Airborne EMTs Shave Seconds To Save Lives In Afghanistan -- The Danger RoomKANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN - After they helped save the soldier’s life, the rescue team was pissed. Yeah, they were able to roll out from their plywood hooch, jump on their helicopters, fly to the middle of minefield, do a quick medical and security assessment, get the soldier on a stretcher, and bring the guy into a military trauma center – all in less than half an hour. But the members of the team, part of the Air Force’s 55th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, couldn’t believe the save had taken that long. If they were really on their game, they figured, they could’ve cut that time by five, ten minutes, maybe more. “I’m gonna take a lot of heat for this one,” said Staff Sergeant Scott Dowd. “That was dogsh*t. We could’ve gone a lot faster. That was dogsh*t on me.”
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My Comment: What a difference from the Korean war and the MASH units that propped up during the conflict .... to today.