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452nd Airmen Simulate Downrange Medical Evacuation
March Air Reserve Base, Calif. – Airmen from the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 336th Air Refueling Squadron partook in a training mission to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, October 4-6, 2019.
During this training mission, Airmen simulated providing medical treatment on board a KC-135 Stratotanker to wounded patients.
“For this flight, we are simulating a trip from Andrews Air Force Base to Ramstein Air Base,” said Maj. Deanna Leyba, 452nd AES medical crew director. “We then simulated a critical patient medical evacuation from out of Bagram Air Base back to Ramstein.”
During flight, Airmen conduct general patient care, cardiac emergencies, psychological emergencies, contacting a flight doctor mid-flight, and also potential in-flight emergencies.
“This training keeps us up-to-date for all of our medical knowledge that we need to retain as medical technicians,” said Senior Airman Oliver Armstrong, 452nd AES medical technician. “Maintaining familiarity with the aircraft is also part of the job. We train on crash landing procedures, fire hazard response and any other aircraft emergencies.”
Airmen from the 336th ARS are also a vital part of these scenarios. The sorties generated are similar to missions they would experience at their deployed locations.
“The medical team run through their procedures as if they had a real patient on board,” said Capt. Austin McCann, 336th ARS pilot. “It gives them practice with the aircraft turning and learning what restrictions come with working during flight.”
While home-based training helps Airmen prepare for day-to-day operations, these airborne missions simulate real world scenarios they could face downrange.
“I’ve been deployed downrange, participated in big stateside missions and have worked at Ramstein,” said Leyba. “The patient survival rate is ninety-nine percent once you’re in the care of an aeromedical evacuation team and these training missions help ensure that rate remains to the highest level we could achieve.”
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 11.27.2019 12:54 |
| Story ID: | 353792 |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 167 |
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