text: Chapter 4
  4-6. Table 4-1 provides medical aspects for consideration in relation to the operational variables and
  subvariables. This table is not an all-inclusive listing but does provide the AHS planner with some initial
  considerations.
  Table 4-1. Medical aspects of the operational variables
  Variable Subvariables Medical aspects
  Political Attitude toward the United States. Health status of population.
  Centers of political power. Public health issues.
  Type of government. Accessibility to health care.
  Government effectiveness and Nutritional status of the population and/or subgroups
  legitimacy. of the population.
  Influential political groups.
  International relationships.
  Military Military forces. Development of military medical infrastructure.
  Government paramilitary forces. Level of education and training of military medical
  Nonstate paramilitary forces. personnel.
  Trauma care capabilities.
  Unarmed combatants.
  Medical evacuation (ground and air).
  Nonmilitary armed combatants.
  Military functions. Forward surgical/damage control surgical
  capabilities.
  • Command and control.
  Hospitalization capabilities.
  • Maneuver.
  Disease and nonbattle injury rates.
  • Information operations.
  Identification and treatment of mild traumatic brain
  • Reconnaissance, security, injuries and traumatic brain injuries.
  and surveillance
  Dental care services.
  capabilities acquisition.
  Blood supply and blood-banking capabilities.
  • Fire capabilities.
  Organic medical assets.
  • Protection.
  Area medical support capabilities.
  • Sustainment.
  Availability of medical supplies and equipment.
  • Cyberspace operations and
  Medical equipment maintenance and repair.
  electronic warfare
  capabilities. Medical logistics system to include medical gases
  and optical fabrication and repair.
  • Special operations
  capabilities. Behavioral health and treatment of combat and
  operational stress reaction capabilities.
  Rehabilitative and convalescent care capabilities to
  include prosthetics.
  Food inspection and laboratory analysis.
  Veterinary care for military working dogs and other
  government-owned animals and veterinary public
  health capabilities including zoonotic diseases and
  food protection infrastructure/programs.