514th AEROMEDICAL STAGING SQUADRON – CRITICAL CARE AIR TRANSPORT TEAM

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   4.0 inch-100mm

514^th AEROMEDICAL STAGING SQUADRON – CRITICAL CARE AIR TRANSPORT TEAM

The 514^th Aeromedical Staging Squadron assigned to 514^th Operations Group, 514^th Air Mobility Wing stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, provides provide the linkage between the ground and the air to support patient transport, both patient staging and critical patient care. The patient staging function is the largest component in the unit and is comprised primarily of physicians, nurses, medical technicians, administrative personnel and medical support services (pharmacy, biomedical equipment, nutritional services, supply and others) that man a contingency aeromedical staging facility located at major air hubs near medical facilities that support the movement of patients from the AOR (area of responsibility) home.

Also, to develop and train critical care air transport teams. These small teams are comprised of a critical care physician, nurse and respiratory therapist and will accompany a critical patient right from the intensive care unit (ICU) in the medical center to the plane and stay with them throughout transport.