Medics employ transportable life support unit.The Life Support for Trauma Transport System--built by Integrated Medical Systems Inc., of Spring Hill, Calif.--looks like a stretcher stretcher /stretch·er/ (strech´er) a contrivance for carrying the sick or wounded. stretch·er n. , but it is really a portable intensive care unit. About 5 inches thick, it comes with a ventilator, oxygen, suction, fluid and drug infusion pumps, physiological monitor and a host of other capabilities that provide medical professionals, in and out of the field, timely information about the patient's condition. LSTATs can be connected to computer networks, allowing patient information to be transmitted for remote consultations. The system was developed after Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; highlighted the problem of transporting casualties over long distances. LSTAT LSTAT Life Support for Trauma And Transportation is designed to "provide continuity of care throughout the entire evacuation process," said Fred Pierce, chief of the Resuscitative re·sus·ci·tate v. re·sus·ci·tat·ed, re·sus·ci·tat·ing, re·sus·ci·tates v.tr. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. See Synonyms at revive. v.intr. To regain consciousness. Medicine Department at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research This article is about the U.S. Army medical research institute (not the hospital). Otherwise, see Walter Reed (disambiguation). The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is the largest biomedical research facility administered by the U.S. . Currently, 22 LSTATs are in operation, nine are deployed with Army combat support hospitals in Iraq. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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