[Medical support of peace keeping forces in the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict zone]

Since 1994 in the settlement of Georgian-and-Abkhazian armed conflict together with wide spectrum of means of political, diplomatic and economical character the Russian peace-making forces effectively use the operation for peace support. Taking into account the number of peace-making forces, the problems the solve and conditions of activity the staff of military medical service was presented by the head of medical service of united headquarters for peace support; by the medical platoons of battalions strengthened by physician, sanitary and medical equipment, additional medical things; by the medical station with infirmary (15 permanent beds); by the reanimation mobile group; by the emergency medical service group. The quality of medical support and successful solution of peace-making problems depend first of all on the management effectiveness, quality of medical specialist selection, discipline and professional training. It allows to work out the proposals for improvement of peace-making contingent's medical support in the zone of Georgian-and-Abkhazian armed conflict.