[The new modular field medical units of the Army Health Service]

Wishing to adapt itself to foreseeable conditions of modern combat army medical service had to imagine, for battle time, new sanitary units using shelters. They have two main characteristics: modular structure and quick deployment. From a first realization, part of a broad and ambitious program, characteristics and tactical using rules are defined. Such medical units could be easily used for non military purposes: i.e. to face disaster situations or modern technological risks.