Last week, the hubs explained that part of the reason so many soldiers have been saved is an entire country will be used as an ER for just one injured person. In other words, from the battlefield, they're brought to the closest combat hospital or forward surgical team. The team assesses the situation, operates to get things started, then quickly sends them on their way to the next biggest hospital. From there, they are worked on more, stabilized again, and then sent to Germany or the U.S. It's not uncommon for a wounded warrior to be out of the theater completely within 24 hours.
The other fact that we have all known is the majority of patients at these facilities are the local nationals. This includes soldiers and civilians. Here is a video someone did at Kandahar Air Field Combat Support Hospital. I'm incredibly grateful to the men and women who do this work.
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Nice Video. KAF and the USN medical contingent there is getting a lot more press. About time. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/chance-hell-inside-combat-hospital-afghanistan-2
When The Hubs was at the FST in Asadabad, it was at Camp Wright, a USN base. It was a wonderfully run outfit, and it worked really well. This last time, he was in Herat at an Army-run CSH. Not nearly as good, with leadership that lacked any initiative or confidence.
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Wow, thanks for posting this.
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