Academy News: Academy to participate in Campaign for Military Readiness to Respond to Traumatic Amputation
Tom Gorski, CAE
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Academy News: Academy to participate in Campaign for Military Readiness to Respond to Traumatic Amputation
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Tom Gorski, CAE
Date:
1/29/2002
Text:
Last week, the Academy was invited to attend a meeting
with the Amputee Coalition of America and the Uniformed Services
University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland to discuss the
development of a health care provider training program to ensure
military readiness to respond to war-related injuries, specifically
traumatic amputations.
The meeting was attended by Academy President Gary A.
Lamb, CO, FAAOP, high-ranking officials from across the government, the
military, industry and not-for-profit community, including:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Institutes of Health,
National Navy Medical College,
Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences,
Amputee Coalition of America, and
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.
As you may know, landmines were responsible for 34% of
casualties in the Persian Gulf War; 33% of U.S, casualties in Vietnam;
284 casualties in the UN peacekeeping and NATO operations in Bosnia; and
the first U.S. soldiers to die in Bosnia and Vietnam were killed by
landmines. The U.S. State Department estimates that fewer than one in
four landmine amputees are fitted with a proper prosthesis.
In Afghanistan and the Middle East, as with any war or
peace keeping operation, military personnel can sustain injuries, many
of them the loss of one or more limbs. It is imperative, therefore, that
the medical staff caring for them have the benefit of the most
up-to-date information on amputations, including, surgical
interventions, rehabilitation techniques, prosthetic care, and emotional
support.
Over the past year, the Amputee Coalition of
America--led by CEO, Paddy Rossbach and Medical Advisory Board Director,
Doug Smith--has been teaching a health care provider education course
entitled Principles of Care for Amputees. The ACA envisioned taking
the principles of this course to our troops and providers in the U.S.
military. The Academy looks forward to working together with the ACA and
other partners on a day-long training program for military health care
providers to ensure the best outcomes for military personnel. In the
longer term, the Academy believes this course could be delivered on a
larger scale and have far-reaching impacts for the military and the
civilian populations.
More details on the training program will be announced
at the Academy's Annual Meeting in Orlando March 20-23.
Posted by
tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
with the Amputee Coalition of America and the Uniformed Services
University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland to discuss the
development of a health care provider training program to ensure
military readiness to respond to war-related injuries, specifically
traumatic amputations.
The meeting was attended by Academy President Gary A.
Lamb, CO, FAAOP, high-ranking officials from across the government, the
military, industry and not-for-profit community, including:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Institutes of Health,
National Navy Medical College,
Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences,
Amputee Coalition of America, and
American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.
As you may know, landmines were responsible for 34% of
casualties in the Persian Gulf War; 33% of U.S, casualties in Vietnam;
284 casualties in the UN peacekeeping and NATO operations in Bosnia; and
the first U.S. soldiers to die in Bosnia and Vietnam were killed by
landmines. The U.S. State Department estimates that fewer than one in
four landmine amputees are fitted with a proper prosthesis.
In Afghanistan and the Middle East, as with any war or
peace keeping operation, military personnel can sustain injuries, many
of them the loss of one or more limbs. It is imperative, therefore, that
the medical staff caring for them have the benefit of the most
up-to-date information on amputations, including, surgical
interventions, rehabilitation techniques, prosthetic care, and emotional
support.
Over the past year, the Amputee Coalition of
America--led by CEO, Paddy Rossbach and Medical Advisory Board Director,
Doug Smith--has been teaching a health care provider education course
entitled Principles of Care for Amputees. The ACA envisioned taking
the principles of this course to our troops and providers in the U.S.
military. The Academy looks forward to working together with the ACA and
other partners on a day-long training program for military health care
providers to ensure the best outcomes for military personnel. In the
longer term, the Academy believes this course could be delivered on a
larger scale and have far-reaching impacts for the military and the
civilian populations.
More details on the training program will be announced
at the Academy's Annual Meeting in Orlando March 20-23.
Posted by
tom Gorski, CAE
Executive Director
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Citation
Tom Gorski, CAE, “Academy News: Academy to participate in Campaign for Military Readiness to Respond to Traumatic Amputation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218208.
