Organization of the care of the wounded and ill under conditions of nuclear radiation and radioactive contamination

: Organization of management of the wounded and sick has been presented at the joint training of the military medical and public health services under conditions of defense of big cities in daily light, in winter, under unfavourable meteorological conditions. The aim of the training was to check organization and preparedness of all structures of General National Defense in removing consequences after the nuclear plant accident during combat for defense of a big city. General conditions of training, casualty assessment, distribution of casualties according to the spatial distribution of radiation and radioactive contamination are given. Health institutions, military medical units and institutions, and other participants in health protection as well as their tasks are reported. Protective measures which should be applied at the level of "N" nuclear plant and organization in the defense of a big city are recommended.