TACTiCAl MEDiCAl TriAgE SYSTEM - Harris Corporation

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THE OPERATIONAL challenge Seamless capture and transfer of medical data to save lives on the battlefield Combat medics must not only treat patients under battlefield conditions, but also document the injuries and their treatment. This information needs to be rapidly dispatched to a medical center so that time-critical care can be planned and provided. Currently there is no integrated system that supports both the recording and transmission of this medical data in theater. Doctors are therefore not receiving this important—sometimes lifesaving—information quickly enough to effectively manage treatment. Today’s in-field data capture methods do not provide a quick and efficient means for recording medical information. The standard method is to simply write on a patient’s body or a paper form with a grease pencil. More advanced methods involve using a PDA to generate an electronic record, but these have numerous drawbacks. The complicated user interface makes them cumbersome and difficult to use. In fact, the process of collecting data at the time of an injury typically requires extensive use of both hands. This can interfere with overall patient care or require additional assistance for transcription. Another major drawback with current systems is that the injury and treatment data remains with the patient or medic; this information can be easily lost or compromised in the field. Doctors are therefore not prepared to immediately treat the patient, and critical care is delayed while the pertinent data is collected again. Many militaries have established medical data repositories to ensure that injury data and medical treatment information are available for follow-on treatments, rehabilitation, and determination of wartime benefits. Since the data manually captured at the point of injury does not automatically populate a centralized data repository, the medic must manually enter the information into a computer at the treatment facility. Any information that was recorded on a PDA-based system also requires an additional step to synchronize it with the database, since current devices do not transmit the data over tactical radio networks. The main liabilities of the current systems include: l Inability to supply triage data to doctors prior to patient arrival l Manual data entry methods that require the use of one or both hands l Inability to wirelessly transmit data to or update medical databases l Documentation of medical status requires additional steps l Data from the point of injury is often lost or damaged, possibly impacting outcomes The optimal solution would convey medical triage data from field medics to waiting doctors—and into the healthcare system at large—with a design that is both cost-effective and adaptable to
Every second counts when a soldier has been injured, and the Tactical Medical Triage System ensures that critical data flows to the next level of care quickly and efficiently Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army. Photo credit: Sgt. Jesse Houk changes in technology. Additionally, it should provide enhanced capabilities to allow medics to capture this data easily and efficiently, in parallel with patient care. With its Tactical Medical Triage System that features an intuitive, voice-driven user interface, Harris provides a stand-alone solution that also can be integrated into a larger network of our wideband radios. In short, the system enables more responsive and effective treatment at the time of injury and facilitates medical record-keeping. The Harris Tactical Medical Triage System provides medics: l Real-Time Data Transfer – With seamless transmission of pictures, audio, and medical records from the point of injury over the Harris network infrastructure and automatic update of centralized data repositories l E-Records from Standard Forms – Generates and updates records based on standard forms such as the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Card (TCCC) and Field Medical Card (DD-1380) l “Store and Forward” Capability – Safeguards data by automatically storing medical information locally when communications are not available, and pushing records to the database when the link is restored l Extended Capabilities – Providing on-the-move access to applications such as medical reference and medical supply inventory programs 3
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