MIRF: a close look at an intensive care aeromedical evacuation capability
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Article Title | MIRF: a close look at an intensive care aeromedical evacuation capability |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Grant-Thomson, John C. |
Journal Title | Journal of the US Army Medical Department |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 1997 |
Place of Publication | Houston, TX. United States |
Web Address (URL) | http://cdm15290.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p15290coll3&CISOPTR=394&filename=395.pdf#search=%22Aeromedical Evacuation%22 |
Abstract | It is a well-documentedfact that early intervention in the management of severe trauma cases improves recovery rates. Organic to this capability is the need to provide highly mobile medical facilities equipped with appropriate medical technologies. Dedicated medical platforms with onboard integrated medical systems, while desirable in some situations, are expensive and not always readily available in an emergency. Using a proven selection of portable, electromedical monitoring and resuscitation equipment contained in one convenient module, the Mobile Intensive Care Rescue Facility (MIRF) has been designed and developed to improve pre-hospital en route medical care capabilities. Primarily designedforAeromedical Evacuation (AME) in the Australian Defense Force (ADF), the MIRF provides a 'stand-alone' life supportfacility which can 'go anywhere' and attach to almost any platform capable of carrying standard litters. |
Keywords | mobile health units; life support systems; aeromedical evacuation; mobile intensive care rescue facility (MIRF);emergency medical services; Australian Defence Force |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400308. Medical devices |
320212. Intensive care | |
320207. Emergency medicine | |
Public Notes | No restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q05w7/mirf-a-close-look-at-an-intensive-care-aeromedical-evacuation-capability
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