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Sanidad Militar
Print version ISSN 1887-8571
Abstract
CASTELLANO FAJARDO, E.F.. Development of individual combat first aid kit in Spanish Armed Forces. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2019, vol.75, n.3, pp.162-169. Epub Jan 20, 2020. ISSN 1887-8571. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1887-85712019000300006.
Introduction:
The individual combat kit is the specific sanitary material with which each one of the soldiers is provided so that, in case of being injured, the first aid can be carried out even if it lacks health training.
Objectives:
The objective is to design the new individual combat kit for the Spanish Army and the specific one to determine its content and technical requirements.
Material and method:
Interviews were carried out to health officials of the most operational military units of the Spanish Army. Physical study of each of the component elements of the current BIC and comparison of the medicine kits existing in the armies of the countries of our environment. A bibliographic review with a systematic methodology was carried out in the main scientific databases. In order to verify the validity of the selected texts, critical reading programs were applied.
Results and conclusion:
Proposal of addition and elimination of elements in the possible new combat kit as well as the container.
Keywords : First aid kit; Combat; injured; first aid; haemorrhage.