Recent Issues and Advances in Aeromedical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

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7.2. The new NATO Strategy is cha-
racterized by high mobility,
more flexibility, rapid argu-
mentation and better interope-
rability. There is a clear
operational need to provide
medical planners within NATO
and Alliance Nations with a
generic concept of integrated
aeromedical evacuation to
improve the effectiveness of
NATO FORCES.
7.3.Any decision to evacuate a
patient by air should be made
only after- a thorough assess-
ment of the medical benefits
for the patient as compared to
the hazards which might be
associated with an evacuation
flight. However, there are no
absolute medical contraindica-
tions to aeromedical evacua-
tion.
7.4.Effective aeromedical evacua-
tion requi res:
* dedicated aeromedical evacua-
tion units
8 centralized commarid and con-
trol (c*:
* standardized communications
and medical equipment assets
* aircraft with day/night,
adverse weather and enhanced
navigation and communication
capability
* professionalism in the level
of proficiency training and
expe r i ence
* standardized international
procedures and policies
* no language barriers
.& military-civilian coopera-
tion.
8. RECOMMtNUATIONS:
’ 8.1.For future operations the medi-
cal authorities within NATO HQ
and NATO nations must address
the operational requirement for
a multinational approach to
aeromedical evacuation.
8.2. A multinational generic concept
of aeromedical evacuation
should be as broad, flexible
and simple as possible.
The goal is to provide a frame-
work for NATO nations to plan
for effective, seamless aerome-
dical evacuation in multinatio-
rial operations.