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Collaboration between Civilian and Military Healthcare Professionals: A Better Way for Planning, Preparing, and Responding to All Hazard Domestic Events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

LeRoy A. Marklund ,
Adrienne M. Graham ,
Patricia G. Morton ,
Charles G. Hurst ,
Ivette Motola ,
Donald W. Robinson ,
Vivian A. Kelley ,
Kimberly J. Elenberg ,
Michael F. Russler  and
Daniel E. Boehm Jr
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LeRoy A. Marklund*
Affiliation:
Faculty, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Adrienne M. Graham
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Participant, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Patricia G. Morton
Affiliation:
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Charles G. Hurst
Affiliation:
Chief, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Ivette Motola
Affiliation:
Director, Division of Prehospital and Emergency Healthcare, The Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Donald W. Robinson
Affiliation:
Director, Patient Safety Program, Department of Defense, Washington, DC, USA
Vivian A. Kelley
Affiliation:
Retired, US Army Nurse Corps Officer, USA
Kimberly J. Elenberg
Affiliation:
Director, Education and Training for the Office of Force Readiness and Development, Office of the Surgeon General, US Public Health Services, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Michael F. Russler
Affiliation:
Director, Department of Nursing, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
Daniel E. Boehm Jr
Affiliation:
Faculty, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Dawn M. Higgins
Affiliation:
US Air Force, Emergency Services Nurse, Willford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, USA
Patrick E. McAndrew
Affiliation:
Faculty, US Army Trauma Training Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Hope M. Williamson
Affiliation:
Faculty, US Army Trauma Training Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Rodney D. Atwood
Affiliation:
Faculty, US Army Trauma Training Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Kermit D. Huebner
Affiliation:
Director, Research and Scholarly Activities, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas; Emergency Medicine Physician, Task Force 28th Combat Support Hospital (Airborne), Sather Airbase, Baghdad, Iraq
Angel A. Brotons
Affiliation:
Associate Director of Operations and Instructor Development, The Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Geoffrey T. Miller
Affiliation:
Associate Director of Research and Curriculum Development, The Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Laukton Y. Rimpel
Affiliation:
Faculty, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Larry L. Harris
Affiliation:
Faculty, Chemical Casualty Care Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
Manuel Santiago
Affiliation:
Retired US Navy Nurse Corps Officer; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
LeRoy Cantrell
Affiliation:
Educator, Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
*
3100 Ricketts Point Road, APG-EA, Maryland 21010-5400 USA, E-mail: leroy.marklund@us.army.mil
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Abstract

Collaboration is used by the US National Security Council as a means to integrate inter-federal government agencies during planning and execution of common goals towards unified, national security. The concept of collaboration has benefits in the healthcare system by building trust, sharing resources, and reducing costs. The current terrorist threats have made collaborative medical training between military and civilian agencies crucial.

This review summarizes the long and rich history of collaboration between civilians and the military in various countries and provides support for the continuation and improvement of collaborative efforts. Through collaboration, advances in the treatment of injuries have been realized, deaths have been reduced, and significant strides in the betterment of the Emergency Medical System have been achieved. This review promotes collaborative medical training between military and civilian medical professionals and provides recommendations for the future based on medical collaboration.

Keywords

civiliancollaborationcollaborativedisaster management trainingeducationhealthcare professionalmedicmilitary
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Comprehensive Review
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 399 - 412
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2010

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