Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios | NLM

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Improving the Air Force Medical Service's Expeditionary Medical Support System: A Simulation Approach: Analysis of Mass-Casualty Combat and Disaster Relief Scenarios

06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: RAND Corporation. Published: 6/2020. This 172-page research paper finds minor changes to the Air Force's Expeditionary Medical Support System (EMEDS) that produce significant impacts on patient outcomes in mass casualty events. It confirms that the EMEDS is not well-suited to handle patient surges. Though large-scale changes to the EMEDS structure are impractical, two small changes were found that each produce beneficial and statistically significant impacts on patient outcomes. (PDF)