An integrated logistics support system for training crew medical officers in advanced cardiac life support management

The purpose of this paper is to present an approach for the development of an integrated logistics support system for training space flight crew medical officers in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS). The most practical approach to deal with this problem has been determined to be the training of one or more of the crew members on the mission as crew medical officers (CMO's). If this approach is taken, there are a number of problems that must be addressed. The basic approach presented in this paper is to develop a performance quality index for ACLS tasks and use this index to monitor and control the performance of crew members throughout their tenure as CMO's. The control tool of the system is based on an integrated learning and forgetting model used to forecast CMO performance level at a given point during flight training. The model represents an aid for trainers in determining a training regime and maintaining the performance standards. A performance evaluator and trainer is also developed to help in the establishment of trainee performance level during training or retraining. All of these tools were evaluated using either expert opinion questionnaires or experimental results. In conclusion, the results presented provide the tools required for an integrated logistics support system for training ACLS personnel.