USAFE Command Briefing US Version

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Theater Patient Movement Requirements
Center Europe HMC Jerome Joey
TGRO POC/TPMRC-E Responsibilities
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TGRO POC Notify TPMRC-E

• TGRO POC
• Identify your Patient Movement Requirement (PMR)

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TGRO POC Provide Administrative Information

• PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
• Patient Name
• ID (SSN)
• Nationality
• Status (active duty/dependent)
• Grade
• Age
• Gender
• Precedence
• (URGENT, PRIORITY, ROUTINE)
• Classification (inpatient or outpatient/litter or
  ambulatory)

• PATIENT UNIT INFORMATION
• Name
• Location
• Commercial DSN Phone
• ATTENDANT INFORMATION
• Name
• Status
• Grade
• Age
• Gender
• Weight

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TGRO POC Provide Administrative Information

• PRECEDENCE
• URGENT A patient who requires movement as soon
  as possible to
• save life, limb, or
  eyesight
• PRIORITY A patient who requires movement within
  24 hours to save
• life, limb, or eyesight
• ROUTINE A patient who requires movement but can
  wait for a regularly
• scheduled mission

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TGRO POC Provide Clinical Information

• MOVEMENT INFORMATION
• Injury Type (battle/non-battle injury)
• Space Type (litter/ambulatory)
• ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
• Destination Facility
• Attending Physician
• DSN/Commercial Telephone
• Accepting Physician
• DSN/Commercial Telephone
• Ready Date

• CLINICAL DATA
• Primary Medical Speciality
• Primary Medical Diagnosis
• Patient History
• Medications
• Vital Signs, Labs, Gasses

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TGRO POC Prepare Your Patient

• Commercial Air
• Prepare Travel Orders
• Commercial Air
• Coordinate travel IAW local policies

• Military Air or
• Commercial Air Ambulance
• Prepare Travel Orders
• Coordinate ground trans to departure airfield
• Have patient in-place 30 minutes prior to ETA
• Coordinate with departure airfield to meet
  in-bound aircraft

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Patient Movement Snapshot
Validate, Coordinate, Communicate
Prepare your patient/transport to airfield
Contact TPMRC-E
Patient Movement MILAIR, commercial, commercial
air ambulance
Patient arrives at destination facility
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TGRO POC Prepare Your Patient to Travel

• THINGS TO REMEMBER
• TPMRC-E does not control travel funds, or
  generate travel orders
• Luggage restrictions on C-21
• 30 lbs soft sided luggage
• Coordinate ground transportation to the aircraft
• Only one NMA per patient IF referring doctor
  determines it is necessary
• NMA cannot be a child
• May be refused if space is not available
• Must be on travel orders
• Must carry passport

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Summary

• TGRO POC/TPMRC-E Responsibilities