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Medical Supply Planning Calculator

Class VIII medical supplies from casualty projections.

Inputs

Results

Daily casualties

1

Total casualties15
Medical supplies (lb)900
Blood units24
Litters needed18
Ambulance loads4
Iv Fluids Liters30
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the total personnel supported and days of supply for the planning period.
  2. Set the casualty rate per day (e.g., 0.002 = 0.2% per person per day) based on threat assessment.
  3. Input evacuation time (hours) — the average time from injury to definitive care.
  4. Review Daily casualties and Total casualties to size medical staffing and assets.
  5. Use Medical supplies (lb), Blood units, Litters, and Ambulance loads for Class VIII planning and MEDEVAC tasking.

How the result changes with Personnel

PersonnelDaily casualties
5,00910.02
17,50735.01
32,50465.01
45,00190

What each input means

Personnel
Total supported personnel.
Days of supply
Planning duration in days.
Casualty rate/day
Expected casualty rate per person per day.
Evacuation time (hrs)
Average time to evacuate a casualty.

What each result means

Daily casualties
Expected casualties per day.
Total casualties
Total expected casualties over period.
Medical supplies (lb)
Total Class VIII supply weight.
Blood units
Blood product units needed.
Litters needed
Patient litters including spares.
Ambulance loads
Ground ambulance evacuation loads.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Personnel = 500, Days of supply = 15, Casualty rate/day = 0.002, Evacuation time (hrs) = 4 = 4 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Daily casualties
    Daily casualties = round(personnelCount * casualtyRatePerDay * 100) / 100
    1 = 1
  3. Calculate Total casualties
    Total casualties = round(dailyCasualties * daysOfSupply)
    15 = 15
  4. Calculate Medical supplies
    Medical supplies = totalExpectedCasualties * 60
    900 = 900

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