Semetron field hospital in usage at the Siil 2025 military drill

The 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Support Battalion medical unit practiced providing medical aid to combat casualties in a field hospital during the Siil 2025 drill. Semetron’s modular field hospital was a key support unit in simulating various situations in military medicine and played an important role in enhancing the company’s preparedness and operational capability.

‘During the drill, we practiced three new actions that had not been done before – setting up a field hospital in an indoor environment, relocating it into the existing facilities, and bringing the surgical capabilities as close to the patient as possible, i.e. having the frontline surgical teams operate in close proximity to the front line,’ said Siim Rinken, the field hospital’s chief medical officer.

The medics who help at the field hospital are mainly reservists: doctors, nurses and paramedic -drivers. The medical crew is employed in Estonian hospitals on a regular basis and includes top local specialists. The field hospital brings emergency care, first-level surgery, intensive care, nursing care and ambulatory care to the war zone. In addition, the hospital will ensure the supply of sterile supplies and medical oxygen to its own as well as other units. The oxygen can also be produced on site at the field hospital.

This year’s largest military drill Siil 2025, brought together thousands of soldiers, conscripts, reservists, members of the Defence League and soldiers from allied countries to enhance Estonia’s defence capabilities and cooperation with NATO partners. In total, more than 16 000 fighters took part in Siil.