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Bridging the gaps in prolonged casualty care: the Prolonged Evacuation Transport Team (PETT) programme.
| Τίτλος: | Bridging the gaps in prolonged casualty care: the Prolonged Evacuation Transport Team (PETT) programme. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Ingram BJ; Allied Special Operations Forces Command, NATO, Mons, Belgium ingramb220@gmail.com.; Department of Family Medicine, USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Parker P; Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, USUHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Kucaba G; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland., Silcox J; United States Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA., Guła P; Polish Special Operations Command, Krakow, Poland. |
| Πηγή: | BMJ military health [BMJ Mil Health] 2026 Sep 22; Vol. 172 (5), pp. 389-392. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 22. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101761581 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2633-3775 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 26333767 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Mil Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: [London] : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., [2020]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Transportation of Patients*/methods , Transportation of Patients*/standards , Military Medicine*/education , Military Medicine*/methods, Military Personnel/education ; Curriculum/trends ; Emergency Medical Services/methods ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | In response to Ukrainian-identified training gaps in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Special Operations Forces (UAF SOF) medical evacuation chain, NATO SOF medical elements developed the Prolonged Evacuation Transport Team (PETT) training programme. The PETT programme provides critical knowledge and skills to Ukrainian SOF medical personnel to increase survivability and decrease morbidity during contested or prolonged evacuation. The bespoke 3-week curriculum uses components of existing US Joint Trauma System products. Medical professionals, such as paramedics, feldshers and nurses, excelled in the full curriculum, resulting in requests for serial iterations of the programme. However, those with limited medical training (1-3 weeks) faced a steeper learning curve. This finding revealed a requirement for the development of a truncated version of PETT, termed Prolonged Critical Lifesaving Skills. The PETT programme successfully advanced UAF SOF's medical capabilities and established a model for future standardised training in contested environments with prolonged evacuation timelines. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.) |
| Competing Interests: | Competing interests: None declared. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING; Military Personnel; OCCUPATIONAL & INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE; ORTHOPAEDIC & TRAUMA SURGERY; TRAUMA MANAGEMENT |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251024 Date Completed: 20260922 Latest Revision: 20261008 |
| Update Code: | 20261008 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13638345 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/military-2025-003052 |
| PMID: | 41135972 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2633-3775 |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/military-2025-003052 |