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Study Course Description
Military Medicine Fundamentals (MILMED I)
Course Code
MF_052
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Vladimirs Voicehovskis
Structure Unit Manager
Vladimirs Voicehovskis
Structural Unit
Military Medicine Lecturer Group
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, mf@rsu.lv, +37167409125
About Study Course
Objective
To provide basic theoretical and practical knowledge to civilian MF students:
• in military medicine (MilMed),
• MilMed standards of care,
• modular approaches in medical provision,
• principles of evacuation,
• introduce the tasks of MilMed in war, crisis and peace conditions,
• emphasize the role of MilMed in natural and man-made crises.
Students will be introduced to:
• with the physical and mental expertise and health assessment criteria of conscripted and already serving military personnel (Fit for Service),
• with outpatient treatment principles in MilMed institutions.
Preliminary Knowledge
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Chemistry, Medical Physics, Human Anatomy, Medical Terminology, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Clinical Microbiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Communication, Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Internal Diseases, Basics of Surgical Care, Pathology, Sports for health, Infectology, Surgical diseases I, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Various types of fitness.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will have the following knowledge: - basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the Military medicine, - standards of care, - modular approach to medical support and evacuation principles and its tasks in conditions of war, crise and peace, - criteria for physical and mental expertise and health assessment of military personal being recruited and already serving, - outpatient treatment in Military medical facilities, - role of the Military medicine in conditions of natural and human-caused crises.
Skills
1.Students will be able: - to adapt their own actions to the requirements of Military medicine; - to create a place of medical activities focusing on evaluation of individual’s health for fitness for military service and in war and crises conditions.
Competences
1.Students will be competent: - to use basic knowledge, argumentation and logic to analyse situations identified in Military medicine; - to discuss, to explain own opinion and constructively promote the achievement of professional goals and specific tasks in ensuring health of an individual (persons to be recruited or military persons) and civilians; - to cooperate with and within of Military medical unit in a professional way, including medical colleagues in the atmosphere full of respect, observing national interests and medical ethical standards, respecting human rights and ensuring epidemiological safety.
Assessment
Individual work
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8 acad. hours. Students refer to the recommended and optional literature for each practical class; Identify unclear questions and problems.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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10 points
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On-line exam from 2 parts: 1. Clinical case (description, 4 MCQs), 2. Theory - MCQ Exam. The student must demonstrate: • understanding of the learned topics, • ability to solve problems in simulated clinical situations. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Video Lecture
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2
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Combat Behavioural Health (BH).
Description
Annotation: Combat Behavioural Health (BH):
• exposure to traumatic events of all varieties
• adjustment disorders
• anxiety
• depression
• PTSD
• Crisis situations, management
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3
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Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 4. Work in simulated military reality. Debrief.
Description
Annotation: Skill station – SMARCH algorithm blocks:
Warm/Cold zone – MARCH
• Work in pairs: static military scenario w/legend in immersive reality room (CRAWL, WALK)
• Debrief
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Introduction: History; Nature, purpose and responsibility of Medical support. Structure of NAF and Military medicine system; Civil and Military medicine interaction.
Description
Annotation: Introduction:
• History
• Foundations of medical support
• The nature of medical support
• Purpose of medical support
• Responsibility for the health of the forces
• Fundamental principles of medical support
• Structure of National Military Forces (NAF) and place of Military medicine in it.
• Structure of NAF Military medicine system
• Civil and Military medicine interaction and cooperation peace, crises and war conditions.
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3
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Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 1.
Description
Annotation: Skill station – SMARCH algorithm blocks:
• S-MARCH (CRAWL, WALK)
• Massive haemorrhage
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Medical Evacuation.
Description
Annotation: Medical Evacuation:
• Basic principles of medical evacuation
• Medical evacuation assets
• Interdependence of evacuation and treatment
• Evacuation priorities, triage
• Medical regulation
• Patient tracking
• Hypothermia in evacuation
• Maritime evacuation
• Aeromedical evacuation
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Modular approach to medical support.
