Strategic Aeromedical Evacuation (AE): Examining Biological and Psychosocial Stress in AE Patients

Aeromedical evacuation (AE) transports a military patients with a variety of medical conditions from foreign theaters back to the United States for medical treatment. Biological (e.g., alpha-amylase, immunoglobulin A, cortisol, blood pressure, and heart rate) and psychosocial stress measures were collected in (N = 36) AE patients upon U.S. arrival and before transport to their final military destinations. Biological stress measures were not...