On the battlefield, a medic serves as the front line of emergency care, treating the wounded and preparing them for evacuation from danger. The University of Missouri (MU) was awarded a $5.3 million grant to evaluate and refine how those critical responders will be trained in the future using simulation.
With the United States Department of Defense funding, MU had established the Combat Casualty Training Consortium (MU CCTC) to further research in the area of combat medic training. The study research focused on three critical areas of trauma care: hemorrhage control, airway management and emergency medical skills. The two-year grant allowed the MU CCTC to analyze the effectiveness of existing training modalities and then develop assessment tools and make recommendations to further the training, retention, and competence of medics in pre-hospital combat care settings.