Engineered once, deployable many times.
A mobile military surgery trailer is a road-deployable forward surgical facility engineered for damage-control surgery in expeditionary military operations. structmod mobile military surgery trailers deliver NATO Role 2 forward surgical capability — sized to stabilise battlefield casualties before evacuation to higher-echelon care, with the rugged engineering and operational mobility that forward surgical teams (FSTs) and shock trauma platoons require. The trailer-based configuration deploys with the supported formation and positions for damage-control surgery within the 'golden hour' that trauma outcomes depend on.
Standard configurations include the operating theatre (typical 20-25 m² with HEPA H13 ventilation approaching ISO 14644 class 7), anaesthesia workstation with gas scavenging, scrub sink bay at the theatre entrance, clean preparation zone, dirty instrument return, 2-4 bed recovery and patient holding ward, and supporting clinical spaces (medication preparation, sterile stock, biomedical engineering bench). Medical gas reticulation per ISO 9170 with cylinder-bank backup; medical electrical per IEC 60364-7-710 Group 2 with isolated power and UPS; optional ballistic envelope per STANAG 4569 Level III/IV for operations under small-arms threat.
structmod mobile military surgery trailers serve forward surgical teams operating ahead of Role 3 combat support hospitals, shock trauma platoons supporting maneuver units, expeditionary medical forces providing pre-hospital damage control surgery, and humanitarian-military operations where surgical capability must move with the operational picture. Lead time is 12-14 weeks from contract signature for stock configurations, 14-18 weeks for configurations with extended holding, ICU integration, or ballistic envelope. NATO STANAG 2560 medical evaluation criteria, AMedP-9.1 modular medical support principles, and STANAG 2345 MEDEVAC interface compatibility guide the design. Clinical commissioning includes microbiological air sampling and surgical workflow validation before first clinical use.
Typical deployment sequence
- Hour 0 — trailer arrives on tow vehicle, positioned and chocked
- Hour 0–1 — stabilizer jacks deployed, leveling verified
- Hour 1–2 — hydraulic walls or slide-outs extended where fitted
- Hour 2–3 — utility connections (power, water, wastewater)
- Hour 3–4 — functional test per FAT protocol
- Hour 4 — operational handover with user training
Spec sheet — STR-3182
| Overall length | 14.2 m · 46.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Width (transport) | 2.99 m |
| Width (deployed) | 2.99 m |
| Height (transport) | 2.90 m |
| Floor area (deployed) | 42.5 m² |
| Dry weight | 14.2 t |
| Chassis | EN 10025 S355JR hot-rolled steel · EN 1090 EXC-2 |
| Welding quality | EN ISO 3834-3 |
| Envelope | Sandwich panel, PIR core 80 mm · λ ≈ 0.023 W/(m·K) |
| Fire resistance | EI-30 · tested to EN 13501-2 |
| Floor | Marine plywood on EPDM · R-10 slip rating |
| Electrical | 120/240 V · 60 Hz (US-spec) · IEC 60364 compliant |
| HVAC | Packaged rooftop · MERV-13 |
| Operating range | −25 °C to +50 °C ambient |
| Wind rating | Designed for 150 km/h basic wind (EN 1991-1-4) |
| Transport | ISO 668 footprint · CSC plate eligible (container variants) |
| Setup time | 4 hours · 2-person crew |
Full drawings, calculation notes, DoP, O&M manual and FAT report included with every unit. Specs indicative — configurable to project requirements.