Facing hundreds of injured soldiers per month, surgeons were thrust into performing procedures they might never have seen before serving in a war zone like double amputations.
Newly designed tourniquets became standard gear, saving lives on the front lines. 'They achieved the highest rate of survival for battlefield wounds in the history of warfare,' says Art Kellermann.
Now that the post 9/11 wars have ended, some veteran military doctors say the gains are at risk. The Pentagon has tried to cut healthcare costs by outsourcing care from military treatment facilities to civilian institutions.
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