Deployment surgery from the viewpoint of the German Red Cross

The German military coinages "deployment medicine" and "deployment surgery" are unusual within the Red Cross Germany (DRK). For its (surgical) deployments, the DRK complies exclusively with the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The mobile surgic...

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Published inLangenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie. Kongress Vol. 114; p. 979
Main Author Grabarek, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 1997
Subjects
General Surgery
Germany
Humans
Military Medicine
Mobile Health Units
Patient Care Team
Red Cross
Relief Work
Germany
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Summary:The German military coinages "deployment medicine" and "deployment surgery" are unusual within the Red Cross Germany (DRK). For its (surgical) deployments, the DRK complies exclusively with the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The mobile surgical unit of the DRK's rapid module system is an intentionally "low-tech" medical/surgical unit that also does without any dispensable medical conveniences. For its purposes and objectives it is optimally equipped, and enables the DRK to provide prompt and flexible regionally adjusted relief that is compatible with the Red Cross worldwide.
ISSN:0942-2854