The Keep Life project team introduced an updated autonomous surgical module to save lives in frontline areas
The Keep Life project team, together with the Borys Voznytskyi Charitable Foundation and with the support of the Solidarity Foundation, presented the sixth mobile stabilization and surgical module. The Support Action Ukraine Association, Schneider Electric, Blagula Bilen, the Bridge of Good Charity Organization, Trans4UA, Extreme LTD, the Diesel Foundation Charity Organization, and the Association Avenir Franco-Ukrainien also joined the production.
The Stubpunkt was created by Ukrainian manufacturers and is a unique complex - it is a full-fledged two-person operating room on wheels, capable of operating autonomously in the most difficult conditions near the front line.
The need for such solutions is dictated by the realities of war: medical facilities in front-line areas are often destroyed, and evacuation routes are under fire. Such modules allow providing emergency qualified medical care at a distance of 25–30 km from "zero," which significantly increases the chance of saving the wounded.
The basis of the complex was a 20-foot container, which, thanks to the sliding structure, increases its area by 10 square meters. This allows you to place two full-fledged surgical tables and simultaneously perform two operations. One such point is able to stabilize up to 50 patients per day, including the seriously injured.
The module is fully autonomous: it is equipped with batteries, an inverter, a diesel generator, a 300-liter water tank, a boiler, heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems. In addition to medical equipment, the complex is equipped with a Starlink terminal, an electronic warfare system and a radio station.
“We developed this module based on the principle of an ambulance — each item has its own place. It can be deployed in 15–20 minutes and immediately receive patients, and 13 people can comfortably stay inside at the same time. We expanded the container by 25 cm on each side, which made it possible to place a water tank, a water supply and water heating system, as well as a cabinet with a built-in refrigerator for blood plasma and a safe for potent drugs,” said Serhiy Nechytailenko, the head of the Keep Life project.
The cost of creating one such complex is UAH 8–9 million. This is a truck and the module itself, which is equipped with all the necessary technical and medical equipment. For comparison, the commercial cost of a similar project "from scratch" would reach UAH 20 million, and European analogues cost many times more.
“Ukrainian manufacturers have created a high-quality analogue that is 5 times cheaper than German or French models. I was once again convinced that we have very talented people who, in wartime, mobilized forces and organized a very cool thing. This is extremely important today in the hot phase of the war, and the state should pay attention to such developments,” says Volodymyr Nakonechny, head of the Podilsky District State Administration (RDA).
Statistics show the enormous importance of such mobile hospitals: during the year of operation, doctors in such modules operate on thousands of people, saving the lives of both military and civilian populations
“During one year, such modules operate on thousands of people: half of them are civilians, and a quarter are children. The numbers themselves explain why this is important to us. We have already helped with the fourth such module and plan to continue our cooperation with the Woznitsky Foundation, because these are wonderful people who find effective solutions,” emphasized Mathieu-Marie Arden, head of the Solidarity Foundation.
The project started in 2022 and was implemented in close cooperation with doctors. During this time, the team studied the experience of NATO, Turkey, and the Baltic countries, creating a product that meets all the challenges of modern warfare.
“Each module was better than the previous one thanks to the advice of surgeons who constantly work near the front line. Without the Medical Forces Command and practicing doctors, we would not have created this product, which is now practically perfect. The project team also initiated and was involved in the creation of technical documentation and regulations on such modules, which were previously not available in the Armed Forces,” Ihor Zhuk, Chairman of the Board of the B. Voznytskyi Charitable Foundation, said.
“We communicate a lot with servicemen about the needs and challenges of units in the combat zone. Currently, one of the main problems is complicated logistics, which increases the time for evacuating the wounded. At a time when every second counts, this is critically important. There is also a shortage of existing stationary medical facilities, because they are being destroyed by the enemy, and in some places they lack the necessary medical equipment. Therefore, it is important that the medical post be located as close to the contact line as possible, be mobile, and contain the necessary equipment - and this is where mobile health posts like Keep Life come in handy,” commented the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMMA), Timur Tkachenko.
He added that such modules are exactly the development that wounded Ukrainian defenders and civilians in adverse conditions of frontline territories need today.
“I thank the creators of Keep Life for the large number of lives saved and the donors who help the project financially. Saving Ukrainian defenders and civilians is a very important matter and we highly appreciate your involvement,” the head of the KMVA summarized.
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