Military field surgery in 2031

The modern problems of military field surgery and the ways of its further development are analyzed. The introduction of new medical technologies in the changed conditions of combat operations of asymmetric wars fundamentally changed the nature and results of medical care for the wounded. The forced reduction in the volume of operations aimed at saving the lives of the wounded in advanced medical units and hospitals, requiring repeated reconstructive interventions, which was previously regarded as a deficiency or even a defect in the activities of military field surgeons, is today considered as a way of bringing surgery closer to the wounded. A general pattern of military conflicts in remote theaters of military operations is the need for additional special training of medical personnel sent to the combat zone. The reason for this is not only the specificity of combat pathology, but also the need to master special surgical technologies for the staged treatment of the wounded, little used in peacetime surgery, and often simply insufficient training of military doctors in the treatment of wounds and injuries. In this regard, the role of specialized military medical and educational universities with experienced military field surgeons working there has increased.

surgical care for the wounded, prehospital care, tactical and strategic evacuation, training of military field surgeons