Another 11 new clinical protocols for providing care to those injured by combat trauma have been added to the Register of Medical Technological Documents (MoH order of February 13, 2025):
- “Pain, anxiety and delirium (combat trauma)”;
- “Ventilator-associated pneumonia (combat trauma)”;
- “Blast ear injury / acoustic trauma and hearing loss (combat injury)”;
- “Assistance in drowning (combat trauma)”;
- "Ensuring airway patency in traumatic injuries (combat trauma)";
- “Fundamentals of artificial lung ventilation (combat trauma)”;
- "Radiology: imaging studies of the wounded in frontline conditions (combat trauma)";
- “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock (combat trauma)”;
- “Damage control resuscitation (combat trauma)”;
- “Eye injury: first aid (combat trauma)”;
- “Treatment of genitourinary system trauma (combat trauma)”.
Sectoral standards of care for combat trauma are a current and extremely important resource for the health care system facing the challenges of war. They are based on the international recommendations for the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance of the Joint Trauma System (USA), the NATO gold standard for saving military personnel with combat trauma. From the entire body of clinical guidelines, protocols and scientific publications, the Joint Trauma System most carefully selects evidence-based literature and lessons learned, and aggregates the opinions of leading experts.
Adopting the best international practices of combat trauma care is one of the ways to improve the quality of care for our wounded service members, prevent losses, and return the injured to normal social life.
For your information, the first 12 protocols for treating combat injuries were approved in 2024 – they are already being successfully applied in medical practice.
The full list of the "Combat Trauma" clinical protocols is available on the Center's website at the link https://www.dec.gov.ua/mtd/bojova-travma/
