The medical detachment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy recently held a seven-day exercise under the complicated circumstances of a maritime battlefield, sources with the navy said Tuesday.

It was the first offshore maneuver conducted by the PLA Navy's medical detachment which has been founded on the basis of two medical teams belonging to the General Hospital of the PLA Navy.

During the exercise, medical rescuers carried out activities such as sorting out the injured, sending the injured back to rear areas, surgical operations, remote diagnosis, and treatment of injuries marinated by sea water.

The medical detachment is equipped with advanced technology and equipment including remote medical diagnosis system, GPS, and combined medical equipment.

(Xinhua News Agency August 16, 2006)