A medical support exercise staged by a unit of the Second Artillery Force under informationization battlefield conditions was in full swing in the very middle of the bitterly cold winter in a mountainous area of northern China.

　　In a digitalized medical shelter, the reporters heard that messages asking for help came in from the front constantly: a radar position was air raided by the "enemy" and a great number of wounded soldiers were waiting for emergency medical treatment….

　　"Activate the wartime emergency treatment plan!", the command center gave the order immediately upon the arrival at the designated area. In no time, three large shelters bearing "Red Cross" strung out in a line. The reporters saw in the medical shelter that the 20 sq. m space is partitioned into small rooms of various functions. In the operation room stands a multi-functional operation table on which various operations could be performed. The washing and sterilization room could do high-temperature sterilization to surgical equipment and clothes. The closed system also has such equipment as automatic water supply and central oxygen supply. The satellite navigation system mounted on the vehicle could receive the messages for help from the wounded soldiers in the front, and then carry out search quickly and identify the position of the wounded.

　　By Cao Bing and Liu Xinxin

　　(Feb 13, PLA Daily)