medical developments in warfare
DESCRIPTION
A brief look at how military medical issues have changed over the years.TRANSCRIPT
Casualty Rates
Napoleonic Age
• First use of Military Hospitals
• Triage system– Simple battlefield sorting system
• Use of canned food
• Some attempts at field sanitation and hygiene
• No concept of germs
WWI: 8 out of every 100 Wounded Died
WWI: 4 out of every 100 Wounded Died
Vietnam: 2.5 out of every 100 Wounded Died
Iraq: .13 out of every 100 Wounded Died
Military Casualties
Why has the ratio of Killed to Wounded changed over time?
What is the #1 killer of soldiers in war? Has this changed?
Vietnam War
• Medevac process – Influences modern
Life-flight system
Today
Near Front line Trauma Care
Full Surgical Hospitals
Equipped like civilian hospitals