Critical Care Skill Triad for Tactical Evacuations.

Objective: Providing medical support to French soldiers deployed on war theater everywhere around the world is the first mission of the French Military Medical Service (FMMS). En-route critical care is critical to maintain the continuum of care and safety during forward and tactical medical evacuation (MEDEVAC). The FMMS has developed specific training programs to ensure optimal en-route critical care air transport.

Ten Years of En Route Critical Care Training.

Objective: The French Military Health Service (FMHS) has developed a training program for medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of critical care patients on fixed wing aircraft.

Methods: We conducted a 10-year retrospective analysis (2006-2015) of the data from the FMHS Academy. The number of trainees was listed according to the different courses and medical specialties.