title: The future of military medicine has not arrived yet, but we can see it from here.
abstract: Throughout history, military medical personnel have provided care for their comrades in arms, often at the expense of their own lives. For many centuries, these medical personnel have applied the highest available level of knowledge and technology to the care of their patients. This paper discusses the current state of the technological art for the care of combat casualties, and discusses some of the newest technology solutions currently being developed for the provision of field medical care. The ongoing efforts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC), and the U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: HQ U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702, USA.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Gerald R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marchessault
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D012371:Robotics / Q000639:trends*; D013686:Telemetry / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States