Citation

Richter KE, Jones DE, Oliver DM. Mil. Med. 2012; 177(5): 507-510.

Affiliation

Directorate of Mental Health, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34520 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22645875

Abstract

This article focuses on the clinical and administrative decision-making processes involved in medevacing psychiatric patients from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during major surge operations. This article highlights organizational realities pertaining to the medevac process and offers recommendations for incoming providers to optimize their effectiveness in managing at-risk patients in a combat zone.

Language: en