Côte d’Ivoire
Practice Relating to Rule 110. Treatment and Care of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
Côte d’Ivoire’s Teaching Manual (2007) provides in Book I (Basic instruction):
I.1 Basic rules
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[Basic Rule No. 5]:
Collect, protect and care for the wounded, shipwrecked and sick, whether they be friends, enemies or civilians.
[Observation]:
- The wounded, shipwrecked and sick enemies no longer take part in combat.
- As human beings, they are in need of assistance and protection.
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I.2 Specific rules
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Wounded enemy combatants
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8. Disarm them:
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- give first aid.
9. Hand them over to the closest medical personnel or to your superior.
In Book III, Volume 1 (Instruction of first-year trainee officers), the Teaching Manual provides: “Prisoners of war can be sick, traumatized or wounded. In such cases, they must be evacuated and cared for by the friendly or enemy medical service at the front.”