[The principles of rendering surgical care in catastrophes]

Organization of surgical service in disaster is based on the principles of military medicine, provided for conducting triage, evacuation measures and timely rendering all types of medical aid. In extreme situations during peacetime skilled surgical is provided in medical institutions, deploying with the help of medical teams arriving to the most proximal of disaster focus zones. It is important to follow the main aspects of military surgery with the strategy of surgical procedures, therapy of shock, combined and multiple trauma, prevention of wound infection.