Juridical Analysis of Emergency Healthcare Services for Gunshot Victims Among Security Personnel in Field Operations

Abstract

This study analyzed the legal framework, implementation, and legal protection for medical personnel in providing emergency healthcare services to security personnel suffering gunshot wounds. Employing a normative juridical approach with secondary data, the research demonstrates that the obligation to provide emergency medical services is grounded in the principles of non-discrimination and humanity in accordance with Law Number 17 of 2023. However, implementation faces challenges including inter-agency coordination issues (between the National Police, Indonesian Armed Forces, and civilian healthcare facilities), infrastructural barriers, and ambiguity in financing mechanisms. Legal protection for medical personnel is guaranteed under Article 273 paragraph (1A) of the Health Law 2023 and the principle of medical neutrality enshrined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949. There is a critical need for strengthening derivative regulations, establishing cross-sectoral coordination mechanisms, and developing integrated standard operating procedures to ensure legal certainty and effectiveness of emergency services.