Patient transportation in conditions of the Slovak Armed Forces

Provision of high quality and timely medical care is one of the most important force multipliers of armed forces worldwide and undoubtedly for the Slovak Armed Forces as well. Fundamental precondition to deliver accurate medical care is timely transportation of casualties to the medical capabilities of different levels which can provide adequate medical care for diseased, injured or wounded. The Slovak Armed Forces have established system of military patient transportation and as well have dedicated means of transportation to execute medical evacuation tasks. The aim of the paper was based on analysis of historical development of the military patient transportation, comparative analysis of the Slovak, NATO and EU military patient transportation systems and available Slovak military evacuation capabilities, identify possible ways for improvement of the Slovak Armed Forces medical evacuation system.