[Wounded patients transportation during peace enforcement operation in Georgia (August 2008)]

The article highlights the analysis of wounded movement during peace enforcement operation in Georgia (August 2008). 72% of incoming patients were walking wounded; 97,5% male patients, 2,5% female patients; per cent of combat surgery pathology - 90,2% including combat surgical trauma 83,2%, general surgical diseases - 7%, combat therapeutic pathology - 9,8%; leading gunshot traumas in walking wounded are lower extremities injuries - 33,6%, upper extremities injuries - 27,9% (in total 61,5%), head injuries - 25,4%. Within combat therapeutic pathology walking wounded suffered from the following classes of diseases/sicknesses - I class - 35,7%, XII class - 14,3%, V class - 10,7%. 236 military hospitals (In Vladikavkaz) had admitted 71,2% of walking wounded (of incoming traffic), 1458 military hospitals (in Mozdok) had admitted 91,7% of walking wounded from front traffic, flank traffic was 100%. 49, 7% of patients finished the treatment in military hospitals of zone level, 47,9% of patients - in hospitals of district level, 2,4% of patients - in central hospitals. The,average duration of the treatment of walking wounded in hospitals of zone level consisted 16,9±0,7 days, no lethal outcomes were registered.