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  • Title: Deployment of an Air Transportable Hospital in support of Allied Forces during Operation Provide Comfort: April 29 to July 17, 1991.
    Author: Jennings SA, Cohen DL, Corrow LK, Harper ML, McCain G, Wiedeman J.
    Journal: Mil Med; 1993 Mar; 158(3):135-41. PubMed ID: 8487962.
    Abstract:
    The deployment, setup, and operation of an Air Transportable Hospital (ATH) as a primary field hospital for 25,000 Allied Forces during Operation Provide Comfort is presented with a description of the performance and experiences of this unit. More than 3,300 outpatients were seen and treated, and more than 50 patients were operated on at the ATH. In addition, assigned personnel participated as medical augmentees to Kurdish refugees camps, screening and treating more than 13,000 individuals. The success of this deployment validates and expands the concept of the ATH and of Air Force training doctrine.
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