The Hidden Change in War That's Upending 150 Years of Human Progress - William Spaniel

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Dating back to the U.S. Civil War, war medicine has steadily improved. As a result, fatality ratios have plummeted, as injured soldiers are now more likely to survive. Or at least that was the case before the Russia-Ukraine War. Today, we look at how drones have revolutionized yet another part of the battlefield, this time in limiting the effectiveness of medical care on the frontlines. We then look at how one group is hoping to counter the reversal.

0:00 A 150 Year Trend Reversed
1:14 The Evolution of War Fatalities
5:15 How Drones Reversed the Trend
7:01 Where Drones Strike Soldiers
8:35 Degraded Medical Infrastructure
9:41 The Difficulty of Medevacs
11:35 Looking for Solutions