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         TOPIC AREA: AEROMEDICAL STAGING FACILITY (ASF) / LACK OF
                      STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ASF
                      SUEMITTED BY: HQ AFRES/SGXO

         ISSUE: ASF personnel were not aware of how to use patient
         positioning plans (PPP) to load patients on ambuses for outbound
         aeromedical evacuation missions.

         OBSERVATION: ASF nursing personnel were not aware of how to load
         patients onto ambuses so that they would be onloaded from the
         ambuses to the aircraft according to the PPP.

         DISCUSSION: We assigned a FCC function to the ASF to assist in
         ensuring that patients were properly prepared and acceptable for
         entry into the aeromedical evacuation system. It was observed by
         our FCC personnel that ASF nursing service personnel were not
         aware of loading patients into the ambuses so that the patients
         could be loaded into the aircraft according to the PPP. Our FCC
         personnel provided inservice training in this area resulting in
         excellent performance by the ASF.

         IMPACT: Created unnecessary delays in patient loading which
         increases patient discomfort. Could have resulted in delay of
         aircraft departure.

         RECOMMENDATION: Information on the PPP and how to use it should
         be included in an Air Force level regulation which describes and
         explains the ASF duties and responsibilities.


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