Multidomain War Presents New Medical Challenges
Fri, 12/10/2021 - 06:50
The ability to quickly return to duty wounded or sick soldiers in a multidomain operations environment will be one of the top priorities for Army medical personnel, a senior medical officer said.
Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson, commander of the Army Reserve’s 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), said the increased lethality of weapons, combined with cyber threats that could lead to loss of communications, will restrict patient evacuation and cause resupply challenges, making it critical that medical personnel return soldiers to duty as quickly as possible “in order to restore combat power.”
“Returning soldiers to duty is the most significant contribution that the Army health system has for the fighting force,” Robinson said Dec. 7 during a panel discussion on Army medicine in multidomain operations at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Medical Hot Topic titled “Holistic Health and the Soldier.”
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