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Article: J. Backus (Germany)

Overland Casualty Evacuation - a Component of the Evacuation Chain

One of the paramount objectives of the medical support of personnel in the field is the provision of mobile medical first aid and subsequent evacuation of casualties in appropriately designed casualty transport vehicles or under the supervision of mobile physician teams (BAT: Bewegliche Arzttrupps) or paramedic teams (SanTrp: Sanitätstrupps). This article provides an overview and discusses the future of armoured overland casualty transport vehicles employed by the Joint Medical Services of the Bundeswehr (ZSanDstBw: Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr).

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Article: Major Carmen López, Dr.Jose .I. Peralba Vaño MD, Senior Airman Vicente Navarro

THE SPANISH AIREVAC UNIT (UMAER). HISTORY AND TODAYS STRUCTURE.CURRENT TRENDS?