The seven P's in battalion level combat health support in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain environment: the Fallujah experience, summer 2003 to spring 2004.
Combat health support in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) environment represents a common challenge on today's battlefield. We identified seven key aspects of battalion level health support which required consideration before combat operations in this type of environment. We called these the "seven P's" of combat health support: prevention, proportion, preparation, portability, proximity, protection, and projection. We developed an easy to use framework for using these principles to quickly develop combat health support plans during periods of high operations tempo.
Earwood
J Scott
JS
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5650, USA.
Brooks
David E
DE