The Combat Casualty Care Medical Information System (CCC/MIS) Prototype

Abstract : Discussions at a technical workshop on combat casualty care held in 1976 indicated that the current method of processing medical data at the forward echelons of treatment were inadequate and it was suggested that automated methods be developed. Subsequent workshops have identified specific functional enhancements which could be integrated into an automated system for combat casualty care. The objective was to develop the conceptual design of an automated system that would meet combat casualty care information management requirements to maintain a combat medical history, perform patient tracking and logging functions, and facilitate the continuity of casualty care. A prototype of a Combat Casualty Care Medical Information System (CCC/MIS) was developed and demonstrated by the Naval Health Research Center for the Marine Corps. The system utilized micro-computers and various pieces of peripheral equipment linked together by a Local Area Network (LAN). The specially developed software allowed the system to perform functions which addressed issues identified through a rigorous systems analysis of Fleet Marine Force medical data collection procedures during combat conditions.