Medical and Evacuation Institutions

Medical evacuation institutions are military medical institutions of the active army, designed to provide medical care, treatment and preparation for further evacuation of the injured and sick.

They are an important link in the system of providing medical care to military personnel in combat conditions. Medical evacuation institutions are deployed in close proximity to the combat line and are designed to quickly provide qualified medical care to the wounded and sick, stabilize their condition, provide the necessary treatment and prepare for further evacuation to rear medical institutions.

Treatment and evacuation institutions include medical stations, medical companies and battalions, and mobile field hospitals. Their equipment and staff are selected in such a way as to ensure the fastest possible diagnosis, emergency care, surgical treatment and intensive care for various types of combat injuries and diseases.

Thus, medical evacuation institutions play a key role in saving lives and maintaining the health of military personnel in combat conditions. Their work directly affects the combat effectiveness of troops.

Medical and evacuation institution **Medical and evacuation institution (LEPU)** is a military medical institution of the active army designed to eliminate the consequences of combat operations, provide assistance, and prepare for the evacuation of the wounded or sick. All injuries and illnesses occur in the power transmission facility, usually in the medical unit or infirmary. LEPU are the most protected line of hospital warfare; this is the last link in the combat position of the medical service, intended during combat operations to influence the enemy.

The specificity of the work of medical evacuation institutions lies in the constant readiness to “snatch” soldiers from the fire of battle, to introduce effective medical measures that contribute to the rapid recovery of soldiers. The outcome of battles largely depends on the effectiveness of medical and evacuation measures. Correctly determining the possibility and urgency of returning soldiers to duty after treatment. The timing of treatment must correspond to the combat situation, but at the same time, when they are delayed, the healing process intensifies, and damaged bones do not have time to recover