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Medical care on the battlefield is the core and basis of echelons of care.This review summarizes the background and characteristics of medical care units on the battlefield from the birth and growth of mobile army surgical hospitals before being replaced by forward surgical teams and combat support hospitals, since the United States Armed Forces began to lead the world military revolution during and after the World WarⅡ.Quick adaptation to the combat envi-ronment and the combat modes is the main reason that medical care units on the battlefield are adjusted continuously.This paper may provide some ideas for the development of our medical care units on the battlefield in the future.
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The U.S.Armed Forces Forward Surgical Team ( FST) was first used in the Gulf War , while Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom represented the largest military operations to date in which the FST has been utilized.The FST was an integral and major component of the Medical Brigade and provided support for echelon Ⅱmedical care.This paper describes the development of FST , investigates the roles, organization and training of FST and finally brings forward some enlightenment for health service development of Chinese PLA .
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Objective To select the best plan for establishing frontline surgical team (FST) for emergency medical relief based on the characteristics of health service for non-battle military missions, hoping to provide theoretical reference and evidence for establishing FST. Methods This study proposed 4 options to setup FST, including establishing a new one (PI), integration of professional operation teams (P2), selected group from field medical unit (P3), and modification of existing field medical team (P4). The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used to analyze the relevant factors influencing the establishment of FST, in an effort to build a hierarchical model diagram and to form a judgment matrix score of four scenarios; the four programs was evaluated by consulting experts and calculating the index weights and general weights. Results The consistency of matrix test results was judged as CR<0. 10, with the weights of the program scores being P1 =0. 213 8, P2 = 0. 242 0, P3 = 0.205 4, and P4 = 0. 338 8. Conclusion Application of AHP can achieve satisfactory result in selecting optimal plan for establishing FST; the optimal option to establish FST is to convert the existing field medical team (P4).