Modernized Field Anesthesia*
Abstract
*Previously part of Improved Interventions The Modernized Field Anesthesia program will aim to produce safe, battlefield-ready anesthetics to reduce the trauma associated with injury and improve combat casualty outcomes. Current therapeutics that enable life-saving interventions and wound stabilization must be used in hospitals or highly-monitored settings due to their lack of safety. Prolonged peer or near-peer conflict could severely impact medical evacuation (MEDIVAC) times, resulting in extended time before patients reach a hospital. The Modernized Field Anesthesia program will seek to uncover mechanisms of anesthesia at multiple biological levels ranging from the molecular to the organismal. Novel treatments developed under the program will exhibit the desirable properties of anesthetics, including calming effects and loss of sensation and consciousness but will have vastly improved safety profiles, making them usable in the field by warfighters with minimal medical training.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 478008216c6915b5bcff74eac85261dd