For debate: health service support planning for large-scale defensive land operations (part 1). Issue 3 (19th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bricknell, Martin; Finn, A; Palmer, J
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Volume 165:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 173
• Page End: 175
• Publication Date: 2018-08-19
• Subjects: public health -- trauma management
• DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2018-000993
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-8665

Abstract

Abstract : This is the first of two articles that considers the medical planning implications of large-scale defensive military operations. This paper considers the military context and planning factors that may require a medical plan that is different from that seen in recent counterinsurgency operations. The scale and complexity of the challenge is likely to require a greater level of decentralisation and a more sophisticated approach to medical planning at the strategic and operational levels.