Role and contribution of Ukrainian military medical academy in the Medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during ATO / JFO

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to study the role and contribution of the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy (UMMA) in the medical support of the Armed Forces (AF) of Ukraine during the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation (ATO / JFO)

Materials and methods. Regulations on national security and health care in Ukraine, guiding documents of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, publications in open scientific sources, annual reports of UMMA were used. The object of research is the system of training medical personnel for the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Medical Forces). The subject of the research is the work of UMMA on the training of medical personnel for the Medical Forces and scientific support of the development of the medical support system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the ATO / JFO. Research methods - bibliographic, statistical, analytical, systems approach.

Results. UMMA's contribution to the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was not limited to the training of military doctors for the needs of military units and military medical institutions, but also was significant in such areas of military medicine as practical medical care for wounded, injured, and sick servicemen in military medical institutions in the areas of anti-terrorist operation / environmental protection and at clinical bases of UMMA, in matters of scientific support of the development of the medical system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including development of legal and guiding documents on medical support, medical and technical requirements of modern models of evacuation vehicles, special medical equipment, complete equipment of the Medical Forces and individual means of medical protection.

Conclusions. UMMA made a significant contribution to the medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the ATO / JFO, in the issue of staffing the Medical Forces with trained medical personnel, providing medical care to wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and scientific solutions to medical care in combat environment.