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IDF Medical Corps Improved Survival Rate of Soldiers in Gaza War
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - The IDF's Medical Corps said that 64 soldiers were killed and 714 were injured. For the first time in Israel's military history, the total number of fatalities was less than 10% of the number wounded. The figures represent a significant improvement in the capabilities of field medics treating severe wounds immediately after an incident. There were significant upgrades in the emergency medical equipment supplied to every soldier. The kit included an advanced arterial tourniquet for self-use, protective goggles, and a special coagulant-coated bandage. Hundreds of wounded soldiers were given pain-relieving candy instead of morphine. Five of the 400 doctors and paramedics who operated in Gaza were injured.