Issues discussed during the conferences provided this work group with a good starting point to identify and address the current issues and problems associated with the medical regulating and medical evacuation systems.
Medical evacuation is the process of actually moving a patient.
The main value of medical regulation at this level is to reduce the wait for surgery. Patient movement can be provided by the service component using organic lift or by common-user transportation. The greater the number of casualties the more hectic the process and the greater the need for a global overview and integration of medical regulating with the actual assignment of aircraft. In mass-casualty situations, patients are normally evacuated as soon as medically possible. This predetermined number of days varies depending on bed-fill status in the theater and type of medical problem.