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Evaluation of the Combat Medic Skills Validation Test.

PB2013103512

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Hemman, E. A.
Page Count	179
Abstract	Statistically, getting care within the first hour of injury drastically increases a casualtys chance of survival. Because 90% of all combat deaths occur on the battlefield away from any type of medical treatment facility, the first responders on the battlefield, the Armys combat medics, influence the cost, in life or limb, to the American war fighters. As the Army transformed itself into a lighter, faster, and leaner force, it was determined that a new kind of medic (91W) capable of deployment within 96 hours, and with a high degree of competency in a broad array of emergency care skills was required. In June 2002, the Semi-Annual Combat Medical Skills Validation Test (SACMS-VT) became the policy for evaluating the beginning level competency of the Armys new combat medic. No known formal psychometric testing was done prior to its implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the SACMS-VT.
Keywords	Combat medic Casualties Survival Combat deaths War fighters Medical treatment facility First responders Semi-Annual Combat Medical Skills Validation Test(SACMS-VT)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Geneva Foundation, Lakewood, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Appendix not included. Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201308

Evaluation of the Combat Medic Skills Validation Test.

Evaluation of the Combat Medic Skills Validation Test.
PB2013103512

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Hemman, E. A.
Page Count	179
Abstract	Statistically, getting care within the first hour of injury drastically increases a casualtys chance of survival. Because 90% of all combat deaths occur on the battlefield away from any type of medical treatment facility, the first responders on the battlefield, the Armys combat medics, influence the cost, in life or limb, to the American war fighters. As the Army transformed itself into a lighter, faster, and leaner force, it was determined that a new kind of medic (91W) capable of deployment within 96 hours, and with a high degree of competency in a broad array of emergency care skills was required. In June 2002, the Semi-Annual Combat Medical Skills Validation Test (SACMS-VT) became the policy for evaluating the beginning level competency of the Armys new combat medic. No known formal psychometric testing was done prior to its implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the SACMS-VT.
Keywords	Combat medic Casualties Survival Combat deaths War fighters Medical treatment facility First responders Semi-Annual Combat Medical Skills Validation Test(SACMS-VT)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Geneva Foundation, Lakewood, WA.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Appendix not included. Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201308