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Allied Joint Publication-4.10 Allied Joint Doctrine for Medical Support Edition C Version 1 AJP-4.10 NATO STANDARD AJP-4.10 ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT Edition C Version 1 with UK national elements SEPTEMBER 2019 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION ALLIED JOINT PUBLICATION Published by the NATO STANDARDIZATION OFFICE (NSO) © NATO/OTAN i Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Intentionally blank ii Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) NATO STANDARDIZATION OFFICE (NSO) NATO LETTER OF PROMULGATION 11 September 2019 1. The enclosed Allied Joint Publication AJP-4.10, Edition C, Version 1, ALLIED JOINT DOCTRINE FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT, which has been approved by the Nations in the Military Committee Joint Standardization Board, is promulgated herewith. The agreement of nations to use this publication is recorded in STANAG 2228. 2. AJP-4.10, Edition C, Version 1, is effective upon receipt and supersedes AJP-4.10, Edition B, Version 1, which shall be destroyed in accordance with the local procedure for the destruction of documents. 3. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used commercially, adapted, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. With the exception of commercial sales, this does not apply to member or partner nations, or NATO commands and bodies. 4. This publication shall be handled in accordance with C-M(2002)60. Zoltán GULYÁS Brigadier General, HUN (AF) Director, NATO Standardization Office iii Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Intentionally blank iv Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Allied Joint Publication-4.10 Allied Joint Doctrine for Medical Support Allied Joint Publication-4.10 (AJP-4.10), Edition C, Version 1, dated September 2019, is promulgated in the UK in September 2020 with UK national elements as directed by the Chiefs of Staff Director Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre Conditions of release This publication is UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Crown copyright. Material and information contained in this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system and transmitted for UK government and MOD use only, except where authority for use by other organisations or individuals has been authorised by a Patent Officer of the Defence Intellectual Property Rights. v Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Authorisation The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) is responsible for publishing strategic trends, joint concepts and doctrine. If you wish to quote our publications as reference material in other work, you should confirm with our editors whether the particular publication and amendment state remains authoritative. We welcome your comments on factual accuracy or amendment proposals. Please contact us via: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01793 31 4216/4220 Copyright This publication is UK Ministry of Defence © Crown copyright (2020) including all images (unless otherwise stated). If contacting Defence Intellectual Property Rights for authority to release outside of the UK government and MOD, the Patent Officer should be informed of any third party copyright within the publication. Crown copyright and Merchandise Licensing, Defence Intellectual Property Rights, Central Legal Services, MOD Abbeywood South, Poplar 2 #2214, Bristol, BS34 8JH. Email: [email protected] Distribution All DCDC publications, including a biannual DCDC Publications Disk, can be demanded from the LCSLS Headquarters and Operations Centre. LCSLS Help Desk: 01869 256197 Military Network: 94240 2197 Our publications are available to view and download on defnet (RLI) at: https://modgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/defnet/JFC/Pages/dcdc.aspx This publication is also available on the Internet at: www.gov.uk/mod/dcdc vi Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Adopting NATO doctrine The UK places NATO at the heart of its defence. In doing so the UK should strive to achieve maximum coherence and interoperability with, and between, our closest allies and partners. Where possible the UK will adopt NATO doctrine (Allied joint publications) rather than producing national doctrine (joint doctrine publications). Where it cannot, the UK will ensure it remains compatible. As a result the UK doctrine architecture comprises: • NATO Allied joint publications distributed in the UK for use on coalition operations as appropriate; • NATO Allied joint publications promulgated as UK national joint doctrine; and • UK joint doctrine publications promulgated as UK national joint doctrine. Where an Allied joint publication is promulgated as UK national doctrine, the cover will carry both the MOD and NATO emblems. These publications may contain UK national element additions, which explain a particular UK approach, clarify a UK definition, or aid understanding. These additions will be clearly identified as boxes with the UK flag icon. All photos and