Feb

6

AFMS News Roundup

Filed Under AFMS News, AFMS People 

In deployed locations, the role of Air Force nurses can’t be overstated:

Behind every case and helping every patient are the nurses of the 332nd EMDG. From the moment a wounded troop lands at the hospital to the time he or she lands in Germany or is medically evacuated to the U.S., a combat nurse is there to assist physicians, administer medication and care for the wounded. The hospital boasts a 98 percent survivability rate for the wounded who arrive here.

Here is part two in the “combat nurses” series. And speaking of AF nurses, one of them is a hero back in the States: Major Randy McBay jumped into action after a winter storm wreaked havoc in Kansas.
The doctors and nurses in deployed locations can’t perform their life-saving tasks unless they have modern, functional equipment, and that is where AFMS biomedical equipment repair techncians (BMET) play a critical role:

The evolution of technology in contemporary medicine has increased the need for biomedical maintenance flight technicians, Staff Sergeant Brian Cummings said. “Modern patient care revolves around not just the skill of the doctor, but technology as well,” he said. “When the equipment is running correctly, it allows the docs to do their job to the best of their ability. With the most accurate diagnostic equipment at the docs’ disposal, the patients have a better chance at survival and recovery.”

Meanwhile, back in CONUS, the quality of AFMS healthcare has never been better, and surveys demonstrate that the patients and beneficiaries of the AFMS recognize that.



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