Impact of Forward Resuscitative Surgery to the War Fighter in Distributed Operations Deployment

摘要

OVERVIEW: Problem * Ensure effective medical care to the war fighter in a Distributed Operations Deployment. * Objective * Make an assessment of a Marine Expeditionary Unit in a complex and distributed environment both with and without a Forward Resuscitative Surgical System (FRSS), then conduct a comparative analysis in terms of patient outcomes and resource utilization. Approach * Use Tactical Medical Logistics Planning Tool (TML+) * Use Sea Viking's DO CONOPS using a MEU and a FRSS * Define cases, metrics, and assumptions * Iterative Process Develop Cases for 1x casualty stream * Run Cases in TML+ Analyze Results Revise as necessary * Repeat above with 2x, 3x, & casualty streams until reach breaking point. Results * Analysis showed a direct relationship between the time a casualty reaches a facility for first surgery and the number of casualties who die of their wounds.