Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service

Active soldiers: 19,460 ( March 2014 ) Reservists ordered: 13,900 ( nominal )

The Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr ( ZSanDstBw ) is created in the course of the Bundeswehr reform since 2000 from the former area of the Central Medical Service Organization authorities, a largely centralized paramedical THE SERVICE forces and resources from other areas of the organization. Exceptions are only small areas such as the on-board medical service of the Navy, the aeromedical service, as well as the medical corps of the army medical service and the union Institute of Air Force and Navy. They belong to the specialist service medical service. [A 1]

The Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr is not in itself part of armed force, but takes as a military organization area ( military organizational ) true cross-sectional tasks for Army, Air Force, Navy and armed forces base. The peculiarity of the military organizational (as well as the armed forces base ) is the lack of a uniform and its own rank insignia. The soldiers of the ZSanDstBw therefore continue to bear the uniforms of the armed forces, from which their units were spun off and transferred to the medical service centers. To this situation to do justice in service provisions (such as the carrying method airforce specific uniform items ), the term was created "uniform carrier army / air force / navy" ( HUT / LUT / MUT ).

Behalf of the Central Medical

Behalf of the Central Medical is to protect the health of soldiers to maintain and restore.

This claim applies to the entire spectrum of health care services. The Central Medical Service ensures with its forces and means the medical care and evaluation of the soldiers at home and abroad. Especially in foreign missions threaten health hazards to which soldiers are not exposed at home. The maxim that the soldier applies in the event of an illness, an accident or injury abroad can use to be granted a medical supply that meets a result the professional standard in Germany.

Tasks of the Medical

  • High-quality medical care for the soldiers in peace and in use. In use, ensure a medical service union supply that meets anywhere, anytime German earnings quality
  • Repatriation of injured or ill soldiers from the use or exercises ( STRATAIRMEDEVAC )
  • Medical education and training of the entire medical personnel
  • Assistance for civilian emergency services, such as during major disasters or special use cases
  • Participation in the emergency services (eg through the provision of emergency physicians and paramedics for the rescue helicopter of the Bundeswehr or civilian operators)
  • Humanitarian foreign aid on behalf of the Federal Government
  • Manufacture, storage and distribution of medicines and medical auxiliary material
  • Research in the field of Military Medicine
  • Laboratory tests for the fulfillment of public tasks
  • Assisting in the performance test ( screening, special aptitude tests ) and occupational health care

Uniform, badges, ranks

The Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr ( ZSanDstBw ) does not have a uniform. Members of the ZSanDstBw wear Army, Air Force or Navy uniform. At the service shirt all Uniform was recognized membership in the ZSanDstBw at a round buttons with caduceus on the Iron Cross, which was mounted on the right side of the shirt collar. For Uniform of the Army and the Air Force, he was silver, for the Navy and for generals, he was golden. On October 1, 2012, he was, however, placed at the command of the Inspector of the Medical Service, General Surgeon Dr. Ingo Patschke.

Uniform of the Army also differ from army soldiers by the cornflower blue beret and the dark blue color guns. The rank names in ZSanDstBw correspond to those of the Army, Air Force and Navy. Only doctors, pharmacists and veterinarians ( SanOffz doctor / Apo / Vet ) have their own rank titles, but not the officers in the medical corps ( SanDstOffz ).

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Structure

As with all other areas of the organization 's management structure was also reorganized for the Central Medical Service of the Bundeswehr. The Army, Air Force, Navy and armed forces base comparable jobs and tasks was also reorganized the command Bundeswehr Medical Service organization for this field accordingly. The Chief of Medical Services of the Armed Forces executes this command.

Training

Every soldier is trained in first aid by the Central Service Regulation ( ZDv ) 49/20, so they can fulfill self and buddy aid. Of the training is to be distinguished in the medical corps, this is done eg by ZDv 49/21 (First aid medical service ) and ZDv 49/23 (Association of Teaching ). The Chief of Medical Services of the Armed Forces are out to appropriate instructions.

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On September 20, 2011 Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière has announced that as part of the reorientation of the Bundeswehr is planned to reduce the number of active soldiers in the central medical service to a maximum of 15,120. Of these, 14,120 are supposed to be professional soldiers / time soldiers and between 500 and 1,000 voluntary compulsory military service ( FWDL ).

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