DISASTER MEDICINE No. 4 •2025

https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2025-4

Original article

Scientific and Methodological Support for the Interdepartmental Emergency Exercise of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency and the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Goncharov S.F. 1,2, Salenko Yu.A. 1, Markov S.V. 1, Zemlyannikov D.A. 1,3, Barchukov V.V. 1,
Koktev A.V. 1, Tesnov I.K. 1, Cheplyaev A.A. 1

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1 State Research Center – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation

2 Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

3 Moscow Medical and Social Institute named after F.P.Gaaz, Moscow, Russian Federation

UDC 614.2:614.8+351.74

Р. 20-26

 

Summary. Aim of the study – scientific and methodological support for the interdepartmental emergency exercise of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia (FMBA of Russia) and the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Russia during the implementation of measures to mitigate the medical and sanitary consequences of a radiation accident.

Materials and methods of the study. Regulatory and methodological documents of the FMBA of Russia and the Russian Ministry of Defense governing the procedure for providing medical and sanitary assistance during the aftermath of a radiation accident; participants’ actions in accordance with the design and plan of the emergency response exercise. The following research methods were used: direct observation, analytical analysis, and assessment of the compliance of regulatory and methodological requirements with the decisions made during the exercise.

Research results and their analysis. The actions taken during the exercise ensured uninterrupted medical care and continuity during the pre-hospital evacuation of victims in conditions complicated by an unfavorable radiation environment. The realistic exercise conditions, closely reproducing the characteristics of transport radiation accident, minimized the simulated actions performed by the participants and ensured the development of all practical measures and skills necessary to minimize the medical and sanitary consequences in the early stages of a radiation accident. The exercise’s primary objective – increasing the preparedness of agencies to respond to radiation accidents and practicing interaction between the FMBA of Russia and units of the Russian Ministry of Defense – was achieved.

Keywords: 12th Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, combined medical unit, emergency medical response, emergency rescue units, Federal Medical and Biological Agency, interdepartmental emergency exercise, medical assistance, medical evacuation, medical organizations, radiation accident, scientific and methodological support, special equipment, victims

For citation: Goncharov S.F., Salenko Yu.A., Markov S.V., Zemlyannikov D.A., Barchukov V.V., Koktev A.V., Tesnov I.K., Cheplyaev A.A. Scientific and Methodological Support for the Interdepartmental Emergency Exercise of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency and the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Meditsina Katastrof = Disaster Medicine. 2025;4:20-26 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2025-4-20-26

 

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The material was received 29.10.25; the article after peer review procedure 20.11.25; the Editorial Board accepted the article for publication 12.12.25