Soldier en route: the technology saving lives on the way to hospital - Army Technology

Thanks for sharing SPC Robert Coventry that Dr Gareth Evans finds out about the technological advances making the crucial difference enroute to hospital.
"Wounded soldiers today have the best survival rates in the history of warfare, according to Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, Surgeon general of the US Army and head of the Medical Command, with around 92% of those injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan returning alive. In Vietnam, it was just 75% and in other conflicts the statistics have been lower still, but, while the chances of an injured warrior making it home have undoubtedly improved, one thing has remained much the same. Of those wounded who do not ultimately survive, 90% die on the battlefield, before the casualty gets anywhere near a medical treatment facility (MTF)."
It is not surprising at all to me that over 90% of those wounded soldiers who die are dead before they reach a hospital in the combat zone. VBIED, IED, kinetic weapons and other weapons can be devastating in close-combat situations. The less than 10% who die after they reach the hospital most likely include some who die in surgery while others are so badly wounded that the triage processes focus on palliative care because it is obvious the soldier is dying with minimal to no hope of making it.
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Cheers for those using technology to benefit or warriors.