How the fighters of the brigade “Azov” of the NGU shed blood during the assault (VIDEO)
For a long time in Ukraine, blood transfusions were performed only by doctors, but the war makes its own adjustments. The impossibility of evacuation and the long distances to full medical care have a direct impact on the lives of the fighters. Ukrainian troops are modernizing and switching to Western standards. One of them is blood transfusion by combat medics.
Last year, the efforts of Ukrainian doctors and volunteers managed to obtain permission from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for combat medics who have undergone appropriate training to transfuse blood on their own.
Since 2019, the Azovites introduced the use of blood into the training program of combat medics, for the first time successfully used this knowledge in the defense of Mariupol, and now, in the battles in the Kreminsk forests, doctors of the 12th Special Purpose Brigade “Azov” of the NGU use dozens of liters of blood every month, saving the lives of fighters.
In the video, you will see the first blood transfusion recorded on an action camera in the trenches during the assault, and you will also hear the story of the brigade's medics about the details of the process: from training personnel to returning the soldier to duty.
Azov was one of the first to start blood transfusions during the evacuation stages and helps with the training of other doctors of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. All this would not be possible without blood donors.
National Guard of Ukraine
