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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Treating-the-wounded-under-fire-597738
IDF Drills for Quicker Battlefield Evacuations
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - Last week, the IDF completed a four-day drill with scenarios including maritime attacks by terrorist groups from Gaza, the evacuation of wounded soldiers, and attacks on civilian border communities. As part of the drill, medical officers and troops practiced the evacuation of wounded soldiers from the battlefield deep inside enemy territory. With 83% of soldiers dying within an hour of being wounded due to blood loss, the IDF is trying to improve the medical evacuation procedure of injured soldiers during war. A new company called Palmar will be responsible for the evacuation of the wounded. It includes eight ambulances, each with three or four paramedics who will treat and evacuate wounded soldiers from inside enemy territory, allowing the front-line medical team to stay with the remaining troops fighting the enemy. The IDF has also begun training nurses to join doctors and paramedics providing medical care behind enemy lines.