RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The <em>‘peace</em>
<em>role</em>
<em>’</em> of healthcare during war: understanding the importance of medical impartiality
JF Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
JO J R Army Med Corps
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 232
OP 235
DO 10.1136/jramc-2018-000982
VO 165
IS 4
A1 Messelken, Daniel
YR 2019
UL http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/165/4/232.abstract
AB This article argues that medical personnel of armed forces occupy a ‘ peace role ’, which continues and dominates their professional ethos during armed conflict. The specific role and its associated legal and ethical obligations are elaborated, and on that basis arguments are provided why and how the work of military healthcare providers is interpreted as a continuation of peace during war.