A SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS IN A US ARMY FORWARD UNIT

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Subject: A SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS IN A US ARMY FORWARD UNIT         

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Folder Title: SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                      

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          data to a centra@,@ocation under adverse military conditions.

          The current             surveillance during deployment works best

          durl               ases  or periods of low intensity or no

          conf              ing information about medical circumstances that

          was                intervention may not be possible in a non-

          p                 al environment.

                  sidering  these problems, the most reasonable way to

          achieve  real-time medical surveillance during combat may be

          through automation of surveillance activities. A mobile

          computing requirement for the current Composite Health Care

          System (CHCS) would assist in the seamless recording of a

          military member's medical information from garrison to the field

          and back. It would enhance patient care, patient tracking, and

          timely epidemiologic investigation. Emerging technologies, for

          example, the Multi-technology Automated Reader Card (MARC), which

          stores an individuals entire medical record on a small card, and

          the use of wireless computer networks could be part of this

          system.

              A fully integrated surveillance system would have numerous

          components, including medical intelligence, preventive medicine,

          research, medical administration and logistics. Telemedicine,

          deployment laboratories, and the Armed Forces serum repository

          would play complimentary roles. The most important element,

          however, is the timely feedback that surveillance could provide

          medical personnel and military commanders to make informed, real-

          time decisions and obtain updated information on the medical

          threat and its countermeasures.

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