captions are also UK national additions. The original NATO text will not be modified. The UK additions take precedence where terms and processes differ. vii Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Intentionally blank viii Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Record of reservations Chapter Record of reservation by nations Note: The reservations listed on this page include only those that were recorded at time of promulgation and may not be complete. Refer to the NATO Standardization Document Database for the complete list of existing reservations. ix Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Intentionally blank x Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 Record of specific reservations [nation] [detail of reservation] DEU Section 2, 1.50, Fig. 1-1, No 2 combined with MC 325/4 II No 17 DEU preserves the right not normally to deny emergency treatment in the case of acute life threatening conditions of third parties as capacities permit, although the commander has the right to limit military medical support. (IAW MC 0326/4 II No 15 “The Universal Provision of Acute Emergency Care” - “Although the Operational Commander has the authority to limit the availability of military medical support to third parties, acute emergency treatment of life threatening conditions must not normally be denied within the capability/capacity of the medical resources deployed.”) Section 2, No 1.51 combined with Footnote 13 DEU preserves the right that medical personnel be equipped with personal weapons, only, to repel attacks violating international law. For the Bundeswehr, these are: pistol, rifle, and submachine gun. Bundeswehr medical personnel may not use weapons requiring more than one person for transport and operation. (e.g. heavy machine guns >12.7 mm) The same applies to the use of weapons that can be transported and handled by one person if these are typically used for active combat. (e.g. hand grenades, grenade launcher, anti-tank weapons) (IAW Special Publication C1-800/0-4016 “Waffeneinsatz durch den Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr” [Use of weapons by the Bundeswehr Medical Service], Section 210. Section 2, No 1.52 combined with Footnote 14 and 15 In accordance with national regulations and legislation, DEU preserves the right to camouflage or remove distinctive emblems on the order of commanders at brigade level or above, or officers in an equivalent position, after consulting the Senior Medical Officer (Medical Director) and the Legal Adviser. (IAW General Publication A-2141/1 “Humanitäres Völkerrecht in bewaffneten Konflikten” [Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts], Section 6.5.2) xi Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 [nation] [detail of reservation] DEU Annex D - 3. bullet (con't) From the DEU perspective, the description of Role 2F in maritime environment in Annex D is not precise enough. The Role 2 Level 3 only then is the maritime equivalent to R2F/ R2B, if the requirements detailed in Chapter 2 Section 4 B 2.44 are met. GBR Reservation 1: The UK uses the term ‘in-theatre surgery’ to describe surgical procedures, beyond damage control surgery, conducted within the operational theatre. Reservation 2: The UK uses the term ‘prolonged care’ to describe the application of additional techniques to sustain the casualty if any component of the 10.1.2(+2) medical planning guideline is likely to be exceeded. Delivery of prolonged care requires techniques, skills and capabilities to hold a patient for a protracted period of time. Prolonged care includes the sub-categories: prolonged pre-hospital care (covering those techniques suitable for use in the pre-hospital emergency care clinical phase) and prolonged hospital care (covering those techniques suitable for use in the deployed hospital care clinical phase). The UK acknowledges the inclusion of ‘prolonged casualty care’ and ‘prolonged field care’ in AJP-4.10(C) but do not consider that their definition is developed enough to replace current national terminology. Reservation 3: The UK uses the term ‘pre-hospital care’ to describe all aspects of health service support forward of deployed hospital care. This includes: core functions of primary health care; pre-hospital emergency care and forward medical evacuation; and force health protection. Reservation 4: The UK views damage control surgery as a component of damage control resuscitation, not a separate function to resuscitation as described in AJP 4-10(C). Reservation 5: The UK retains the right, if necessary, to determine medical rules of eligibility and the theatre patient return policy within its national capabilities. The UK also retains the right to propose the use of CBRN medical counter-measures, including the administration of prophylactics. Reservation 6: The UK does not use the five levels of maritime medical care articulated in Annex D. xii Edition C Version 1 + UK national elements AJP-4.10 [nation] [detail of reservation] NLD 1) Paragraph 1.50: NLD cannot meet standards of practice and care on operations equal to that delivered at the NLD home base.