The Army Health System (AHS) is a component of the Military Health System that’s responsible for the operational management of medical support for training, predeployment, deployment, and postdeployment operations. The AHS is comprised of ten medical functions: mission command, medical treatment (organic and area), hospitalization, evacuation, medical logistics, preventative services, veterinary services, dental services, mental health, and medical laboratory services.The missions of health service support (HSS) and force health protection (FHP) are aligned under two Army warfighting functions: sustainment and protection. HSS falls under the sustainment function, and FHP under protection. At the maneuver unit level, medical support is defined by two Roles: Role I, which is unit-level health care and combat medics, and Role II, which …show more content…
includes the treatment platoons and medical company. The AHS faces two classes of threats: health and general. The health threat includes ongoing/potential enemy actions, adverse environmental/occupational conditions, diseases, and CBRN threats. General threats include the character, types and severity of injuries soldiers may be exposed to, and the enemy’s ability to disrupt AHS operations. Command surgeons are AMEDD officers in a staff position w/in the maneuver battalions and brigades charged with planning and monitoring the execution of the AHS mission. Battalion surgeons are usually an O-3 and charged with all medical treatment provided by the battalion’s medical platoon, keeping the battalion commander and his staff informed of the status of AHS support to the battalion, and the overall health of the battalion. Brigade surgeons are usually an O-4, and coordinate medical support activities with other staff elements in the brigade. They supervise all medical activities in the brigade, provide advice to the brigade commander and keep them informed on medical issues and the overall health of the brigade. Each command surgeon has a section which is responsible for assisting the surgeon with planning and coordinating medical support. The Medical Brigade organizes, trains, sustains, and provides mission command to assigned/attached medical units. The Medical Battalion provides technical supervision and mission command for assigned/attached medical units. Additional assets provided by the MED BN may include additional medical logistics and preventative med resources. The Medical Company provides maneuver battalions with organic medical platoons. It also provides both Roles 1 and 2 medical treatment to units without organic medical assets operating in the BCT area. The Medical Platoon is embedded in the maneuver battalion and provides Role 1 medical support. There are six principles of the AHS which act as the foundations of all medical planning: conformity, mobility, proximity, flexibility, continuity, and control. Conformity, meaning medical planning must conform with the maneuver commander’s intent, concept of operation, and battle rhythm. Mobility, meaning medical personnel, vehicles, and equipment must have the same mobility as those elements used by the units they’re supporting. Proximity, meaning medical resources must be in close proximity to the forces supported to perform lifesaving interventions within minutes of injury. Flexibility, meaning the medical commander and/or command surgeon must be able to shift scarce medical resources to meet larger densities of patients within the operational area, and also to keep up with changing situations on the battlefield. Continuity, meaning moving patients through progressive, phased roles of care. Control, meaning the use of medical assets is maximized to provide the greatest good to the greatest number of patients. Terrain & Weather together are one of the most important considerations in medical planning. It can influence the types and severities of wounds incurred, the medical equipment & supplies required to treat injured Soldiers, the manner in which medical evacuation operations can be conducted, and the length of time required to evacuate injured. Additionally, terrain and weather can complicate the treatment of disease and injuries by providing conditions which foster the spread of diseases and infections. On the battlefield, medical support must be catered to maneuver offensive and defensive tasks Offensive tasks include: movement to contact, attack, and exploitation/pursuit. Support for movement to contact is executed when there is little or no threat information available—medical evacuation is keyed to the tactical plan. Support for attack is based on a more detailed knowledge of the threat disposition and likely actions. It is characterized by a high percentage of casualties, the casualties being more concentrated, and the increased likelihood of wounded enemy. Once the objective is secured, treatment teams can move to the objective instead of evacuating patients. Since exploitation and pursuit operations can rarely be planned in detail, medical evacuation operations must adhere to unit tactical standard operating procedures.
