Medical Trailer as a “Hospital on Wheels” Providing Surgical Services to Army and Military Officers

By | Date posted: | Last updated: June 1, 2023
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Military and army doctrine support an important health services help system to evacuate, triage, treating, and returning soldiers on duty in a short period of time and in the most efficient manner. This process begins with the soldier presence on a specific battlefield and most of the time ends in different medical centers and hospitals with numerous locations. The supervision starts with first-aid which sometimes may be self-aid, friend-aid, or another lifesaver rapidly continues with emergency medical treatment and later with advanced trauma-management in order to stabilize surgery procedures. All these medical actions are followed by special medical transport to a high level where the most sophisticated procedures are handled.

There are many manufacturers on the market which design and create special-purpose surgical mobile medical trailers for military and army applications. These representative mobile units and containers are specifically designed and involve:

  • Mobile MRI, Mobile CT, Mobile PET for military and army applications. These medical units represent a complex mobile trailer which is equipped with advanced and highly-sophisticated medical gear such as CT, PET, MRI, x-ray screening in order to match the standards.
  • Mobile Disaster and Surgical Trauma
  • Mobile Emergency
  • Mobile Health Clinics
  • Mobile Blood Collection, Donation, and Laboratories for military and army needs. These are multi-phasic medical units made with expandable walls which could be used for many situations. This type of mobile trailers is perfectly created with the special needs of donors. The construction is made of aluminum “C” channel with eighty-gauge thickness. It provides strength and durability for a long period of time. With its special-designed cabinetry and multi-louvered ceilings, it guarantees comfortable environment for pleasant work.

The simple design of mobile surgical trailers used for rapid deployment

Mobile vans or hospitals on wheels could be designed as a semi-trailer, two or four-wheel configurations for a drive, or towed. They are specially manufactured to arrange on-site surgical procedures for the army, military, and civilian needs.

These mobile medical vans include pre & post operative parts, stations for nurses, handicapped and accessible bathroom, spacious operating areas and also changing areas. They are also equipped with heating systems, good ventilation, air-conditioning, fire suppression, power lighting, and communications systems. Another important thing which has to be considered is that mobile medical trailers contain medical gas or vacuum and plumbing. The surfaces are designed so they can be easily cleaned and maintained. The most important thing is that they are easy to set-up and this action is very fast so the medical workers won’t have to spend much time on constructing it.

Well-trained and educated medical stuff are essential part from these units

These great doctors which are a part of the Defense force provide high-level health care in specific and unique conditions. Their great experience let them develop impressive military and clinical skills. The main point of medical persons is practicing general medicine and preventing serious medical problems. This involves the implementation of specific programs for vaccination, screening, and occupational health.

Medical professionals which are a part from these hospitals on wheels are trained to handle a different kind of weapons. They have also outdoor and adventure training.
Medical officers who have a job on deployment are very responsive because they are the primary health care physician. They have additional skills besides the mentioned above and they have knowledge also in travel medicine, musculoskeletal medicine, and in emergency trauma. These persons have leadership skills so they can be the manager of small medical teams consisted of a senior medic, nursing officers, and some other patrol medics. Another thing which is very important is that medical officers play a big role in the evacuation process especially when the patients are referred to surgeons or another specialist opinion.

An overview

Mobile medical trailers are designed as an alternative to random hospitals which are used during the war operations. They are manufactured to bring the experienced medical personnel close to the front barriers. By this initiative, medical officers would help wounded people receive help sooner and accomplish their job with great success.

According to recent statistics, a soldier which is seriously wounded and who was transported to this kind of medical unit alive has greater chances even to 97% on survival after he receives some kind of medical treatment.

Mobile medical and surgical vans have an essential role in the triage system. This system helps health care providers to give special priority to wounded patients. It is good to know that triage system has a color-coding technique. Depending on the wound degree, the patient is marked with a yellow, green, red, or black tag.

If the person is marked with the red tag it means that he needs medical treatment immediately so he can survive. When the person is tagged with yellow, it means that he is not in danger but he still needs medical care. A green sign means that the person is wounded but he is not disabled. These patients are classified as “walking wounded”. The black tag means that the person is dead or so hard wounded that the hope for survival is almost gone.

