Do medics have to treat the enemy?
Medical personnel are required to provide treatment to enemy personnel. More usually what we see happen is friendly forces will capture enemy combatants who have been wounded. Those enemies are treated with the same level of care as friendly forces.
Are combat medics considered combatants?
Yes. Medics are considered combatants.
Do military doctors treat enemies?
ABSTRACT Military care providers may face ethical conflicts when they must treat their own and enemy soldiers during combat and their resources are limited. Legally under the Geneva Convention, they are instructed to treat enemy soldiers equally, but in practice, providers still have some discretion.
Are you allowed to shoot combat medics?
Yes. Miliary medics and clerics are unarmed, unlawful targets. Shooting them intentionally is a war crime. However, if they pick up and use a weapon, they make themselves unlawful combatants and they lose their protected status.
Why didn’t medics carry guns in ww2?
Geneva Convention protection According to the Geneva Convention, knowingly firing at a medic wearing clear insignia is a war crime. Vice versa, the convention also states that no medic should carry a weapon, or be seen engaged in combat.
Do doctors in the military go to war?
Some aspiring physicians are attracted to the life of an Army doctor. Most Army doctors are deployed overseas at some point (though not necessarily to a war zone), away from their families. And keep in mind that once you enlist, it’s your superior officers who decide where you go and what you do.
Is shooting a medic a war crime?
According to the Geneva Convention, knowingly firing at a medic wearing clear insignia is a war crime. Vice versa, the convention also states that no medic should carry a weapon, or be seen engaged in combat.
What is a 68 whiskey in the army?
The combat medic specialist, or 68 Whiskey, provides emergency medical treatment at the point of injury on the battlefield and at every stage of the treatment process. Medics provide assistance to Army doctors in medical treatment facilities and in the field.