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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/IDFs-Medical-Innovation-Branch-dreams-far-589941
The IDF's Medical Innovation Branch
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - Established less than a year ago, the IDF's Medical Innovation Branch has been working on several projects. One such project is to use virtual reality glasses like Microsoft's HoloLens. It allows for paramedics treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield to get guided treatment from a doctor in a hospital. Another innovative technique involves placing a bar code on the injured individual to track medical information. When Syrians came to Israel for medical treatment, IDF paramedics attached the bar code to the wounded, who were able to transfer all relevant medical information to doctors at Nahariya's Galilee Medical Center. The doctors were able to plan ahead to receive the patients an hour and a half before they arrived. Autonomous aerial vehicles are being studied as an option to evacuate wounded soldiers during war. One unmanned aerial system (UAS) the IDF has been working on for several years is the Cormorant - a compact, unmanned, single-engine, VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft.