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Combat Medic Training Center in Iraq
November
16, 2006: To further reduce combat deaths, the United States has established a
Combat Medic Training Center in Iraq. Each month, about 200 medics get special
training on the most likely serious wounds they will encounter, and the
procedures that will be most effective in keeping the victim alive until more
medial aid (like a surgical team) is available. Most of the students are army,
along with a few marine medics (who are naval personnel) and civilian
contractors. The curriculum is constantly changing, as new casualty patterns
develop, and new medical equipment and procedures are introduced. Combat
casualty rates in Iraq are the lowest in history, as is the percentage of
troops who die from their wounds. A soldier in Iraq is less than half as likely
to become a casualty than those who fought in Vietnam during the 1960s, and
nearly twice as likely to survive the injury.
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