Emergency Department, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterrey, CA.
Med J (Ft Sam Houst Tex). 2022 Apr-Jun;Per 22-04-05-06(Per 22-04-05-06):27-31.
While conventional military forces have long been the focus of modern warfare, unconventional warfare (UW) will be waged behind enemy lines by US, allied, partner special operations forces (SOF), and civilian resistance movements. Prolonged field care (PFC) will be a forced necessity in the UW environment with unique challenges to mobility and security. Recorded experiences from World War II of allied surgeons and others reveal insights about how to prepare for this unique set of special warfare in the future, including in the areas of manning, training, planning, operations, and equipping. Countries at potential seams of conflict, like the Baltic States, possess significant UW experience. Lithuanian SOF medical leaders have developed a guerilla medicine course that increases readiness to provide PFC and austere resuscitative surgical care in UW. US military medical forces can benefit from partners like Lithuania and others by sharing knowledge, experiences, and adapting best practices to our tactics, techniques, and procedures.
虽然传统军事力量长期以来一直是现代战争的焦点，但非常规战争（UW）将由美国、盟国、伙伴特种作战部队（SOF）和民间抵抗运动在敌后进行。在 UW 环境中，长时间战地护理（PFC）将是强制性的，这对机动性和安全性带来了独特的挑战。二战期间盟军外科医生和其他人的记录经验揭示了如何为未来的这组特殊特种作战做好准备的见解，包括人员配备、培训、规划、行动和装备等方面。像波罗的海国家这样处于潜在冲突边缘的国家拥有丰富的 UW 经验。立陶宛 SOF 医疗领导人开发了一门游击战医学课程，以提高在 UW 中提供 PFC 和艰苦的复苏性手术护理的准备水平。美国军事医疗力量可以通过与立陶宛和其他国家分享知识、经验，并将最佳实践适应我们的战术、技术和程序，从而从中受益。
