Military Response to Medical Crises-Consensus Recommendations for Military-Civilian Transitions of Care.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; 17: e281, 2022 12 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2230469
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The threat that New York faced in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, prompted an unprecedented response. The US military deployed active-duty medical professionals and equipment to NYC in a first of its kind response to a "medical" domestic disaster. Transitions of care for patients surfaced as a key challenge. Uniformed Services University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted a consensus conference of civilian and military healthcare professionals to identify care transition best practices for future military-civilian responses.METHODS:
We performed individual interviews followed by a modified Delphi technique during a two-day virtual conference. Patient transitions of care emerged as a key theme from pre-conference interviews. Twelve participants attended the two-day virtual conference and generated best practice recommendations from an iterative process.RESULTS:
Participants identified 19 recommendations in 10 "sub-themes" related to patient transitions of care needs assessment and capability analysis; unified command; equipment; patient handoffs; role of in-person facilitation; dynamic updates; patient selection; patient tracking; daily operations; and resource typing.CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented military response. This study created 19 consensus recommendations for care transitions between military and civilian healthcare assets that may be useful in future military-civilian medical engagements.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disasters
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COVID-19
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2022.246
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