This paper describes a method for defining treatment protocols, assessing task times, and ascertaining medical expertise needed for successful task completion. The method used is a medical adaptation of classical time and motion analysis. The specific injury types of penetrating injury to the thorax and/or abdomen were selected for study. Data from the observation of seventeen wounded individuals is provided in detail and in summary form. Keywords: Therapy, Conventional wounds, Penetrating wounds of thorax or abdomen. (sdw)