SCCM Resource Library-Military Biocontainment Units and the Transport of Patients with High-Consequence Infectious Diseases

Military Biocontainment Units and the Transport of Patients with High-Consequence Infectious Diseases

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses the challenges and lessons learned from aeromedical evacuations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the various devices used for transporting contagious patients, such as the patient isolation unit, transport isolation system, aeromedical biocontainment system, and containerized biocontainment system. The limitations and strengths of each device are discussed, including their capacity for patients and the challenges of communication and equipment shortages during the pandemic. The transcript also presents three case studies, illustrating the physiological challenges faced during transport, such as fluctuating oxygen saturations and the need for intubation in-flight. The importance of communication between transport teams and local care teams is emphasized, as well as the need for operational readiness and adapting to mechanical difficulties. The transcript concludes with important lessons learned for future aeromedical evacuations.

Asset Subtitle

Crisis Management, Infection, 2022

Asset Caption

Military medical teams uniquely need to be able to manage the transport of critically ill patients, regardless of the nature of their illness, over great distances to receive definitive care. These teams must be able to deploy at a moment's notice and care for patients with complex polytrauma, acute respiratory failure, highly infectious diseases, and possibly children as well as adults. This session will review the capabilities and experiences of the U.S. military's critical care air transport (CCAT) teams, as well as lessons from their work that may be broadly applicable to "earthbound" critical care.

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Infection

Knowledge Area Crisis Management

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Tag Disaster

Tag Infectious Diseases

Year 2022

Keywords

aeromedical evacuations

COVID-19 pandemic

patient isolation unit

transport isolation system

aeromedical biocontainment system

case studies

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