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File: 970207_aadcu_015.txtMEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED DESERT SHIELD/STORM CATEGORY: Command and Control ISSUE/ITEM NO: SUBJECT: Reporting MEDRED-C BACKGROUND: Revision of the MEDRED-C reporting format has been discussed for quite some time. Incorporation to a Joint Message Text format is a long term goal. In the interim, medical treatment facility personnel experienced great difficulties in interpreting current AFR 55-55 instructions and requirements. DISCUSSION: MEDRED-C reporting was required daily during Desert Storm. Achieving uniformity in reporting was a significant challenge. Bases without seven day work week communications center support were excused from daily reporting on a case-by-case basis. Medical treatment facilities not involved or only minimally involved in Desert Storm support were resistant to the requirement, and the need for their reports was questionable, particularly given "minimize". Efforts required to produce these reports may not have been justified for the data actually generated. ACTION RECOMMENDED: (1) Develop DoD format for medical contingency reporting. (2) Revise AFR 55-55 as appropriate. (3) Require reports only from medical treatment facilities directly affected by the contingency and only when changes in content occur. SUGESSTED OPRs/OCRs: HQ USAF/SGHR USN/SG DA/SG SUBMITTER: Terry W. Clarke/Capt/HQ ATC/SGAX [(b)(2)]
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