Colonel (ret.) medic professor Viorel ORDEANU, Ph.D*, Colonel (ret.) professor Benoni ANDRONIC, Ph.D**
Abstract: In the authors’ opinion, the organization of medical support for military forces in areas of operations, in the context of military actions in future armed conflicts, involves a complex system structured on several levels, in accordance with NATO standards and national regulations. Since the operational medical assistance system aims to ensure the health, protection, and rescue of military personnel during military operations or operational exercises, both in peacetime and in situations of crisis, siege, or war, the authors analyze how it was conceptualized, how it currently stands, and, in their opinion, how it will need to respond to the requirements of future military operations.
Medical support for military units in areas of operation is a well-structured system, provided for in military regulations and described in the specialist literature, organised pyramidally by levels of assistance, with an emphasis on triage, first aid, rapid evacuation and specialised treatment. The medical directorate of the Ministry of National Defense, military hospitals, and logistics centers play an essential role in organizing and supporting this activity, and training in accordance with NATO standards ensures efficiency, despite existing limitations in terms of forces, resources, and funding.
Keywords: medical tactics, areas of operations, armed conflict, combatants, medical support, organization of medical services, operational medicine, NATO standards.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscimilit.2025.4.68
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*,,Titu Maiorescu” University, Bucharest, email: ordeanu_viorel@yahoo.com.
**,,Carol I”National Defence University, coresponding member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists, email: benoneandronic@yahoo.com.
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Military Sciences, Volume 17 no 4, 2025
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