Abstract

NAVARRO SUAY, R et al. Health capacity of the strategic projection warship Juan Carlos I. Medical lessons identified after the FLOTEX-17 maneouvers. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2019, vol.75, n.1, pp.27-39. ISSN 1887-8571.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1887-85712019000100005.

Strategic Projection Ship L-61 Juan Carlos I (L-61 JC I) is the largest ship that the Spanish Navy has had in its history. This warship can develop four mission profiles: amphibian, aircraft carrier, strategic transport and humanitarian aid. In all of them, Role 2 medical capacity and capability plays a decisive role thanks to the important medical benefits available in the ship. FLOTEX-17 maneuvers carried out in the Mediterranean Sea in June 2017 with the participation of 29 warships and more than 3,500 navy members was the first time that a Role 2 was shipped in the L-61 JC I. The purpose of this article is to describe warship technical and medical characteristics, lessons identified after the naval maneuvers and analyze the similarities and differences of similar warships of allied navies.

Keywords : Military Medical Corps; naval environment; Juan Carlos I Ship; FLOTEX-17.

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