Introduction US military forces have engaged in combat in mature areas of operations (AOs)
in Iraq and Afghanistan that allow for casualty evacuation to definitive surgical care within …

Since the creation of the NATO Telemedicine Expert Panel (now renamed the TMED Expert
Team) in 2000, when few nations had deployed telemedicine systems to support military …

Background and Objective Since 1993, the Department of Defense has augmented the
medical support for Army units on peacekeeping operations in Macedonia through the …

In order to meet increasing global crises, the US military must find ways to more effectively
manage manpower and time. Joint Medical Operations--Telemedicine (JMO-T) was …

ABSTRACT Background The US Military Health System (MHS) pioneered the use of
telehealth in deployed environments in the early 1990s. However, its use in non-deployed …

Introduction While deployed, military medical personnel manage routine medical issues that
fall under the category of Disease Non-Battle Injury (DNBI). The 86th Combat Support …

Disaster management utilizes diverse technologies to accomplish a complex set of tasks.
Despite a decade of experience, few published reports have reviewed application of …

Austere clinical environments are those in which limited resources hamper the achievement
of optimal patient outcomes. Operational environments are those in which caregivers and …

Background Since its advent, telemedicine has facilitated access to subspecialty medical
care for the treatment of patients in remote and austere settings. The United States military …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review focuses on the evolution of telemedicine programs
on both national and international levels as it pertains to trauma and emergency medical …