However, these projects are well supported and they are a great idea when it comes to providing help for the people that need it the most.

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Why a Dentist would buy a Panoramic System?

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There are several opinions about why a Dentist would buy a Panoramic X-Ray System.

  • Actual price of a Digital Pan (For example $19,995.00) is not the true cost for Dentists as they are entitled to tax breaks and/or expense it as a capital expenditure depending on their tax brackets. The actual cost will be much less than $19,995.00. The cost table attachment from the “Dental Economics” shows the calculations. Click for the Table.
  • Dentists may charge on the average $62.00 per each pan x-ray to patient or insurance company.
  • There is a general rule of thumb that a Panoramic Machine pay for themselves within 6 months.
  • The financial picture for dentists also includes the extra revenue from additional procedures they will do as a result of diagnostics made available from the panoramic X-Rays. Extra revenue associated With the panoramic X-Ray diagnosis is estimated at 5% of their revenue.
  • When you add all these up the net result may be the cost of the pan will be paid up within 6 months plus additional revenue for the Dentist in the future.

It is noteworthy that the digital panoramic X-Ray machine, Digital imaging sensors #1 & #2 and the portable handheld intraoral X-Ray equipment save cost by reducing time spent by Dentist, assistants and hygienists. Efficiency and the stature of the dental practice increases along with the patient confidence and satisfaction.

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Mobile Dental Clinic Programs and Dental Education

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The Mobile Dental Van method of dental care is probably more prevalent in developing countries due to economic, social, and geographical factors. The dental colleges should require dental students to learn about the outreach programs to help them understand that good dentistry can also be practiced with Mobile Dental Vans. The refurbished Mobile Dental Vans look like new and cost substantially less than the custom built new vans.

Dental Health care fundamentals are closely associated with professional dental education. Rural areas account for three in every four people living in poverty on less than US$1.00 a day. However, urban slum growth is out pacing urban growth by wide margins. Mobile Dental Van Programs can facilitate promoting dental education to the dental health shortage communities in the impoverished areas globally. The impoverished areas are split up between the rural areas and the urban slums requiring dental education, dental hygiene, oral diagnosis, sealants, preventive procedures and future follow up services.

South Texas (USA) has an unacceptable population to dentist ratio of less than 5000:1. World Health Organization (WHO) data reports that 75 countries had a population to dentist ratio of 10,000:1. The role of Mobile Dental Van Program stems from such statistics of population to dentist ratios. The Mobile Dental Program provides free or low cost urgent dental care services to patients who lack dental insurance or any realistic way to pay for dental care treatment. The primary obstacles to receiving dental care are cost, accessible location, and socio-economic challenges. The use of outreach vehicles, ranging from custom built clinic on wheels (Dental Coaches/Trailers) are also used by some countries to provide a variety of dental and medical health services to people without stable housing. Our organization has even designed custom homes by modifying a 20′, 40′ or 45′ transportable shipping containers to offer homeless stable housing. We can also provide Trailers which are also a venue to practice Dentistry. Besides Mobile Coaches semi-type trailers, and modular building are also great venues for primary care, mammography, nuclear imaging, bone dentistry, CT as well as psychology, office, command centers, class rooms and other applications anywhere your imagination may take you. The use of the mobile clinic can reduce financial, geographic and psychological barriers to dental health care for population residing in rural and urban slum areas.

The complex nature of running mobile dental van program requires support from community leaders, volunteers, government entities, financial entities, dental colleges, and graduating dental students to name a few.

The private fix dental clinics require a dentist owner and a staff that include dental assistants, a hygienist, and an office manager. The cost of such a fixed dental clinic can vary from US$200,000.00 in the U.S. or more. This type of organization can be simple compared with the complexity of a Mobile Dental Van Program. The cost of a Mobile Van with 2 chairs can be US$400,000 dollars or more for a custom built new van. But a Refurbished Mobile Dental Coach equipped with dental equipment cost will be substantially less. The refurbished dental coach looks like new.

Finally, the continuity of the Mobile Dental Van Program may depend on continuous financial support, community engagement and ongoing follow up patient services. There are many providers who use mini vans equipped with portable dental equipment because this is probably the least economical setup. They may provide the basic services like oral education, diagnostics and sealants and get paid from government programs like Medicaid. But the Medicaid may not cover a subsequent treatment for the same patient if it becomes necessary. Many dentists are reluctant to serve patients as Medicaid payments are deemed insufficient. This could make it difficult for some Medicaid patients to receive ongoing service.

