[Pecularities of organisation and health care delivery to military servicemen under conditions of mid- and high mountains].
The authors present an analysis of adverse climatic factors mid- and high mountains, which have a significant negative impact on fighting facility and capacity for work in military servicemen that may cause an acute mountain sickness and severe complications (high altitude pulmonary edema and high-altitude cerebral edema). Complicated mechanisms of organism disorder are shown. Sophisticated medical and tactical factors of mountain theatre of war, defining the nature of actions of troops, require special approaches to organisation of medical support. One of the major tasks of the medical service and the commanders is the timely prevention of health disorders troops in mountainous terrain.
Yu Sh
YSh
Khalimov
O V
OV
Vetryakov
R G
RG
Makiev
V G
VG
Kuzmich
D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000628:therapy*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000628:therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D008889:Military Personnel