Tool used to screen for potential communicable diseases based on five key indicators
If indicators are present on patient movement request, they suggest a patient suffering from a highly contagious communicable disease
The indicators are as follows:
A YES to categories 2-5 should prompt immediate telephone consultation with the Theater Validating Flight Surgeon. YES to category 1 alone does not necessarily require consultation. If in doubt --- CALL.
Military aeromedical evacuation
Field trauma triage
Post cardiac arrest care
Care under fire
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
Tactical field care
Tactical evacuation care
ICU sedation