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Military drops 'golden hour' standard in updated medevac plan
Original: ‘Golden hour’ for medevac of wounded troops treated as bygone in updated plan
The US military has updated its casualty evacuation planning and no longer treats the so-called 'golden hour' — the goal of getting wounded troops to surgical care within 60 minutes — as a binding standard. According to Stars and Stripes, the new plan treats the one-hour benchmark as bygone, reflecting changes in how commanders expect to operate in future conflicts. The shift is drawing attention from veterans and defense observers concerned about wounded-troop survival.
Why now: Reported change to a long-standing battlefield medical standard raises concerns about care for wounded troops.
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