Medical After-Action Report

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FROM: SGP (Major Donald W. Rumbaugh [(b)(2)]
      
      SUBJECT: Medical After-Action Report
      TO:HQ SAC/SGRA
      
      1. Reference:
      
      a. 92d Strategic Hospital Environmental Health Medical lntelligence
      Briefing Handouts.
      
        b. JMRO Reference Guide.
        
        c. WRAIR Communicable Disease Report August 1990.
        
        d. Middle East in Crisis: 92 BMW/IN.
        
   e. Middle East Survival Guide: 92 Bombardment Wing Intelligence
        Division.
        
      f.   US Army Medical  Research Institute of Chemical Defense USAMRICD.
   
     g. Technical Memorandum 90-1.

     h. Combat Medicine Training Handbook 15 August 1989.

     2. Concept: The mission of the 522 ASF was to provide short-term
     stabilization, staging and transportation of injured and sick pensonnel
     frOm Bahrain to Upper Heyford, England. The Flight Surgeon assigned to the
     Air Evacuation Squadron was to provide inflight care to these people.
     3. Significant Activities. In my assignment, I flew two Air Evacuation
     missions from Bahrain to Upper Heyford on 19-22 February 1991 and 28
     February 3- March 1991.
     Patient numbers on those flights were light: 5 and 8 litter patients; 35
     and 2S ambulatory patients. The flights were rear - end crewe d by six
     reservists (3 nurses and 3 technicians) and myself. Several missions were
     flown before my arrival without physician support. Patients were very
     stable and required little more attention than the delivery of an
     occasional Percocet or Aspirin, or some help getting to the urinal. The 8
     10 hour C-141 flight was long, loud and cold, which made even England's
     generally unhospitable climate and bizarre driving habits a welcome change.
    The flights back for the crew were indirect and time consuming. We had
    lowest priority, and had to wait for airframes with explosives going
     downrange that had sufficient space for our crew. This often led to long
    legs on return missions with transportation in C-Ss, C-130s, C-141s, C-9s,
     busses , vans and cars. (Carrying litters, blankets, urinals, cem gear and
     personal equipment around became difficult.)
    4. Attainmet of Objectives: An eager staff, a positive attitude and
   incredible amounts of prayers and support from the people back home made
   the mission "miraculously" successful.