Survival rates improving for troops wounded in combat
The survival rate now sits at 92 percent, the highest percentage in the history of warfare
August 24, 2016
Survival rates improving for troops wounded in combat
The 2016 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runner-ups navigate an urban terrain site and provide casualty care during training at Fort Harrison, Mont., August 5, 2016. The USAR BWC winners from the noncommissioned officer and Soldier category are going through rigorous training, leading up to their appearance at Fort A.P. Hill later this year for the Department of Army BWC. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Brian Godette, USARC Public Affairs)
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WASHINGTON — About 92 percent of Soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan have made it home alive, according to Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West.
That's the highest percentage in the history of warfare, despite the rising severity of battle injuries from increasingly lethal weapons, said West, Surgeon general of the Army and commander of Army Medical Command. She spoke here on Thursday, Aug. 18, to the Defense Writers Group.
The survival rate in Vietnam was around 75 percent, she told her audience.
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