Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is enhancing Expeditionary Medical Unit capabilities by equipping hospital corpsmen with advance trauma and pre-hospital care skills through an accelerated paramedic training program offered by Navy Medicine.
These paramedic-qualified corpsmen will become an essential piece of the En Route Care System (ERCS), a core component of the Navy’s Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) system. The ERCS provides mobile, highly advanced medical care through a variety of transport platforms like helicopters, aircraft, all-terrain vehicles, and other ground vehicles, ensuring patient stability from the point of injury to the next echelon of care.
“Historically the en route care corpsman role has been filled by Search and Rescue Medical Technicians, which is an amazing job,” said Hospital Corpsman First Class Andrew Miller, Leading Petty Officer for the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Emergency Department. “I’ve worked with some of them, and they’re excellent clinicians, but there’s just not enough of them. Having additional providers with that advanced life support training to assist in filling those roles is going to be crucial.”…