Characteristics of Medical Evacuation by Train in Ukraine, 2022 - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

Question  How can medical evacuation trains be implemented in a war zone and what type of patients can be expected?

Findings  This case series describes medical evacuation by train during the 2022 Ukraine conflict using 2 trains. Over 8 months, the medical trains made 74 journeys, evacuating 2481 patients from 11 cities close to the frontline; during this period, the most common type of patients transported changed from trauma-related casualties to patients with medical and nonacute reasons for referral.

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