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This article describes how the U.S. Army developed a new ad hoc medical formation, named Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force for the Department of Defense (DoD) in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic in the Continental United States during the spring of 2020. We review the role of the DoD support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a part of Defense Support of Civilian Authorities.
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COVID-19 , Militares , Comitês Consultivos , Humanos , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Estados UnidosRESUMO
This article describes the utilization of a new ad hoc medical formation, named Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force for the Department of Defense response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the Continental United States during the spring of 2020. Military medical personnel from these units were used to staff a variety of different mission assignments. We review the benefits and limitation of this type of formation and recommend future force allocation models.
