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Aeromedical Evacuation During COVID-19 A Joint Urgent Operational Need Met
| 题名： | Aeromedical Evacuation During COVID-19 A Joint Urgent Operational Need Met |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 摘要： | As the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading worldwide, a Joint Urgent Operational Need (JUON) emerged: The need for aeromedical evacuation of COVID-positive patients. How to transport patients with a highly contagious respiratory illness while safeguarding medical personnel and aircrew health is a formidable challenge. But, for the US Transportation Command (US-TRANSCOM), it was a challenge they were determined to meet. In 2014, in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, USTRANSCOM officials worked in conjunction with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) to develop the Transport Isolation System (TIS). The TIS is a module-system capable of evacuating patients with highly infectious diseases. Roughly the size of a minivan, the TIS could be loaded aboard a C-17 Globe-master Ⅲ or C-130 Hercules aircraft. It moved two patients per module, with four modules fitting onboard a C-17. The module isolated the patient, filtered the air that moved through the compartment and allowed access to treat patients with air- or fluid-borne communicable diseases. |
| 出版年： | 2021 |
| 期刊名称： | Defense Transportation Journal |
| 卷： | 77 |
| 期： | 1 |
| 页码： | 10-12,14 |
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