Description
Annotation: Modular approach to medical support:
• Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF)
• Role 1 - medical response capability
Role 2 - initial surgery response capability, blood transfusion
• Role 3 - hospital response capability
• Role 4 - definitive hospital response capability
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Casualty Principle of Operation of Mass Injuries (MASCAL)
Description
Annotation: Casualty Principle of Operation of Mass Injuries (MASCAL)
• Hot Zone (Care Under Fire/Direct Threat Care)
• Warm zone (Tactical Field Care/Indirect Threat Care)
- Casualty Collection Point/Triage
- MARCH-PAWS
• Cold zone (Tactical Evacuation Care/Evacuation Care)
• MIST report
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Modular approach to medical support (Role 1, Role 2), Ground evacuation.
Description
Annotation: Modular approach to medical support:
• Role 1 - medical response capability
• Role 2 - initial surgery response capability
Medical evacuation:
• Ground evacuation
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Standards of care
Description
Annotation: Standards of care:
• Casualty response
• Clinical timelines
• Continuous improvement in healthcare support on operations
• Components of deployed health care
• Medical command, control and communication and information systems
• Medical logistics: long lines of communication and delivery,
unpredictability, austere environments
• Medical intelligence: general, intelligence requirements and requests for information
• Force health protection
• Nuclear, Bacterial, Chemical (NBC) contamination, protection methods
• Medical capabilities
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Military health care: Overview. Multinationality and medical support structures.
Description
Annotation: Military health care:
• Overview of allied joint military healthcare
• Medical training of military and healthcare personnel
• Clinical guidelines (different civilian and military)
• Surgical care
• Mental healthcare
• Post-exposure prophylaxis
Multinationality and medical support structures:
• Aspects of multinationality
• Multinational medical support
• Barriers to achieving multinational cooperation
• Multinational medical support option
• Role of nations
• Mutual support agreements
• Multinational medical units
• Host nation support
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Combat physical and mental state evaluation and rehabilitation.
Description
Annotation: Combat physical and mental state evaluation and rehabilitation principles:
• Expertise:
- Recruiting legal base
- Patient flow analysis.
• Understanding BH strains in military service - different than the civilian
• Work in small groups:
- Clinical evaluation, “fit for service” different levels,
- Decision making principles,
- “Clinical cases” – discussion;
• Outpatient treatment in MMC, principles.
• Physical fitness to sustain or improve combat's ability to meet the demands of their military occupational specialties, duty assignments, and combat-specific tasks, injury prevention, operational medicine
• Purposes and possible options of physical rehabilitation.
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Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 2.
Description
Annotation: Skill station – SMARCH algorithm blocks:
• Airways
• Respiration
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Skill station – SMARCH algorithm block 3.
Description
Annotation: Skill station – SMARCH algorithm blocks:
• Circulation
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (OSCE)
Bibliography
Required Reading
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NATO Int.: AJ P-4.1 O(A) ALLIED JOINT MEDICAL SUPPORT DOCTRINE. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Medical Support, pp.: 1-1 to 1-8; 1-22 to 1-26. Chapter 2: Organization of Medical Support, pp.: 2-1 to 2-7; 2-8 to 2-22. Chapter 3: Medical Support Related Responsibilities and Authorities, pp.: 3-1; 3-7 (Starting with timelines) to 3-12; 3-16 to 3-23.Suitable for English stream
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Joint Trauma System (JTS.) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Damage Control ResuscitationSuitable for English stream
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TECC: Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course Manual. 2nd Edition, 2019.Suitable for English stream
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TCCC: Tactical Combat Casualty CareSuitable for English stream
Additional Reading
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US Army: ATP 4-02.4 Medical Platoon - Army Publishing Directorate (Role 1). -pp. 1-3, 1-19, 1-20 (Capabilities of the Medical Platoon), -pp. 1-36 – 1-58 (Employing the Medical Platoon), -pp. 3-15 – 3-29 (Support to the Defense), -pp. 5-12 – 5-70 (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear)Suitable for English stream
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Joint Trauma System (JTS) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) Prehospital Blood Transfusion.Suitable for English stream
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JTS CPG CBRN Injury Response Part 1.Suitable for English stream
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JTS CPG CBRN Injury Response Part 2.Suitable for English stream
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JTS CPG Hypothermia Prevention Monitoring and Management.Suitable for English stream
Other Information Sources
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Gregory R. Ciottone. Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine. 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2016.Suitable for English stream
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Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)Suitable for English stream
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Miguel A. Cubano, Frank K. Butler. Emergency War Surgery. 5th Edition, Borden Institute US Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence Fort Sam Houston, 2018Suitable for English stream