Abstract

MUNAYCO SANCHEZ, A.J.; NAVARRO SUAY, R.  and  DE NICOLAS ALVAREZ, M.A.. Spanish MEDEVAC system: The Afghanistan Experience. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2012, vol.68, n.3, pp.182-184. ISSN 1887-8571.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1887-85712012000300010.

The purpose of this report is to show the experience gathered by the Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) teams between 2005 and 2010, during the deployment of the ROLE 2 in Herat Base, Afghanistan, carrying out tactical and advanced aeromedical evacuation. Deployed aircrafts, medical crew and the practised clinical skills are described, as well as iconography is shown to summarize the performed evacuations and their casuistics. Finally, a summary and future prospects are presented.

Keywords : ISAF; MEDEVAC; Aeromedical evacuation; ROLE 2.

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