The military has operated in the open sea

In the Mediterranean, the medical officers of the Northern fleet has successfully operated on the Russian sailor. The day before the patient with suspected acute appendicitis moved the boat on Board of a Grand anti-submarine ship.

On Board a large anti-submarine ship (BOD) of the Northern fleet, which is called "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" underwent medical operation. At this time the vessel was in a far hike in the Mediterranean sea. The military, who became ill on Board, assisted by the military doctors.

Patients were sailor from one of the ships of the black sea fleet, performing tasks in the Mediterranean sea. The day before the patient with suspected acute appendicitis was delivered by boat on Board a military vessel. After a medical examination and proof of diagnosis, the surgeon of the ship group specialized medical support Lieutenant Colonel of the medical service Oleg Tikhonov decided to have surgery, notify the Department of public relations of the Western military district.

The military doctor was assisted by an anesthesiologist major medical service Sergei Lemberg and chief of the medical service of the ship senior Lieutenant of medical service Sergey Ivanitsky. The surgery went well. The condition of the sailor is stable.

For some time he will be under the supervision of doctors for anti-submarine ship "Vice-Admiral Kulakov", and then he will transfer to own ship, where, after full recovery, the sailor will restore the performance of their own duties.

Note that performing surgical operations on warships during long trips is the usual practice of military doctors of the Northern fleet. Often Navy medical personnel provided medical assistance and civilian mariners, as it was last year on the BOD "Severomorsk"when hurt his leg member of the Syrian crew of the fishing vessel "Dolphin"and the captain turned for support to the national military seamen.

sections: Accidents