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According to NATO standards, combat casualties should be managed through a system of echelons of care in which the most critically injured patients receive the most urgent care at the earliest time possible.
Generally speaking, medical support and assets that are within 1 km of the front are going to be limited to basic medical necessities that a general physician would be capable of performing. This level does not normally include surgical capabilities because it is not