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Cutting-Edge Israeli Med Tech Is Boosting Survival Rates of War Wounded
(Times of Israel) Renee Ghert-Zand - The death rate among wounded soldiers in the current war is 6.7%, less than half the rate during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. This can be attributed to faster evacuations from the battlefield and better protective equipment, as well as new technologies. For example, Hadassah surgeons have used the Mazor robotic guidance system sold by the Israeli company Medtronic to treat a soldier who had a bullet lodged at the base of his spine.