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Journal of Combat Medicine 10.30491/JCM.1400.161035
2022 | 4(2) | 84-91 Narrative Review

A look into

Health Services of the Oil Industry
in the Iran-Iraq War

Ali Yazdi Nezhad 1 ⃰

1- General Practitioner, Researcher of Contemporary Iranian Medical History, Tehran, Iran

Received: 18 June 2021 Accepted: 1 October 2021

Abstract

Background and Aim: Oil-rich regions of Iran are generally located in the south and southwest of the country.
The lands that were unfortunately repeatedly subjected to the most brutal bombardments and attacks by the enemy
army during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war lost many children and suffered great damage and destruction. These
widespread attacks also left many injured. Prompt and proper health care for the wounded, wounded, and war
victims required a coherent organization that Iran’s military structures lacked, especially in the early days of the
war, for the reasons discussed in this study. For this reason, the Oil Health Organization, which was one of the most
advanced health structures in the country, especially in the southern regions of Iran, was able to provide valuable
services to the wounded and wounded of the war, including civilians, soldiers, volunteer fighters and even the Iraqi
army.
Methods: This article is a historical review in which oral history has been used extensively. Unfortunately, in the
articles and books written about Combat Medicine in Iran, there is no mention of the role of oil health and the
author has not reached them. The present study only addresses some of these valuable services.
Results: Using a handful of sources and talking to several people involved in the oil industry and working in the
field of treatment, data about hospitals, people working in these hospitals, and the results of their sacrifices were
obtained. This, above all, is a sign of their self-sacrifice and devotion.
Conclusion: In the early days of the Iran-Iraq war, the oil industry was one of the centers that provided various
services to the war wounded; including various hospitals of the oil industry. But unfortunately, there is very little
data available in this area. In order to collect and transmit this data to future generations, it is necessary to make
a concerted effort to document the health services of the oil industry during the Iran-Iraq war. This article is a
suggestion to start this way.

Keywords: Iran Oil Industry, Health and Wellness, The Wounded of the Iran-Iraq War.

* Corresponding Author: Ali Yazdi Nezhad
Address: Researcher of Contemporary Iranian Medical History,
Tehran, Iran.
E-mail: [email protected]

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