Performance indicators for prehospital command and control developed for civilian use tested in a military training setting, a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to determine if a set of performance indicators for command and control (C2) primarily developed for civilian use could be applied also to a military training context as well.


METHODS
The initial decision-making in the on-scene medical management in a multinational military medical evacuation exercise in Afghanistan was studied, using this set of indicators.


RESULTS
Two performance indicators were appropriate to this setting. Of the nine applicable indicators, the standards set for civilian use were met in four, in three other they were not met, and there was a lack of documentation in two indicators.


CONCLUSIONS
Measurable performance indicators for prehospital command and control were to some extent found to be applicable also to a military environment. Future developments may make it possible for the concept of measuring results using civilian performance indicators to become a quality control tool in a military setting.
Lundberg
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Swedish Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden. lars.lundberg@mil.se
Jonsson
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Vikström
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Rüters
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D000346:Afghanistan; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom