medical
Deployed Medical & Healthcare Delivery
December 18 by Defence IQ NewsThe Deployed Medical & Healthcare Delivery conference is Europe’s leading conference dedicated to discussing deployed medical care
How defence companies can stand out in the medical and robotics sectors
April 02 by Jon DiGiacomandreaUltralife, looks at how defence OEMs can take their industry knowledge and apply it to the robotics and medical sectors
The challenges involved with joint civilian and military medical support operations
March 24 by Defence IQ PressWhen dealing with disaster relief operations and humanitarian crises, including logistics support and aid during civil wars and infectious disease outbreaks, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and...
"Medical Operations Support by private industry is an excellent concept"
May 13 by Richard de SilvaMedical support operations have traditionally focused on trauma and emergency response and while these issues remain steadfast, the scope of operations is broadening at an alarming pace. Due to the co...
Giving MEDEVAC units room to breathe
August 05 by Richard de SilvaMost battlefield deaths – if government statistics are up to date – occur within the first 10 minutes of wounding. Naturally, every second counts, and so medical planners in the military r...
Giving MEDEVAC units room to breathe
September 27 by Richard de SilvaMost battlefield deaths – if government statistics are up to date – occur within the first 10 minutes of wounding. Naturally, every second counts, and so medical planners in the military r...
MEDEVAC: Tactical and physiological aspects of military aero evacuation medical operations
September 04 by Chisco de Ascanio"MEDEVAC, MEDEVAC, MEDEVAC!" blasts loudly through the radio that remains turned on twenty four hours a day, seven days a week at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. A frantic activity follows immediately...
Are medical evacuation efforts worrying militaries?
July 26 by Richard de SilvaWith the conflict in Afghanistan winding down and the withdrawal of all major international forces rapidly approaching, commanders have realised that the window of opportunity to learn, test and analy...
European Air Group gives thoughts on aviation medicine
April 20 by Francisco J Mendi PompaThe EAG As it was foreseen and predicted by so many it’s now time to widen the horizon of our aspirations. We all have seen our defence budgets becoming smaller year by year; but being smaller...
Improved Armed Forces Compensation Scheme comes into effect
May 09 by Defence IQToday the MOD is launching the revised Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) which incorporates all of the recommendations made by Admiral the Lord Boyce, former Chief of Defence Staff, in his Rev...
US Air Force Life-saving Crews Take to the Skies Over Afghanistan
February 28 by Richard de SilvaColonel Barbara Jones of the US Air Force's 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, speaks with Defence IQ ahead of Battlefield Healthcare 2011, to discuss the role of her squadron and the challenges...
'Asking the Experts': Uncovering the Realities of CBRNE Civil Preparedness
February 10 by Richard de SilvaBrigadier General (ret) Galatas Ioannis is Senior Advisor and RIEAS-CBRNE (Research Institute for European and American Studies - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) Scientif...