National Defence committee  And for a person who would be sent home, who is completely free of physical injury.... Often the whole PTSD diagnosis isn't really confirmed in theatre; there's another diagnosis. But they're basically not mentally healthy to be there any longer. We get them home to medical care

National Defence committee  Typically, there wouldn't be anybody who would go with that person, other than the medical team. Somebody leaving Kandahar would get on an American CCATT, critical care in the air. They would come and pick them up. Until 2010, we had the first liaison position in Bagram, but ther

National Defence committee  Typically, these soldiers would go from the point of injury in the field—they would be picked up and taken to Role 3, when we were in Kandahar. Then they would go from Kandahar to Bagram, which is another Role 3 facility. That one is American-led. Then they would go to Landstuhl,

National Defence committee  It's an ongoing program. It's actually been revamped this September—a new manual came out—and it basically has now aligned with the strategy of operations. There are three various levels of clinical readiness. There's a standard clinical readiness that everybody must maintain.

National Defence committee  There's no formal evaluation as such, like a test. There is a tool that junior personnel would take with them when they go out. For example, if a medical technician was to go out, their supervisor would fill out a report on their progress over the year. But for the most part, whe

National Defence committee  Yes, sir.

National Defence committee  And it's very much common practice. It would really be the exception, not the rule, that somebody would leave theatre for any medical reason, and even with large groups we've set up, outside of the various Role 3's throughout theatre, you'll see what gets called a “heroes' hotel”

National Defence committee  I think we've already talked about that with Dr. Wiss's presentation. It was the night we lost a med tech and that med tech's spouse was at Role 3 that night. That was one that probably hit home. Also, I'm a mom, so any time we had little kids come in it was very difficult, and

National Defence committee  That's an interesting question because it has an interesting answer. I was deployed as part of Roto 4, in 2007 and I was in theatre at the time when I was told I was going to become part of the trauma system. Initially, I didn't know what it was about. So I left theatre, and wi

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for your interest and support for the care of Canadian Forces members. I'm a Canadian soldier and I'm a nurse. I have been privileged to work in the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, th