Embedded military medical support in high-risk police operations: Analysis of 242 operations
Simon-Pierre Corcostegui, Paul Coutillard, Julien Galant, Gabriel de la Bigne, Steven Lovi, Oscar Thabouillot, Clément Derkenne · 2026
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Simon-Pierre Corcostegui and colleagues described medical support inside France's elite GIGN police unit across 242 operations from 2018 to 2022. Since 1984 a military doctor and nurse team has traveled with tactical units, yet how often casualties occur and how fast help arrives had not been tallied in this physician-led system.
At least one casualty arose in 21 percent of missions, totaling 90 people cared for, with law-enforcement missions riskier than judicial ones and explosives linked to the highest risk. Median access ran 15 minutes to a doctor-staffed unit and 40 minutes to a hospital, giving planners hard numbers for staffing high-risk operations.
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| CREATOR | Simon-Pierre Corcostegui, Paul Coutillard, Julien Galant, Gabriel de la Bigne, Steven Lovi, Oscar Thabouillot, Clément Derkenne |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |