View Article  Battlefield First Aid

Well, what can I say?

From BBC website:

The US military is developing a robot with a teddy bear-style head to help carry injured soldiers away from the battlefield.

 

View Article  Icemen not taught first aid shocker

From the BBC news website:

"Massive blood loss from a ruptured artery killed the 5,300-year-old Alpine "Iceman" known as Oetzi, tests confirm. "

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It is likely that the hasty removal of the embedded object caused a possibly survivable injury to become fatal. Remember, it is normally best to leave the object in place as it may be pluggin the wound.