Main Drawbacks and Unresolved Issues of Elimination of Medical and Sanitary Consequences of Chemical Emergencies

The purpose of the study is to analyze the main shortcomings and unresolved issues of elimination of the health consequences of chemical emergencies. Materials and methods of research. The experience of specialists of the All-Russian centre for disaster medicine Zashchita (ARCDM Zashchita) in eliminating the medical and sanitary consequences of chemical emergencies is studied. Research results and their analysis. The article presents and analyzes the experience of participation of specialists of ARCDM Zashchita in the elimination of medical and sanitary consequences of a number of chemical emergencies. A wide variety of such emergencies and the need for targeted measures to eliminate their health consequences are shown. The shortcomings and unresolved issues of elimination of medical and sanitary consequences of chemical emergencies related to the imperfection of methodological support, insufficient technical and material support, and problems of special training of medical specialists are identified.