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Delivering medicine in a cold weather environment
  1. Montague Mackie,
  2. G Thomson,
  3. A Walsh,
  4. H Lockhart and
  5. M Stewart
  1. British Army, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Montague Mackie, British Army, London, London, UK; montague.mackie{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2022-002220

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    With NATO deploying significant numbers of soldiers into its Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroups in the three Baltic States and Poland (B3P), military clinicians must be able to effectively treat casualties in a cold weather environment. Conventionally trained Role 1 facilities will have several considerations they must implement to provide life-saving care. Opportunities to use buildings and hard standing should be sought for siting Role 1, as buildings are likely to be insulated and may still have water or electricity. Terrain can be difficult to traverse, especially during spring and autumn, and so hard standing for ambulance vehicles is essential to ensure adequate casualty flow. A means of heating the facility, without causing a significant risk from carbon monoxide, …

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    • Contributors MM provided the concept for the letter and steered the overall IRTB it was based on, as well as collecting the information and writing it. GT, HL and AW all provided input based on their individual SME areas and assisted in reviewing the finished letter. MS provided oversight, contributed input based on his individual SME area and editing the letter.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.