Sweden hosts CLEAN CARE multinational exercise on CBRN casualty management
Military and civilian medical and CBRN defence experts from 16 nations, both NATO and non-NATO, have gathered in Sweden for the CLEAN CARE multinational tabletop exercise. About 75 participants are taking part. Sweden is the host nation, and the exercise is held under the NATO Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services.
In an article published by the Swedish Defence Force on 22 September, it was reported that the exercise is set in a collective-defence scenario under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, centred on operations in and around Gotland and the Baltic Sea. Participants work within contested, resource-limited conditions and address how CBRN defence, medical support, casualty management and evacuation interact.
This iteration focuses on managing CBRN casualties across the full medical evacuation and treatment chain, working with Swedish and Danish civil authorities. Topics include: contamination control, casualty decontamination, medical treatment, patient flow, and preventing secondary contamination of medical personnel, facilities and evacuation assets.
"CLEAN CARE is of great value to Sweden as a new NATO member testing our abilities to supply and coordinate joint operations with our NATO allies, especially in a CBRN environment," said Captain Erik Salaneck of the Swedish Armed Forces Center for Defence Medicine, Sweden's main exercise planner.