Contact us at kbconsultants1958@gmail.com or 586-917-0245 for inquiries or information.

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Mobile Dentistry and Head Start (OHS) Children’s Dental Hygiene

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Humans have used various forms of dental care for centuries. It was known that cleaning teeth and tongue contributes to good oral health. Dentifrice is a French word for toothpaste. Dentifrice agents have been used in paste, powder, gel or liquid form to maintain oral hygiene globally.

Many South Asian and African countries have used “Dataan” twigs made from the neem tree for cleaning teeth for centuries. The pencil size twigs (sticks) can be chewed at one end to soften it to use it like a tooth brush. It cleans teeth with the liquid that comes out of the twig and toothpaste is not necessary. Twigs are also medicinal providing dental hygiene and curing a variety of ills. Dental experts agree that the “Dataan” seems to clean teeth well and some up-market health stores in the USA have been selling chew-stick as a natural ecological form of dental care.

The office of Head Start (OHS) is a United States of America federally funded comprehensive child development program for income eligible children and their families. The OHS protocol is to insure an on-going source of accessible dental and health care for children. To comply with the OHS requirement, Mobile Dental Clinics may be the only feasible source to reach children in the remote locations.

Health care issues need attention at birth. One can argue that health of a new born depends on the mother’s health. Neonate exhibit the following reflex actions.

  • Hold a baby so her feet are resting on a flat surface, she should make mimic walking movements.
  • Dropping her into waiting hands, she will throw her arms outwards.
  • Touch her cheeks or lips and this will prompt her to turn her head and open her mouth.
  • Babies are attracted to the red color.
  • Babies cry to make parents satisfy all their needs.

The Dental and Medical health for infants should start in the first year to insure their ability to learn and become healthy & successful adults.

The U.S Department of Health and Human Services has an office of Head Start (OHS) which deals with good oral health for neonates, infants, toddlers, and pre-school children so that when they grow up will have good oral and medical health. Children’s overall health determines their behavior, speech, language, and growth development. The protocol OHS follows should be a guide for all the parents across the country with children.

Here is a list of selected and simple oral health requirements for early childhood development and good health.
-For infants, cover a finger with a soft cloth or gauze and wipe gums daily.
-For children between one and two years of age once daily, after a meal brush the child’s teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste.
-These simple steps can form good habits for parents and children.

How does a nation protect the underserved areas or poverished children? Medicare in conjunction with the office of Head Start (OHS) requires that Head Start staff or a volunteer work with the children to provide them with oral education and help with brushing gums and teeth. The program protocol further requires long term follow up to insure that these children continue to receive dental and medical services from fixed clinics. But if there is a shortage of dentists and physicians then the dental assistants or hygienists should be available to perform the service.

OHS also requires use of Mobile Dental Clinic as necessary to perform the services until a fixed permanent dental and medical clinic is available.

The fundamental dental care as simple as brushing children’s teeth and infants gums with fluoride can be the first step to help them grow up to be healthy adults.

Head Start health services focus is on prevention and early intervention and are based on the promise that a child must be healthy in order to be ready to learn. Good oral health for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children means when they grow up they will have good oral health and medical health. Children’s overall health determines their behavior, speech, language and growth development.

Equally important is the sustained program to insure the development of dental education and dental service for these children and their support groups like parents, teachers, volunteers, and providers. Children with obvious dental and medical issues should be able to secure the necessary long run help to maintain an acceptable level of health for their future success.

OHS is a federally funded comprehensive child development program for income eligible children and their families. But the system and protocols can be adapted by the communities with support from parents, dental/medical professionals and volunteers. This economical program can be adapted by the global community.

Children and families are to be linked to an on-going source of continuous, accessible health care including dental. This source can be either a fixed clinic or mobile coach. In some circumstances Mobile Dental Clinics may be the only feasible source to reach children in the remote locations.

Contact us at kbconsultants1958@gmail.com or 586-917-0245 for quotations & proposals for Mobile Dental Coaches and Trailers. Rentals available.

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