Medical readiness training exercise in El Salvador, Central America, 1996

Medical readiness training exercise in El Salvador, Central America, 1996

Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETEs) can be a valuable training tool for U.S. Army personnel in remote areas of deployment. We report our experience of the MEDRETE in El Salvador in 1996. Working with foreign physicians of the host country was a positive experience in which we learned loc...

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Published in:Military medicine Vol. 163; no. 8; pp. 519 - 523
Main Authors: SILVERMAN, M. A, BARNES, D, ZLAMAL, R, SOUTHWORTH, S, MCKINNEY, R, LAUBACH, H, DILEO, I. D, BERGER, M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, MD Association of Military Surgeons 01-08-1998
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Developing Countries
El Salvador - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
International Cooperation
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Military Medicine
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
United States
El Salvador
Central America
America
United States
Military application
Human
Performance requirement
Public health organization
Quality
Health care staff
Medical specialty
Public health
Recommendation
Care
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Summary:Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETEs) can be a valuable training tool for U.S. Army personnel in remote areas of deployment. We report our experience of the MEDRETE in El Salvador in 1996. Working with foreign physicians of the host country was a positive experience in which we learned local customs and mutual cooperation. Evaluation and treatment of nearly 6,000 patients increased goodwill in the community and provided an opportunity for teamwork for Army Reserve medical units, including increased discussions of public health issues. We also report on the field applicability of the advanced laboratory and pharmacy equipment we included in our training.
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ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/163.8.519