TACTiCAl MEDiCAl TriAgE SYSTEM - Harris Corporation

system description
Distributing medical triage data in a scalable
and cost-effective manner
The Tactical Medical Triage System supports dissemination
of electronic medical data in a hierarchical deployment
environment. Its primary function is to provide medical
information to doctors in theater in real time, enabling prompt
and effective treatment of battlefield injuries. In the example
deployment shown below, information collected by the medics
is transmitted to the relay and distributed to the triage center for
storage in a centralized database, for dissemination to doctors.
Medical data is collected in the field at the dismount level
using the Harris RF-3590 Ruggedized Tablet and Harris TacMed
application. Leveraging embedded voice recognition technology,
TacMed provides a voice-driven interface which allows hands-free
navigation and data entry. This provides the medic with full use
of both hands to care for patients.
Once the data is entered, the system’s built-in “store and
forward” capability safeguards the medical records locally on the
tablet when communications are not available; the information is
automatically pushed to the database when the link is restored.
The medic, relay, and triage levels are connected using the
Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2) running on
the Harris radios. This mobile, ad hoc networking waveform
(MANET) enables simultaneous voice and data communications
for coordination or follow-up on any medical data transmitted.
To support rapid setup in the widest possible range of
applications, the Tactical Medical Triage System equipment
is delivered in lightweight, portable cases. Relay kits can be
installed in a variety of vehicles or deployed at fixed locations.
And the flexible design of the Harris networking radio waveforms
makes the system highly scalable; medical data distribution to
additional units is enabled by simply adding equipment at the
desired echelons.
In addition to the tactical radio products outlined above, the
dismount kits can be augmented with the Harris Tactical Cellular
System, providing 3G or 4G LTE. As shown in the diagram, triage
and relay sites can be optionally outfitted with vehicular and
portable Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) SATCOM and
High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) kits.
An optional Tactical Operations Center (TOC) kit also can be
added to provide full integration into the tactical network.
This would provide storage to route all captured data back
to a centralized location, as well as the ability to retrieve any
previously generated information.
BGAN
Military
Network
HCLOS
ANW2
TOC
TRIAGE
ANW2
ANW2
RELAY
ANW2
DISMOUNT