Outpatient Medical Center

An outpatient clinic is a functional subdivision of a military unit’s medical center, designed to provide medical care, carry out medical prescriptions for incoming patients and conduct medical examinations of personnel.

The outpatient clinic employs doctors of various specialties - therapist, surgeon, dentist and others. They receive and treat military personnel with various diseases and injuries, prescribe the necessary treatment and examination.

Also, the outpatient clinic conducts preventive medical examinations of personnel - preliminary upon entry into service, periodic during service and provided for following the results of exercises and field trips. The purpose of the examinations is to monitor the health status of military personnel and timely detection of diseases.

If necessary, outpatient doctors refer patients for additional examination and treatment to other medical institutions - hospitals, clinics.

Thus, the outpatient clinic of a first-aid post is an important link in the medical support of a military unit, allowing it to promptly provide medical care and monitor the health status of personnel.

The medical center of a military unit is the first medical institution where military personnel come with their problems. Timely contact with doctors allows you to quickly begin treatment and prevent the development of the disease. The article will focus on the functional division of the medical center - the outpatient clinic of the medical center.

The medical aid team includes the following specialists:

- military doctor;

- therapist;

- surgeon;

- neurologist; - ophthalmologist; - gynecologist; - resuscitator. Outpatient clinics are organized in the following cases: - when the unit is located in large populated areas; - the number of personnel is more than 300 people; - population density is less than 25 people per square kilometer; - if the part is located at a considerable distance from medical institutions; Composition of the medical station: - Military doctor - Paramedic or nurse - Orderly - Ambulance driver - Medical equipment repair technician - Ambulance vehicles - Place for examinations and dressings

Sometimes a point is created to protect the health of horses and repair them on the territory of a military unit. Doctors are armed with the following instruments: a thermometer, a blood analyzer, a phonendoscope and others. As well as stationary medical equipment: a portable ultrasound machine.

If the battalion's strength is more than five hundred people, then a team of military doctors consisting of 4-17 people is stationed on the staff of one of the military units.