Blood Service of the Armed Forces in the Republic of Belarus (For the 60^th anniversary of the organization)

The creation of an autonomous Blood Service in the Armed Forces (AF) is connected with the formation of intensive therapy in military medicine to meet the current need for donated blood and its components as well as to organize the deployment of Blood Service institutions during wartime. The beginning was the creation in 1961 the blood and Tissue research laboratory at the Military Medical Academy named after S.M. Kirov. In 1962 the Blood Service was formed in the structure of the medical service of the Belarusian Military District.

The objective of the study: conduct an analysis of cause and effect relationships of the formation of the Blood Service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (AF) and to determine the tendencies of its development.

Material and methods. The statistical and archival documents of the Blood Transfusion Center 432 MMCMC, museum materials of the HI “6th CCH” as well as literary publications were studied. Materials of memoirs and photos from personal archives were obtained by interviewing veterans of the blood service.

Results and discussion. The review of the formation and development of the blood service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus from 1962 to 2022 has been carried out. The chronology of the changing the name of the military institution of the blood service and its commanders is shown. In peacetime military doctors are engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of the same nosologies as their civilian colleagues. Meanwhile, they must have specific knowledge and skills in military field therapy and surgery, in the organization of tactics of the medical service, medical intelligence and others. A modern concept of urgent transfusiology appeared which proclaimed that the best blood substitute is whole donor blood. It is also followed by specialists of the 432nd MMCMC who believe that in critical situations, as a necessary measure, transfusion of whole donor blood in acute massive blood loss is justified.

Conclusions.

1. The organization of an autonomously operating blood service in the Armed Forces including in the Red Banner Belarusian Military District is connected with the formation of intensive care in military medicine.

2. Armed local conflicts in the world have caused to improve the methods of providing transfusiological care.

3. The practical solution of medical support is supposed to be carried out by the military medical service together with civilian healthcare institutions.

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