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TOPIC AREA: AEROMEDICAL STAGING FACILITY (ASF) / LACK OF 
		STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ASF
 
SUBMITTED BY: HQ AFRES/SGXO 
 
ISSUE: ASF personnel were not aware of how to use patient positioning plans 
(PPP) to load patients on ambuses for outbound aeromedical evacuation missions. 
 
OBSERVATION: ASF nursing personnel were not aware of how to load patients onto 
ambuses so that they would be onloaded from the ambuses to the aircraft 
according to the PPP. 
 
DISCUSSION: We assigned a FCC function to the ASF to assist in ensuring that 
patients were properly prepared and acceptable for entry into the aeromedical 
evacuation system. It was observed by our FCC personnel that ASF nursing service 
personnel were not aware of loading patients into the ambuses so that the 
patients could be loaded into the aircraft according to the PPP. Our FCC 
personnel provided inservice training in this area resulting in excellent 
performance by the ASF. 
 
IMPACT: Created unnecessary delays in patient loading which increases patient 
discomfort. Could have resulted in delay of aircraft departure. 
 
RECOMMENDATION: Information on the PPP and how to use it should be included in 
an Air Force level regulation which describes and explains the ASF duties and 
responsibilities. .. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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