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T6 Health System Trial at Afghanistan's Leading Hospital

Emergency room nurse Capt. Katie Barnack and trauma surgeon Lt. Col. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, currently deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, demonstrate the T6 Health System, which is in trial phase at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital. The T6 Health System mobile device application is a high resolution, digital documentation system that may be used to replace some paper records and streamline patient care processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
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T6 Health System Trial at Afghanistan's Leading Hospital

Emergency room nurse Capt. Katie Barnack and trauma surgeon Lt. Col. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, currently deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, demonstrate the T6 Health System, which is in trial phase at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital. The T6 Health System mobile device application is a high resolution, digital documentation system that may be used to replace some paper records and streamline patient care processes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A simulated patient is transported through ‘Warrior’s Way,’ at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. A 30 foot by 50 foot U.S. American flag hangs above the entrance of the hospital, which has a 99.3-percent survival rate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A patient is moved from medical evacuation transportation to Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. The hospital receives patients by helicopter, such as the UH-60 Black Hawk, or a fixed wing aircraft, such as a C-130J Super Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A medical team transports a patient by a stretcher to Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. Before entering the hospital, patients are thoroughly assessed, administratively in-processed and checked for any explosive ordnance or weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A team of medical professionals assess a simulated patient at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. Patients are immediately taken to the trauma center to be rapidly assessed and resuscitated, either with blood or fluid products, and have emergency procedures such as thoracotomies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A medical professional places an intravenous line in a simulated patient’s arm at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. An IV line allows fluids and medicine to go directly to the patient’s blood to help revitalize them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

Medical personnel assess a simulated patient’s injuries at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. After receiving life-saving care, U.S. and Coalition forces are flown to Landstuhl, Germany or the United States within 24-72 hours by air evacuation or a critical care air transportation team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A medical technician prepares a simulated patient for initial imaging with a portable x-ray machine at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. After receiving the initial evaluation, patients receive a CT scan or are moved directly to the operating room, depending on the type of injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

A simulated patient is assessed by a medical team at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. The CJTH has a 99.3-percent survival rate and is the most capable Role III trauma hospital in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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CJTH continues to provide superior care for U.S., Coalition forces

Medical personnel transport a simulated patient at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2018. Patients flow through all levels of care and then ultimately depart CJTH to fly to Landstuhl, Germany for definitive care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to the medical opinion of a German urologist and military doctor before deciding on treatment at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, lives and works in the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital in order to rapidly respond to her patients at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to a patient progress and treatments from Lt. Col. (Dr.) Robert Stankewitz, 455th EMDG staff physician, at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to the opinions of medical specialists and doctors before deciding on treatment at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma

Spc. Lauren O'Neal, 153rd Blood Support Detachment medical laboratory technician, uses a hemosealer to seal blood bag tubing attached to a platelet donor at Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2015. In order to extract platelets, a critical life-saving blood component, blood is drawn using an apheresis machine which separates and returns the unused portions of blood to the donor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
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Trauma team delivers critical care, saves lives in Afghanistan

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group adjusts the lights during surgery on an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces soldier who sustained trauma from a gunshot at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2015. The CJTH provides surgical capabilities in trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery and otolaryngology, all of which are critical to helping 98 percent of patients who come to the hospital survive their injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
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Trauma team delivers critical care, saves lives in Afghanistan

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to perform surgery on an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces soldier who sustained trauma from a gunshot at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2015. The CJTH provides surgical capabilities in trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery and otolaryngology, all of which are critical to helping 98 percent of patients who come to the hospital survive their injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
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Trauma team delivers critical care, saves lives in Afghanistan

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group assists during surgery on an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces soldier who sustained trauma from a gunshot at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2015. The CJTH provides surgical capabilities in trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery and otolaryngology, all of which are critical to helping 98 percent of patients who come to the hospital survive their injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
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Trauma team delivers critical care, saves lives in Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Varga, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, looks on as an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces soldier who sustained trauma from a gunshot is prepared for surgery at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2015. The CJTH provides surgical capabilities in trauma, general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, vascular surgery and otolaryngology, all of which are critical to helping 98 percent of patients who come to the hospital survive their injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
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