Abstract
The experience of the medical evacuation activities in armed conflicts shows that the Arctic special medical and geographical conditions have expressed mainly negative impact on the methods of conducting military operations and medical care of the wounded and sick, including the Russian Federation Military Forces operational and combat units` medical logistics. The aim of the study was to identify the ways to improve the equipment of medical units of interspecific group of troops (forces) in the Russian Federation Arctic zone. Materials and methods . The theoretical and methodological basis of the research was the works of Russian scientists in the field of improving the order of rendering medical assistance and performing other medical measures in conditions of low ambient temperature. The study used such methods as retrospective; logical; structural and functional analyses and others. Results and discussion . In the course of the study special medical and geographic factors of the Arctic were identified, and their influence on the operational and combat units’ medical logistics was established. The measures to preserve the quality of medicines and medical products in the Arctic are considered, the order of their use is determined, and the requirements for their transportation are established. Prospective means of deploying medical units in the Arctic have been identified. The impact analysis results of the Russian Federation Arctic zone conditions on the need of Military Forces operational and combat units in medical property are given. Conclusion. Based on the results of the study, the most relevant areas for the development and improvement of the organization of Russian Federation Military Forces operational and combat units` medical logistics in the Arctic Zone have been established.
Highlights
The Arctic is considered to be those parts of land and water spaces that are located north of Arctic Circle (66°33’ Northern Latitude)
The theoretical and methodological basis of the research was the works of Russian scientists in the field of improving the order of rendering medical assistance and performing other medical measures in conditions of low ambient temperature
The aim of the study was to identify ways to improve the interspecific group of troops medical unitsequipment in the Russian Federation Arctic zone
Summary
The Arctic is considered to be those parts of land and water spaces that are located north of Arctic Circle (66°33’ Northern Latitude). The territory of the Russian Federation Arctic Zone (RF AZ) is 4386.6 thousand km, accounting for 25.7% of the country total area [2]. As the experience of medical evacuation activities in these armed conflicts showed, special Arctic medical and geographical conditions, including the harsh climate of northern areas, steep terrain, thick reservoirs network (rivers, streams, lakes, creeks, marshes), a high degree of waterlogging, standing groundwater, poorly developed terrestrial communications network with almost complete obstruction areas for vehicles in summer, a dense hydrographic network and taiga, etc., have a pronounced, principally unfavorable influence on the methods of conducting military operations and on health service support, including the Russian Federation Military Forces. The aim of the study was to identify ways to improve the interspecific group of troops (forces) medical unitsequipment in the Russian Federation Arctic zone
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