New white paper explores how proven dual-use capabilities of MOVES® SLC™ represent a strategic advantage for battlefield and pre-hospital emergency medical readiness
Read this latest publication to learn:
- Why early, far-forward damage control resuscitation matters
- How platform-independent design improves mobility and evacuation
- The logistical and operational advantages for EU and NATO organizations
Conflict and crisis response are changing. Large-scale combat operations, drone warfare, humanitarian disasters, and strained supply chains are redefining what effective medical support looks like both on the battlefield and in civilian emergency response.
For EU and NATO nations, medical readiness is no longer a supporting function; it is a visible indicator of operational credibility, resilience, and resolve in both defense and civilian scenarios.
To explore what this means for defence leaders, emergency health decision-makers, capabilities developers and planners, Thornhill Medical has published a new white paper entitled MOVES® SLC™: Advancing EU & NATO Battlefield and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Care Readiness with Proven Dual-Use Capabilities.
Drawing on NATO and EU doctrine, frontline lessons from Ukraine, and real-world operational deployments, the paper examines how integrated, mobile critical care capabilities can address persistent gaps in pre-hospital and evacuation medicine. It expands on insights shared by Brig Gen (ret.) Dr. Stefan Kowitz, Military Medicine Consultant for Thornhill Medical at the 2025 International Conference on Disaster and Military Medicine (DiMiMed).
This valuable resource outlines the strategic advantages of enabling advanced critical care as close as possible to the point of need. It demonstrates how consolidating ventilation, oxygen generation, patient monitoring, and suction into a single, integrated technology reduces logistical burden, shortens deployment timelines, and strengthens continuity of care.
Insights from Ukraine’s large-scale combat environment ― where more than 230 MOVES® SLC™ have been deployed ― illustrate how oxygen independence, mobility, and rapid readiness translate into tangible clinical and operational advantages under extreme pressure.
Strategic advantages of dual-use capabilities
The paper also explores the strategic value of dual-use capabilities, highlighting how the same technologies that support forward military care are strengthening civilian preparedness, from remote community transport and pandemic response to disaster relief and surge capacity.
For defence leaders, medical planners, and emergency response stakeholders, the paper offers a clear message: scalable, interoperable medical systems are critical enablers of strategic readiness across both military and civilian domains.
Tim Brooks-Birkett, Director, Business Development & Alliance Management for Europe and the Middle East, Thornhill Medical
“This is valuable reading for those involved in military or civilian medical response, offering vital insights into what it takes to deliver timely critical care in austere, high-risk environments where distance, disrupted supply chains, and prolonged casualty care are the norm.”
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