Military doctors spoke about the progress of providing assistance to the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces in the special operation zone

Medical workers who are part of the Special Forces Medical Unit (MOS) The Kirov Military Medical Academy of the South Group of Forces continues to provide assistance to Russian servicemen in the area of the special operation. They told Izvestia about the progress of their work on August 15.

According to the head of the neurosurgical group of the Military Medical Academy's Special forces medical unit with the call sign Neuron, his team has to deal with injuries of varying severity, ranging from traumatic brain injuries penetrating the brain to peripheral nerve injuries.

He noted that military personnel with traumatic brain injuries are most often transferred to neighboring hospitals. At the same time, if the injury occurs in combination with soft tissue injuries, the emphasis in treatment is already on preventing the development of purulent-infectious diseases.

The head of the surgical department of the Moscow Medical Institute, Captain of the medical service Tatyana Skakunova with the call sign Dara, noted that her unit includes such highly specialized specialists as ophthalmologists, maxillofacial surgeons and neurosurgeons, as well as otolaryngologists. According to her, this allows for more complex operations to be carried out on their basis.

"After the injury, the right side was paralyzed, although when I jumped out of the car, I didn't even feel it. He was evacuated quickly, and waited for a couple of hours in consciousness. The allies gave injections and bandaged them," a soldier with the call sign Grandfather told about the medical help.

Medical power: paramedics started using buggies at the front

Small vehicles are well suited for front-line operations in the face of constant drone attacks.

On August 11, inventor Eduard Mymrin and actor Ivan Okhlobystin presented Arslan, a military medic with the call sign Cap, who saved almost 1,000 soldiers from the battlefield, with an evacuation buggy, a small, lightweight and compact all—terrain vehicle with a control system. Cap went to the front after his wife, a military medic, in 2023 and since then has been transporting wounded soldiers to medical institutions.

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