With the commissioning of 23 brand-new 23 M1152 HMMWV (high
mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles) Monday, Department of National Defense
(DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said that the Army can now treat efficiently
and quickly military personnel wounded in the front lines.
He made this statement at Camp Aguinaldo
"With these (23 HMMWV), we are now gradually filing up
the gap in our medical capability requirement," Gazmin said in Filipino.
He also said deployment of these field ambulances is up to
the Philippine Army (PA).
A total of 30 HMMWV ambulance were procured under the
Philippine Defense Reform Program to enhance the forward health service support
system of the PA.
The remaining seven units are expected to be delivered this
February 2015.
Each ambulance is equipped with a life support system
including oxygen tank, suction system, upper litter rack, sliding/stowing
attendant seat, first aid kit, tools and manuals, among others which can
provide immediate medical response to wounded troops prior to their transfer to
medical facilities.
The procurement of these new ambulances will improve the
medical care capability in the Army, particularly in the front-line units,
leading to a higher survivability rate among combat casualties.
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