Sanitary Combat Casualties

The problem of combat losses has a large social aspect and requires the most in-depth analysis. Depending on the reasons, losses are divided into sanitary, combat and situational.

Personal injury is the loss of productivity or death of a person due to traumatic injury or disease. The term "sanitary casualties" arose after the end of the First World War. However, already in the war of 1939-1945. The terms “psychogenic” and “temporary sanitary” losses were used, which were understood as a manifestation of moral and physical suffering of personnel under the influence of the situation, overwork, offensive and defensive stress.

Combat losses are unjustified physical suffering or death in battle. Combat losses also include injuries to people, as well as hospitalization of military personnel due to injuries received during combat operations. They are classified into non-returnable and sanitary. Irretrievable loss is a certain case of death of a person without the possibility of his reinstatement in the ranks of the armed forces. Losses sanctioned for society are considered to be cases of death of a person with the possibility of his subsequent reinstatement in the ranks of law enforcement agencies as a result of long-term rehabilitation. Most often this happens in the Russian Air Force, the reason for which is the pilots’ loss of performance as a result of injuries.

Situational losses are expenses of the military department budget due to the consequences of a military operation, repair and maintenance of military equipment, equipment losses, thefts, and emergency situations; loss of material resources, which in peacetime are used as military auxiliary materials. They arise from the failure of guns and ammunition, the consumption of material resources in the process of performing various business operations (disinfection, cleaning of premises, repair of equipment), in connection with the final accounting of property or its write-off from the balance sheet of the military department.

Sanitary and combat losses.

Sanitary or combat losses are losses associated with injuries or deaths of crew members or civilians caused by the impact of military weapons, direct hits from shells, as well as other military weapons. Casualties also include deaths of military personnel and losses of personal property associated with hostilities or hostilities. To reduce military casualties, various measures are usually used, for example, training, explaining the tasks of each crew member, actions that reduce the likelihood of death of each team member, for example, experienced commanders, psychological