Support of this nature is characterized by fewer casualties, decentralized operations, unsecured evacuation routes, long distances for evacuation, an increased reliance on convoys & air ambulances, and higher incidences of communications difficulties. Defensive tasks include mobile defense, area defense and retrograde. In mobile defense, allocation of medical support is made more difficult from the increase in the area supported. It is characterized by fluid lines of communication and medical evacuation, the concentration of casualties at decisive points, and the likelihood of wounded enemy. With area defense, the likelihood of a mass casualty situation is increased. The dynamics of the defense, and the enemy offense requires medical evacuation to be more rapid. With retrograde, medical support must tier their movements to maintain adequate support to the maneuver force. It is imperative to maintain proximity, as medical evacuation requirements are especially
demanding. Development and rehearsal of a mass casualty plan for a maneuver unit is essential. In addition to sorting patients and establishing a priority for medical treatment and evacuation, the mass casualty station must also finalize patient documentation and other administrative actions. A temporary morgue area should also be established away from and out of sight of the treatment area. Medical records are maintained by the primary care provider of the Soldier. They must be comprehensive and capture all required data for research, education, medico-legal purposes, military retention, eligibility for benefits, and readiness for mobilization. Records located at Role 1 level are maintained by unit medical personnel. In medical support planning, matrices are often used to comprehensively organize data. Three types often used are: planning matrix, execution matrix, and synchronization matrix. The Planning Matrix provides a quick reference to unit locations and supported/supporting units. The execution Matrix provides a simplified format for delineating critical tasks. The synchronization Matrix: is used to ensure that planners address all medical functions when they are developing courses of action. The Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) serves a variety if intricate roles in the AHS. These roles include: Enabling automated medical data collection and sharing throughout the roles of medical care, use of the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS,) delivers medical information and unit status to commanders at all roles of care, enables medical units to capture, store, and transmit medical data to higher roles of care.
a. Army HR systems are integral to allowing HR professionals to accurately process and track promotions, movement of personnel, awards, strength reporting, generate metrics, assist with the assessment and tracking of individual medical/dental readiness, and mobilization transactions.
In 1968, the United States Army activated the 123rd Aviation Battalion, creating a remarkable unit that was comprised of several Army assets. The design of the battalion revolutionized how assets could be combined to complete many missions by mixing infantry, signal, aviation, and support units. The 123rd’s mission ranged from was to collect intelligence, deliver supplies, insert and extract infantrymen, and provide air support. In addition to their primary mission they also participated in medical evacuation, an invaluable asset on the battlefields of Vietnam.
The Technical Escort Unit (TEU) now provides the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to include the Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with an immediate response capability for chemical and biological warfare material. Its mission is to provide a global response for escorting, packaging, detection, rendering-safe, disposing, sampling, analytics, and remediation missions. This does not only include chemical weapons for which it was originally created, but now incorporates biological weapons, state sponsored laboratories, small independent laboratories and small non-weaponized radioactive materials. Most recently, they have been task organized to assist Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) as a force multiplier; the objective of this is to give the Battle Field Commander instant on the ground intelligence regarding Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) hazards within their Area of Operations (AO). With this new mission with the BCT, the TEU is becoming an expeditionary force.
D1: I have decided to look at a 6 year old going through bereavement. Bereavement means to lose an individual very close to you. When children go through bereavement they are most likely to feel sad and upset about the person’s death. Children at a young age may not understand when a family member dies. Children may not understand bereavement. For example a 6 year old’s father been in a car crash and has died from that incident. Death is unpredictable and children can’t be prepared for a death of a family member as no one knows when someone is going to die or not. Unfortunately every child can experience bereavement even when a pet dies. It is important that we are aware that effects on the child so we can support them in the aftermath.
MSG Peek demonstrated exceptional leadership in developing a Theater Health Services Policies Document which enabled two realistic field training exercises. He also mentored of eight Field Grade Officers through complex clinical operations resulting in a more efficient team prepared for contingency operations. His efforts led to 30th MEDCOM’s validation to assume theater medical mission
In the year 1944, US Legislation passed the Servicemen’s Readjustment act, commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights. It is one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government; one that impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. The GI Bill offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including financial assistance for higher education for veterans of U.S. military service. The benefits of the GI Bill are intended to help veterans readjust to civilian life following service to their country and to encourage bright, motivated men and women to volunteer for military duty. Many factors and contributions have gone into the development of the GI Bill, and it has changed over the years. This research paper will introduce the reader to a brief history of the formation and evolution of the GI Bill, discuss the current benefits that it offers to student populations in response to their specific needs, and introduce current implications that the GI Bill has placed on student veterans and institutions across the nation.
