Medical

Sep- 2023 -

15 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

US Army Tests Drones to Assess Vital Signs of Wounded Troops From Sky

The US Army is exploring a new battlefield role for unmanned aerial vehicles in medical and disaster response.

6 September

Technology

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th and 673rd Medical Group use a Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit (BATDOK) during a Capabilities-Based Assessment at the Yukon Training Area, Sept. 14, 2021. The BATDOK is a real-time, multi-patient health status monitoring and documentation tool used to integrate patient data into their health records and helps identify exact locations of casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Tests Smartphone Application for Joint Medical Documentation

The US Air Force is testing a smartphone application documenting soldiers' en-route and point-of-injury care.

5 September

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

US Army, iNtRON to Develop New Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections in Soldiers

The US Army has signed an agreement with iNtRON to develop bacteriophages that can combat Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in warfighters.

Aug- 2023 -

30 August

Technology

A Guardian syncs data from a wearable device to a phone during a Continuous Fitness Assessment, or CFA, study informational session hosted by an Air Force Research Laboratory team at a facility near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 8, 2023. The CFA study is a two-year voluntary effort with Guardians to assess the use of wearable fitness devices that measure physical activity. The CFA is part of the U.S. Space Force’s Holistic Health Approach, an initiative that promotes wellness through positive behaviors and seeks to replace traditional military fitness tests with data from continuous monitoring technology. (U.S. Space Force photo / Rick Eldridge).

Rojoef Manuel

AFRL Tests Smartwatch for US Military Physical Fitness Assessments

AFRL has partnered with Garmin to study the application of smartwatches in supporting annual physical fitness assessments for warfighters.

8 August

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Using Drones to Evacuate Wounded Soldiers: Report

The Ukrainian military has resorted to using large cargo drones to evacuate casualties from the frontline, according to a report by The Economist.

Jul- 2023 -

10 July

Africa

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster has transported over 60 Vietnamese military personnel deploying to the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) in South Sudan in June 2023. The flight provided a strategic airlift to Vietnamese soldiers and equipment from Ho Chi Minh city to Juba, enabling Vietnam to rotate their staff at the role 2 field hospital.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia, Vietnam Deliver UN Medical Field Support to South Sudan

The Australian and Vietnamese militaries have teamed on a United Nations Mission to deliver medical field support for South Sudan.

7 July

Asia Pacific

The Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Robertson Barracks Darwin, NT, ensures explosive detection dogs, like 1st Combat Engineer Regiment's Sylvie, get the treatment they need on operation. *** Local Caption *** The Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, under the supervision of a veterinarian from the School of Military Engineering, allows the explosive detection dog handlers and medics to practice providing life-saving medical support while on operations.

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Army Trains Combat Casualty Care for Service Dogs

The Australian Army has conducted training in Darwin to enhance critical casualty care for in-service canines during combat.

4 July

Technology

Blood is complicated to manage because as it requires cold storage and has limited viability

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Unveils Program to Preventively Treat Bloodstream Infections in Soldiers

DARPA has introduced an initiative to develop preventive treatments for bloodstream infections due to battlefield trauma.

Jun- 2023 -

27 June

War

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine to Receive Additional Military Aid From Australia

Australia will provide the Ukrainian government with additional military aid and humanitarian funds to sustain its defense against Russia.

27 June

War

Members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are learning vital life-saving battlefield skills in the first combat medical training course of its kind to be delivered by the British Army and its international partners. The five-week course, which began on the 29 May, has seen both current and new Ukrainian Armed Forces medics being trained in critical techniques such as providing medical care under fire, controlling heavy blood loss, and giving crucial pre-hospital emergency care. Evidence from the battlefield and requests from Ukrainian personnel have been incorporated into the programme, with trainees being instructed on how best to optimise their own health so they are fit to fight. The trainees go on to put their learning to the test in practice battlefield scenarios to give them the confidence to effectively apply their skills back on the front line. These include: triaging mass casualties with a range of different injuries treating casualties with major injuries caused by blasts and small arms fire treating and safely extracting patients from civilian and military vehicles extracting casualties under fire In their final days of training, Ukrainian personnel will learn how to teach life-saving battlefield first aid to other members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces when they return to the front line.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Trains Ukrainian Medics in Battlefield Trauma Care

The UK is training Ukrainian armed forces medical personnel in battlefield trauma care for the ongoing Russian invasion.

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