THE LEVEL OF MEDICAL SUPPORT – IMPORTANT INDICATOR IN THE COMPLETION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMY MISSIONS
THE LEVEL OF MEDICAL SUPPORT – IMPORTANT INDICATOR IN THE COMPLETION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMY MISSIONS

Summary/Abstract: Medical insurance is a complex process that includes disease prevention, limitation of body injuries, evacuation of wounded and sick, hospitalization and patient treatment in order to maintain the readiness of the engaged forces. Ensuring an optimal level of medical support is an important indicator in the successful the international military missions. A multilevel concept of medical support, which ranges from basic first aid to definitive tertiary level medical care, was adopted. International military missions are characterized by unique features that have a fundamental impact on the provision of medical support, such as the political complexity and the dynamic nature of operations, geographic, demographic, cultural and linguistic variations within the mission areas, the specific epidemiological patterns of the prevailing disease and multi-national participation in international military missions with various national training standards, operational procedures, equipment and supplies. This paper outlines the planning considerations in determining the medical assets required to support an international military mission and gives detailed operational guide lines for each level of medical support. It must promote the understanding of the concept of medical support and its importance in carrying out the missions.

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