Abstract Introduction: Military Role 1 practitioners have difficulty maintaining skill
competency by working solely in military medical treatment facilities. Recognizing this, the …

Abstract Introduction The transition of Army Combat Medic Specialists (Military Occupational
Specialty Code: 68W) from military to civilian emergency medical services (EMS) is …

ABSTRACT Introduction Military-Civilian partnerships (MCPs), such as the Navy Trauma
Training Center, are an essential tool for training military trauma care providers. Despite …

BACKGROUND Military-civilian partnerships for combat casualty care skills training have
mostly focused on traditional, combat surgical team training. We sought to better understand …

Background Role 1 care represents all aspects of prehospital care on the battlefield. Recent
conflicts and military operations conducted on behalf of the Global War on Terrorism have …

Military medicine has two distinctly different patient populations depending on whether
medicine is being practiced at home or in the deployed setting. For the most part, in garrison …

ABSTRACT Introduction Since January 2002, pre-deployment training of forward
resuscitative and surgical units has taken place at the US Army Trauma Training Center …

BACKGROUND The management of battlefield trauma requires a specific skill set, which is
optimized by regular trauma experience. As military casualties from the prolonged conflicts …

Introduction Trauma surgery skills sustainment and maintenance of combat readiness
present a major problem for military general surgeons. The Military Health System (MHS) …

BACKGROUND: The Military Health System (MHS) uses a readiness program that identifies
the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) necessary for surgeons to provide combat …