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Video by T. T. Parish, Cameron Parks

USAMMDA, USAMTEAC teams test field-portable ventilator, prolonged care kit during operational assessment with Fort Liberty-based medical company

Operational Medical Systems

Nov. 9, 2023 | 5:42

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) completed a field operational assessment Nov. 5 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, testing the field-worthiness of a lightweight, portable ventilator and the Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment (PCAD) medical equipment set (MES). The USAMMDA Medical Field Systems Project Management Office team partnered with test officers belonging to the U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC) and Soldiers with the 36th Medical Company Area Support (MCAS) during a field exercise to test and assess the progress of the PCAD MES and the Ventway Sparrow Portable Resuscitator (VSPR). (U.S. Army B-Roll by T. T. Parish and Cameron E. Parks/Released)