Vol 335, No 9 (2014)

The article highlights the analysis of wounded movement during peace enforcement operation in Georgia (August 2008). 72% of incoming patients were walking wounded; 97,5% male patients, 2,5% - female patients; per cent of combat surgery pathology - 90,2% including combat surgical trauma 83,2%, general surgical diseases - 7%, combat therapeutic pathology - 9,8%; leading gunshot traumas in walking wounded are lower extremities injuries - 33,6%, upper extremities injuries - 27,9% (in total 61,5%), head injuries - 25,4%. Within combat therapeutic pathology walking wounded suffered from the following classes of diseases/sicknesses - I class - 35,7%, XII class - 14,3%, V class - 10,7%. 236 military hospitals (In Vladikavkaz) had admitted 71,2% of walking wounded (of incoming traffic), 1458 military hospitals (in Mozdok) had admitted 91,7% of walking wounded from front traffic, flank traffic was 100%. 49,7% of patients finished the treatment in military hospitals of zone level, 47,9% of patients - in hospitals of district level, 2,4% of patients - in central hospitals. The average duration of the treatment of walking wounded in hospitals of zone level consisted 16,9+0,7 days, no lethal outcomes were registered.

The new loads of expendable medical supplies adopted by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and included into regulating documents are the most important elements of the authorized equipment system. Nine loads of expendable medical supplies, combined into two classification groups, are provided for the medical service. The use of these loads improves the effectiveness of medical supply for all stages of medical evacuation, medical continuity during medical and evacuation procedures and allows to deliver medical aid to patients on the basis of modern and innovative medical technologies.

Demonstration of possibilities of an effective application of endovascular techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic inflammatory diseases. Group N1 - 41 patients with severe acute pancreatitis, whose complex treatment was complemented with catheterization of the celiac trunk and subsequent regional intra-arterial drug perfusion of the pancreas and spiral celiac angiography. Group N2 - 18 patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis in whom endovascular surgery was performed with the aim of diagnosis and arresting of arrosive haemorrhage. Regional intra-arterial perfusion of the pancreas is effective as a method of prevention of septic complications, progression of pancreatic necrosis in patients with aseptic forms of severe pancreatitis, in case of infected necrotizing pancreatitis significant advantage of this method over the standard multimodality treatment was observed. Effectiveness of endovascular surgery in the diagnosis and haemostasis of arrosive arterial haemorrhage is showed. The results of this study suggest that the effective use of endovascular surgery as possible in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and late postnecrotic complications.

To prevention death and serious injuries personnel must be equipped with war materiel collective and individual antimine defence. The experience gained in the establishment of protective equipment shows that modern technology can prevent serious injuries and moderately severe blast injuries in the members of the crew an ensure injury prevention not less than 95%. The solution to this problem is achieved by exception of conditions for spinal compression fractures, ankle and foot fractures, severe and moderately severe brain contusions and eardrum ruptures. Anti-mine defence effectiveness test should be carried in situ and in semi natural environment using as an analogue of the human body a biomorphic model and recording parameters and traumatic factors in the following mathematical simulation of the reaction of the human body on the effect of these factors.

The article highlight different classification methods taking into account the clinical picture of chronic kidney disease that allows to subsume servicemen to different categories of fitness to military service, to group of persistent disability and to develop individual rehabilitation programs. Authors came to conclusion that chronic kidney disease management that was admitted not only in our country, but also worldwide allows to standardize different approaches regardless the department affiliation of medical expert committee.

Translingual electrical stimulation with «Brain Port» device as a part of rehabilitation was performed in 6 patients with otosclerosis after stapedoplasty with different degrees of postoperative vestibular reaction (3 with low, 1 with middle and 2 with severe degree). All patients were examined (otoneurological and vestibular examination) before and after rehabilitation course. Translingual stimulation course started on the 3rd day after stapedoplasty and included 10 procedures. Equilibrium function was measured with opened and closed eyes by computerized stabilography (posturography). Most demonstrative results according to data of computerized posturography were received for patients with severe degree of postoperative vestibular dysfunction.

Russian Red Cross Society during the First World War played a significant role in health care, preservation of human life and return of millions of experienced soldiers to duty. The Red Cross Society formed and sent to the front their medical institutions (military hospitals, hospitals, hospital trains, etc.), trained medical nurses, charity nurses and orderlies of the Red Cross. Famous professor-surgeons worked as the consultants of the Red Cross Society, under their leadership were organized mobile surgical units. Society has created mobile nutrition and dressing units, X-ray units, psychiatric reception and collection points. The Red Cross Society assisted the military Department in the fight against infectious diseases.

The article is devoted to contribution of major general (rear Admiral - navy) of medical service Nikolay Grigoryevich Ryzhman (1944-2005), the chief of the medical service of the Northern fleet (1991-1999), to development of naval medicine, who would have turn 70 years this September. The constant analysis and experience generalization of the medical services of the fleet connections and associations and aspiration to provide fighting capacity for the fleet crew - were a keynote of Ryzhman’s activity concerned development and deployment of the new forms and methods of medical support and searching of ways to increase crew efficiency. The implemented methods and forms of organization of the medical support and scientific development of the medical support are used even now in the practical activities of the medical service of the Northern fleet.