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Swedish Armed Forces Centre For Defence Medicine
The Swedish Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine ( sv, Försvarsmedicincentrum, FömedC) is a tri-service military medicine center in the Swedish Armed Forces. Its staff is made up of officers, civilian specialists, group commanders and officer reservists – tasked with ensuring care is provided during peacetime, on international missions, at times of crisis and in combat. History The Swedish Armed Forces Center for Defense Medicine has its roots in the Medical Board of the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration (and the Medical Inspectorate), which was established in 1906. On 1 January 1944, the Medical Services Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces (''Försvarets sjukvårdsförvaltning'') was established. The Medical Services Administration of the Swedish Armed Forces took over tasks that had previously been entrusted to the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration, the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration and the Royal Swedish Air Force Materiel Administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Army (Sweden)
The Chief of Army ( sv, Arméchef, AC) is the most senior appointment in the Swedish Army. The position Chief of Army was introduced in 1937 and the current form in 2014. History In 1937, the staff agency "Chief of the Army" ( sv, Chefen för armén, CA) was created to lead the army in peace time. The CA would under the King in Council exercise the highest military leadership of the Land Defense ( sv, Lantförsvaret). At his side, the CA had an Army Staff to assist the CA in his duties. Before 1937 the Chief of the General Staff was considered to be the Chief of Army, but he was not usually to the rank of chief, but formally only the king's chief of staff in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The oldest general was chairman of the special preparatory body called the Generals Commission (''Generalskommissionen''). Following a larger reorganization of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1994, the staff agency Chief of the Army ceased to exist as an independent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlstad
Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2021, and is the 21st biggest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral. During recent years, Karlstad has started building many new buildings, for example all the new buildings around Orrholmen, hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which will be finished in late 2022. Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås. Karlstad is often associated with sunshine and the symbol for Karlstad is a smiling sun. Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local waitress, known as "Sola i Karlstad" ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammarö Municipality
Hammarö Municipality (''Hammarö kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skoghall. The municipality was created from Hammarö parish in 1863, and its territory has not been affected by the great municipal reforms of 1952 and 1971. With a land area of only it is Sweden's 12th smallest, as well as the smallest in Värmland County. Geography The municipality consists of the islands Hammarön and Vidön and the adjacent archipelago. The name ''Hammarö'', or ''Hammarön'', literally means "Hammer Island", and has given the municipality its name. The island itself is large, the third largest island of Lake Vänern, and located off the shore of Värmland, separated by the Klarälven river delta. From Skoghall it is to the city of Karlstad. Karlstad Municipality is the only municipality with bridge connections to Hammarö. Localities *Skoghall *Vidöåsen While the vast majority of Hammarö's inhabitants live in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surgeon-General Of The Swedish Armed Forces
The Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Generalläkaren, GL, previously ''Generalfältläkaren'', since 2017 called the ''Försvarsinspektören för hälsa och miljö'', FIHM) is the senior medical officer of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Surgeon-General is responsible for the supervision of the Swedish Armed Forces, the Defence Materiel Administration, the Swedish Fortifications Agency and the National Defence Radio Establishment. This includes supervision in the areas of environment, health, nature, sewage, waste and chemicals. History A surgeon is a doctor who performs surgical operations. The Swedish Army's surgeons were named after their military rank: surgeon-captain, surgeon-major, surgeon-general, closest corresponding to the Swedish ''överfältläkare'' ("Surgeon-General"), but not ''generalfältläkare'' ("Surgeon-Field General"), because there were several surgeon-generals within the English Army. In Swedish history, physicians were mentioned for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Corps Of The Swedish Armed Forces
__NOTOC__ The Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarets medicinalkår, Medk) was a joint administrative corps for military physicians and military veterinarians in the Swedish Armed Forces. It was formed in 1969 ( SFS 1969:409) by merging the Swedish Army Medical Corps, the Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps and the Swedish Army Veterinary Corps. Its head was the Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces and was subordinate to the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Surgeon-General had at his disposal a staff body, the medical corps office, which was organizationally part of the National Swedish Board of Health (''Sjukvårdsstyrelsen''). Under the National Swedish Board of Health, the responsibility for the Swedish Armed Forces's health care lied with the military commander. Heraldry and traditions Coat of arms The coat of the arms of the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces 1981–1992. Blazon: "Azure, a sword and a rod of Asclepius b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Army Veterinary Corps
The Swedish Army Veterinary Corps ( sv, Fältveterinärkåren) was an administrative corps for veterinarians of the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1969. Its task was, in peace as well as in war, to provide army units etcetera with especially trained staff for veterinary positions in the army. History 1887–1925 The Swedish Army Veterinary Corps was established in 1887 and constituted all veterinarians of the Swedish Army, previously summarized under the common name of the ''Veterinärstaten''. The corps was under the command of the ''Överfältläkaren'' ("Surgeon-General") and consisted of a field veterinarian (with the rank of major), 14 regimental veterinarians (with the rank of the captain), 26 battalion veterinarians (with the rank of lieutenant) and 8 veterinarian scholarship recipients (with the rank of ''underlöjtnant'' after the officers). The corps had their own military reserve. Positions in the corps were applied to at the National Swedish Medical Services Board (''Sjukvå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps
The Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps ( sv, Marinläkarkåren, MLK) was an administrative corps established in 1902 for military physicians in the Swedish Navy and in the Swedish Coastal Artillery. The corps was amalgamated into the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces in 1969. History The Swedish Naval Medical Officers’ Corps was organized in 1902 and included the military physicians of the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Coastal Artillery. Prior to that, the navy's physicians were subordinate to the National Swedish Board of Health. The navy has, as far as the healthcare is concerned, an identical history as the Swedish Army. As early as 1535, so-called ''bardskärer'' ("barbers") are mentioned in the navy; they were usually hired for each sea expeditions, after which they were dismissed. There was no initial healthcare at the shipyards, but the sick were usually sent to the respective home towns to be cared for there. Incidentally, these ''bardskärer'' or ''fältsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Army Medical Corps
The Swedish Army Medical Corps ( sv, Fältläkarkåren, Flk) was from 1806 to 1969 an administrative corps of the Swedish Army, consisting of military surgeons. In 1969 the corps was amalmagated into the Medical Corps of the Swedish Armed Forces. History 16th century to 18th century Quite late, actual physicians were employed in Sweden by the armed forces, because even in Gustav Vasa's time there were no scientifically trained physicians in the country. The only medical care available at that time was provided by so-called ''bardskärare'' (barbers), and in 1556 Gustav I prescribed that barbers should be appointed in the ''fähnlein''s (200–500 men). By the regulations of 1571, the barbers was obliged to provide the army and navy with the required number of ''feldshers'' in the event of mobilization and wars. But since no special regulations on any kind of qualification existed, this also explains why the Swedish Army's medical care for such a long time and to such an extent was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Code Of Statutes
The Swedish Code of Statutes ( sv, Svensk författningssamling; SFS) is the official law code of Sweden which contains the statutes and ordinances enacted and designated by the Government, including a publication of all new Swedish laws enacted by the Riksdag. Every law shall be cited an SFS number, including legislation amending already existing law. The number contained in the citation consists of a four digit year, a colon and then an incrementing number by year. For instance, the Instrument of Government is SFS 1974:152, with each amendment having its own SFS number. The amendments are usually referred to as (year:number) in the main law text. Unlike most continental European countries, however, Sweden's codified statutes do not include a comprehensive Civil Code comparable to the German BGB or the French Civil Code and instead set forth statutory law in a piecemeal fashion. For example, rather than addressing the law of obligations in one major title of a comprehensive civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surgeon-in-Chief Of The Swedish Air Force
The Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force ( sv, flygöverläkaren) was from 1943 to 1969 the senior-most medical service officer in the Swedish Air Force, responsible for flight surgeons and the overall aviation medicine. The Surgeon-in-Chief was posted to the Air Staff and reported to the Chief of the Air Force. History The decision to establish a position of Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Air Force was made through the Defence Act of 1942. The Surgeon-in-Chief was posted to the Air Staff. In the 1945 organization, the Surgeon-in-Chief assisted the Chief of the Air Force in inspecting the activities of the Air Force and was the service branch inspector for the Air Force's health care system and in this capacity was directly under the command of the Chief of the Air Force. The Surgeon-in-Chief answered under the Chief of the Air Force for the professional medical training of the surgeons. There was no special medical corps in the air force. The flight surgeons in active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surgeon-in-Chief Of The Swedish Navy
The Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy ( sv, marinöverläkaren, MÖL) was from 1902 to 1969 the senior-most officer and head of the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps, responsible for naval surgeons and the overall medical care in the Swedish Navy and the Swedish Coastal Artillery. The Surgeon-in-Chief was posted to the Naval Staff and reported to the Chief of the Navy. History The post of Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Navy was created in connection with the Swedish Naval Medical Officers' Corps' receiving its organization established by a decision of the Riksdag of 1902. The number of staff positions in the corps was then determined to be 39 with the following distribution in ranks, namely 2 first naval surgeons, 7 naval surgeons of the 1st class, 20 naval surgeons of 2nd class, 10 naval surgeons fellows. A first naval surgeon would, on appointment, handle the position as Surgeon-in-Chief and head of the corps. First naval surgeons and naval surgeons of the 1st class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