What does ‘care’ mean? Care is the provision of what is necessary for your health, welfare and protection of someone or something. However when you talk about ‘care’ in a care practice the term changes and becomes more about enabling people to meet all their needs which would refer to their social, physical, emotional, cognitive and cultural needs. The individual is central to the meaning of care in this context.
Colonel Mathew Moten once said, “Professions are not professions simply because they say they are. Their clients, society as a whole, have to accept their claims and trust the professions with jurisdiction over important areas of human endeavor”.
...th during deployment as well as in the United States Army hospitals. The deployment setting can test military nursing workers in ways that are not the same as what is typical for private citizen nursing employees who practice in traditional civilian hospitals. Providing nursing care to traumatically wounded American military personnel and enemy combatants and living in rigid circumstances are cases of some of the stresses deployed nurses suffer. Depersonalization is also a huge risk factor of burnout in military nurses. One factor that is helpful in avoiding burnout in the Army setting is that physicians, RNs, LPNs and medics all cooperate in ways that may be unusual in a private citizen hospital. In the military setting, the scope of practice increases and nurses are most often times reinforced entirely by their colleagues (Lang, Patrician and Steele, 2012).
“Summary Report for: 29-2041.00 - Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedic.” O*Net. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2010.
"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country” (-General George S. Patton Jr). Here within our borders we are the lucky ones, we have been blessed with the pleasure of so many brave men and women; to volunteer in the world's greatest military; and put their lives on the line for something that they believe is a moral obligation. But, think of some other countries, that have conscription (the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces) laws. We as a nation have some laws on conscription, and if you are male and above the age of 18 you have already signed the slip of paper stating that in the time of war; if our great nation re-instated the draft then there is a great chance you will be serving on the frontline of the next Great War. This brings me to my first topic of this page, is it ethical to have a draft? My second topic that I will discuss will be on if it is morally acceptable to "draft dodge". What I mean on the second topic is if you have a right; that morally allows you to not go fight in the war.
The U.S. military is a strong force and body that protects and serves the American people. Many people support the military and some even disagree with it. What people forget is that without a military the U.S. would be totally over run by foreign countries claiming ground. The military also helps with the nation’s economy boosting the balance of money in the works. Families have trouble with members who serve since there is always chance that they never return but it is because of their service that we are still a free country. Even though the military causes pain to families when a loved one is lost, the U.S. needs a military because with a military the economy increases and that without a military we would be invaded by a dictator or foreign
The military has always been there and we as Americans never question it. Thousands of men and women have dedicated their lives to serving this country. From World War II on to present day our military is constantly growing and evolving. Many people believe our military is nothing but destructive and harmful. To me, the military and people who serve the military are very brave and caring individuals. Our armed forces help change the way that not only America views things, but also the world. We were one of the first armies to accept women and homosexuals into the service. Do not get me wrong, every accomplishment and growth we have made was not obtained with open arms. Before WWII America was just the same as every other
Canadian military soldiers have been fighting for the country’s freedom and justice for many years. Soldiers have been dedicating their lives to protect the citizens of Canada by facing horrible circumstances such as killing, injuries, and new environments, which leave the soldiers’ well-being in a devastating condition. In recent years, the issue of soldiers’ health has become more apparent. Soldiers are coming back from deployment with poorer health statuses then pervious years and not getting the services they need, affecting the various strategies health care providers particularly nurses use. The government or military has not done enough to provide soldiers with adequate resources after deployment, mainly focusing on providing them with
The role of a Healthcare Administrator is very important whether it be an administrator in a clinical setting, hospital setting, or long term care setting. All of these settings require the same main skills in the position of the person fulfilling the role as Healthcare Administrator; those skills are communication and relationship management, leadership, professionalism, knowledge of the healthcare environment, and business skills. If any one of these skills is missing, this person could be doing a disservice to the organization they are a member of.