BACKGROUND The Israeli Defense Force Medical Corps (IDF-MC) is routinely collecting
prehospital data to establish a prehospital registry. Since February 2013, Israel has been …

Background Warzone humanitarian medical aid missions are infrequent and applying
lessons from these missions is vital to ensuring preparedness for future crises. Between …

Israel has been in a state of conflict with the bordering country of Syria since 1948.
Beginning in February 2011, Syria has been in a state of civil war that has taken the lives of …

The IDF-MC has previously gained extensive experience in the provision of humanitarian
assistance in areas of disaster all over the world, including India, Armenia, Turkey, Haiti, and …

BACKGROUND Trauma is the leading cause of death among casualties between 1 and 44
years. A large proportion of trauma deaths occurs even before arriving at a medical facility …

The United States has achieved unprecedented survival rates, as high as 98%, for
casualties arriving alive at the combat hospital. Our military medical personnel are rightly …

BACKGROUND In the second Lebanon war in 2006, the Israeli Defense Forces fought
against well-prepared and well-equipped paramilitary forces. The conflict took place near …

Objective: To characterize humanitarian trauma care delivered by US military treatment
facilities (MTFs) in Afghanistan and Iraq during combat operations. Background …

Background: To analyze casualties from the Camp Eagle Study, focusing on life-saving
interventions (LSI) and potentially survivable deaths. Methods: Retrospective cohort of battle …

BACKGROUND During the course of the recent conflicts, the recommendations for
resuscitation practices have evolved, but there has been no comprehensive comparative …