[Development of different approaches to classification of medical equipment sets]

The authors provided results of the study on approaches to the classification of medical equipment sets for the medical service of the Armed Forces. A retrospective analysis of the formation and development of classifications of first aid kits, medical bags, sets of medical equipment, medical kits and kits is performed. Basic factors influencing the structure and principles of classification sets of medical equipment are detected. The authors present modern classification of sets of medical equipment and the ways of its improvement.