One fatality among thousands of wounded: how stabilisation point in Vovchansk works
The Border of Steel Brigade of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has been deployed to the town of Vovchansk (Kharkiv Oblast) for over six months. During this time, the medics have assisted more than 1,000 wounded soldiers.
Source: SBGS, speaking about the work of the stabilisation point, located just 5 km from the battlefield.
Details: Despite the proximity to the front line, about 3,000 civilians remained in Vovchansk. Therefore, doctors have provided medical care not only to soldiers but also to local residents for six months.
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It was not only about injuries and wounds but also about treating chronic and acute diseases of various organs.
"The activities were carried out in extremely difficult conditions, as we were constantly under enemy fire control. The invaders used not only long-range weapons but also UAVs to control the airspace.
We were working mostly at night. During the day, we couldn't even come out of the shelter to see the sunlight," says Vasyl Mosons, a surgeon with the Border of Steel SBGS brigade.
The doctors of the mobile brigade also examined the wounded and performed tourniquet conversions, saving the limbs of dozens of soldiers.
The work of the Vovchansk stabilisation point
"We have treated over a thousand soldiers, and all of them made it. They went through all the stages of evacuation, treatment, and rehabilitation and came back to the front," the doctor said.
Mosons added that the stabilisation point had only recorded one fatality in six months of work in the difficult area of the front.
The team has mobile equipment that allows them to assess the condition of the wounded under all criteria and choose the right treatment strategy.
Background: Iryna "Cheka" Tsybukh, a combat medic from the Hospitallers volunteer battalion, was killed in action on the Kharkiv front on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. She died just two days short of her 26th birthday.
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