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Aeromedical evacuation (AE) has become an important element of healthcare systems within the developed world and is a key enabler to military operations conducted in austere environments. The existence of a reliable AE chain allows commanders to reduce the medical assets in the operational theatre while remaining assured that injured personnel will get prompt advanced medical care. Moreover, the soldier on the ground is assured that he will get advanced medical care and speedy repatriation. The role within humanitarian operations may be more limited apart from the support of the deployed aid worker, but aeromedical evacuation can still contribute further management options.

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  1. Regional Occupational Medicine Department, Royal Air Force, RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX, UK

    David L. Bruce MBE MSc FIMC MFOM DAvMed DMCC

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  1. Department of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom

    James M. Ryan

  2. Buma Health Care Services, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Adriaan P.C.C. Hopperus Buma

  3. Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Center for Distaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, Uniformed Services, University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Charles W. Beadling

  4. Defence Medical Services-Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

    Aroop Mozumder

  5. Department of Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    David M. Nott

  6. The Norman M. Rich Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services, University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Norman M. Rich

  7. Formerly of Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Walter Henny

  8. Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

    David MacGarty

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Bruce, D.L. (2014). Evacuation and Transportation. In: Ryan, J., et al. Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2927-1_32

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