ArmInfo. The total number of injured and patients in the power structures from the Armenian side during the reflection of Azerbaijani aggression in September-November 2020 did not exceed 11 thousand. This March 28, at a press conference in Yerevan, stated the Deputy Head of the Military Medical Department of the AF Gegham Pashikyan.
At the same time, he added that the total number of wounded servicemen during the war did not exceed 10 thousand. "At the same time, 55% were light injured, 36% - wounds of moderate severity, 2% - extremely heavy and 7% - severe injured. During the fighting, 664 reanioles of reanimobiles were committed, 440 helicopter flights for the evacuation of wounded and patients, more than 5500 were held. Surgical interventions, including more than 1500 under general anesthesia, "Pashikyan informed.
In turn, the head of the military-medical department of RA AF Saak Ohanyan added that during the war, the medical service of the Armenian army was unleashed by Azerbaijan, fulfilled all the tasks facing it. Thanks for the help of colleagues from civilian medical institutions and patrons, who from the very first days of the war responded to this challenge and provided full support, Ohanyan noted that the transfer of mobile hospitals at such a scale was held for the first time, also for the first time small mobile groups were also applied, medical companies.
It is noteworthy that the doctors have always been next to the army and provided assistance until the last minute, the head of military medical administration, stated that the medical staff often even the latter left the area during the drawback of troops. He pointed out the importance of this circumstance, in terms of the efficiency of assistance and rescue lives.
At the same time, Ohanyan drew attention to the fact that the enemy repeatedly attacked hospitals, medical brigades, cars of the Armenian army, as evidenced by many videos, including those laid out on the network. "All this suggests that the enemy has repeatedly violated adopted war standards, written and unwritten rules, the Geneva Convention, making military medical facilities targets.
During the war, 15 military doctors were killed and 1 volunteer, 60 paramedics and sannicers, "said Ohanyan, while adding that the Armenian side complied with all the obligations undertaken under international standards and principles, and provided prisoners with proper medical care.
Speaking about the nature of the wounds, the head of the Military Medical Department stated that the first 20-23 days were wounded only with fragmentation wounds. "This suggests that the enemy applied UAV and long-range weapons. Only on 23-24 days the first cases of firearms appeared. Now about 1,500 guys continue treatment. More than 800 received 1.2 and 3 groups of disability," Ohanyan said.
He also denied the reports on the lack of medicines during the war. "Our troops were fully provided with individual dressing packages. They were equipped with the whole mobilization resource. The lack could arise only in isolated cases from volunteer detachments, and even because of the incorrect coordination of actions from the Ministry of Defense. Our doctors did not have a shortage of drugs , and thanks to help from abroad, some drugs can not be purchased for a couple of years, "he said.
In turn, the deputy head of the management of Tigran Avetisyan, added that during the military operation of more than 200 tons of medicines was delivered to hospitals and civilian medical institutions. According to him, all requests were satisfied in this direction, and there was no deficit.
"I also wanted to pay attention to the fact that the nosocomial mortality rate amounted to only 1%, which is 5 times less than it is considered permissible in the world. The hospitals were as close as possible to the leading edge. This made a threat to the doctors themselves, but the operational depth did not allow to keep hospitals further, "said Avetisian, adding that the service potential is now restored, and it is ready to fully fulfill the tasks if it suddenly rarises such a need.