Wings for wounded warriors

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Airlift plays a key role in improving the survival rate of the wounded. Fast, safe movement of casualties to field hospitals and large medical centers makes prompt, specialized care possible, and long-range aeromedical flights place specialty hospitals in the United States within 24 hours of flying time from any combat zone. Patients in airborne wards are kept under continuous medical surveillance. They receive medication and ancillary care in flight and careful screening before and after flight. Special equipment is available as needed for cases requiring suction, oxygen, respiratory assistance, and traction. Prompt return of a seriously injured serviceman to a hospital near his home is not only medically effective. Psychologically, it gives a tremendous boost to the morale of both the patient and his family. Early and safe evacuation of the wounded also reduces strain on field hospitals in the combat zone and gives them more beds for the influx of casualties. Finally, aeromedical airlift permits both conservation and concentration of the large resources of military medicine,.

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