作者/Author(s): Gil Barndollar and David Plaster 

網站來源/Source: Foreign Policy 

日期/Date: 11/29/2024 

關鍵字/Keywords: 國防、後勤、醫療 


摘要：
前線的醫療照護在戰爭中至關重要。隨著俄烏戰爭戰事延長，烏克蘭面臨戰鬥醫護人員動員的問題。
  • 烏克蘭現有的醫療人員大部分是志願者，他們冒著生命危險，在戰區內救治傷患，協助撤離平民和士兵。 
  • 烏克蘭的戰鬥醫護人員致力於減少傷亡，但他們的人數和訓練不足，只能提供必要的治療。 
  • 各旅的戰鬥醫療人員組成不盡相同。許多旅長開始抱怨，他們需要更多專業醫療人員。 
  • 烏克蘭無法有效動員戰地醫護人員，原因在於政府不願系統性地動員。目前烏克蘭主要依賴國內和國際志願者，但這並非長久之計。 
  1. 雖然烏克蘭是著名的外國醫學生訓練中心，但卻面臨醫生嚴重短缺和人才流失的問題。 
  2. 烏克蘭軍隊接收不少醫學院畢業生，但他們缺乏實踐經驗。
  • 儘管烏克蘭的醫療人才短缺，培訓也不足，但烏國醫療水平仍優於俄羅斯。 
  1. 烏克蘭開發新型救治方法，儘可能地挽救生命，因此傷亡率比俄羅斯低。 
  2. 俄羅斯的醫療問題更為嚴重。大多數受傷的士兵被遺棄在前線，無人救治。 
  • 然而，烏克蘭的人口規模比俄羅斯小很多，動員能力大幅受限。許多士兵年齡偏大或有永久性傷害，戰鬥能力不足。 
  • 快速且一流的醫療照護，可保存戰力並提升前線士兵士氣。雖然烏克蘭在前線的醫療後勤比過去好，但缺乏受過訓練的醫療人員仍是一大問題。 
  • 隨著戰爭變得更加艱困，烏克蘭必須做出抉擇，例如討論是否需要降低軍事動員的最低年齡標準。 
Summary: 
Frontline medical care is of the utmost importance in a war. As the Russo-Ukraine War drags on, Ukraine faces an issue with mobilizing combat medics.
  • ​​​​​​​Most Ukrainian medical personnel are volunteers, risking their lives to treat and evacuate civilians and soldiers in the warzone. 
  • Ukraine's combat medics gave an applaudable effort in reducing its casualties, but their numbers and training are insufficient, limiting their function to provide essential treatments only. 
  • The composition of combat medics varies across brigades. Most brigade chiefs complained about the need for more professional medical personnel. 
  • Ukraine's inability to mobilize combat medics stems from the government's reluctance to mobilize medical personnel systematically. Consequently, Ukraine now relies primarily on domestic and foreign volunteers, which is unsustainable. 
  1. Although Ukraine is a famous training hub for foreign medical students, it faces a severe shortage of doctors and brain drain. 
  2. The Ukrainian Army receives medical school graduates but lacks practical experience. 
  • Despite the shortage and inadequate training, Ukraine's medical care is still better than Russia's. 
  1. Ukraine developed novel methods to save as many lives as possible, reducing its casualty rate compared to Russia. 
  2. Russia has a worse medical personnel capacity problem. Most wounded soldiers were left to die on the front line. 
  • However, Ukraine's population is smaller than Russia's, hampering mobilization efforts. Most soldiers are old or suffering from permanent injuries, limiting their combat ability. 
  • Rapid and first-rate medical care saves lives and boosts soldiers' morale. Although Ukraine's medical logistics in the frontline are better than in the past, the lack of trained medical personnel is still a concern. 
  • As the war becomes more challenging to fight, Ukraine must make difficult decisions and review the need to reduce the minimum age for military mobilization. 
 
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