Military medical doctrine and the development of the concept of disaster medicine

On the basis of their own experience and literature concerning liquidation of the disaster consequences the authors analyse limitations in the disaster health care system. The article shows the trends towards the improvement of medical aid during catastrophes of peaceful period, taking into account...

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Published inVoenno-medicinskij ̆zurnal no. 4; p. 4
Main Authors Nechaev, E A, Nazarenko, G I, Zhizin, V N
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 01.04.1993
Subjects
Disasters
Emergency Medicine
Military Medicine
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Summary:On the basis of their own experience and literature concerning liquidation of the disaster consequences the authors analyse limitations in the disaster health care system. The article shows the trends towards the improvement of medical aid during catastrophes of peaceful period, taking into account various aspects of military doctrine and, especially, the casualty care staging system. It is stressed that the disaster health care procedures will depend on the structure of sanitary losses, characteristic features of the scene of an accident and the dynamics of medical environment.
ISSN:0026-9050