Provision of commercial AME solutions into an operational environment
Background: Aspen Medical has established itself as the pre-eminent Australia supplier of operational and project based health in the region. A key component to operational support is the ability to be able to evacuate patients either within an area of operations to a major healthcare facility, or from that healthcare facility back to a secure home base, such as Australia.
This paper discusses a range of issues relating to AME services within and from an area of operations, the use of civilian versus military AME capability, the issues relating to the use of civilian AME teams on military aircraft, and uses the recent events in Solomon Islands, Timor Leste and EXERCISE Talisman Sabre as case studies.
Aspen Medical has been contracted to provide AME services, along with all other required healthcare and environmental health services, to Australian Government personnel in the Solomon Islands since 2004, Timor Leste since 2006 and for EXERCISE Talisman Sabre in from Mar to Jul 07.
Each AME requirement has very different needs and operational impacts that need to be considered and factored into the provision of services. Also Defence assets are becoming increasingly stretched due to operational demands, increased operational tempo and training requirements and increased flying hour costs, coupled with a Defence wide shortage of AME trained healthcare professionals.
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