Burn Patient Transfer System (BPTS)

Purpose

This solicitation, issued by MTEC, represents a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) for MTEC support of the Joint Program Committee – 1 (JPC-1)/Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program (MSISRP). The management of this effort will occur under the JPC-1/MSISRP, Fort Detrick, MD.

The goal of this research is to research, develop, and test a web-based and mobile app-accessible open architecture cloud-based system to track capacity and improve the logistics of burn patient/trauma patient triage and transfer in and between military and civilian treatment facilities in the event of a war, disaster, nuclear, or other mass casualty event with large numbers of burn patients.

Following a military or civilian mass casualty or disaster event, military treatment facilities would experience a significant increase in burn patient volume. Burn injuries are rarely isolated events; typically there is some type of associated trauma along with a burn injury, thus inclusion of trauma bed resources is desirable.

There is only one military Burn Unit, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR) in San Antonio, TX. In a mass casualty event, and depending on the geographic area(s) involved in an event, bed capacity could easily be overwhelmed. The ability to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of triage and subsequent care would be critical to the management of an overwhelming surge in burn patient volume and intensity.

This effort aims to conduct research and development of a burn/trauma patient transfer system that would provide a platform for reporting immediate and surge burn/trauma bed availability across the United States and among North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners, and electronically match patient and bed location and patient acuity with open beds at clinical burn facilities nearby.

Scope of Work

To be provided initially by the Offeror at the time of proposal submission. Submitted information is subject to change through negotiation if the Government selects the proposal for funding.

Points of Contact

For inquiries, please direct your correspondence to Biomedical Research Associate Chuck Hutti, Ph.D. at Chuck.Hutti@ati.org.