[War and medicine].
The article presents the observe of contribution of medicine in victory of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Main attention was paid to organization of carry-over of wounded person from battle-field and delivery of health care. There was created a sharp system of medical securing of combat actions of troops on the base of principle of stage treatment of ill and wounded persons, in combination with their evacuation in corresponding places. The end treatment was laid on a large net of specialized medical institutes, evacuation hospitals of People's Committee of Health care of USSR. A great value had the organization of controepidemic work. Thanks to feat of military physicians, activity of civil health care and international help in organization of treatment of ill and wounded persons there was returned in order 17 157 243 persons.
D049673:History, 20th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014586:USSR; D000078329:Workforce; D047789:World War II