New Medical Technology on the Battlefield and Implications for Casualty Reduction: Fact or Friction

Abstract

The Joint Vision 2020 and Army Vision 2010 are outlining the force of the future, which is calling for a smaller, lighter, more agile force, capable of rapid deployment at a moment's notice. The author surveys the current and future medical force structure designed to meet the challenge for improved soldier care. The author provides a brief overview of today's combat health system and reviews, from a historical perspective, casualty experience over a continuum of military conflicts. Assimilating casualty experience, future vision, battlefield care needs, and selected medical technologies are reviewed within categories of the soldier, communications, and evacuation to determine implications for casualty reduction. Concluding remarks summarize the discussion along with the relevancy of current technology reviewed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391858

Entities

People

  • Todd H. Furse

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Combat Injuries
  • Combat Support Hospitals
  • Health Services
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Therapy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine