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For decades , the United States

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military has enjoyed unparalleled

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success in combat casualty care and

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achieved historically low fatality

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rates . But future large scale combat

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operations against near peer

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adversaries will present unprecedented

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challenges . The Russian invasion of

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Ukraine offers a stark warning . Lack

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of air superiority for either side ,

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non-traditional weaponry , and targeted

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attacks on medical facilities and

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personnel demonstrate the limitations

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of our current approach . The military

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medicine paradigm relied upon bringing

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the patient to care , whereas we need

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to now invert this paradigm and bring

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care to the patient . We here at DARPA

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want to tackle these challenges through

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the live chain , a bold reimagining of

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tactical combat casualty care . The

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live chain features both new doctrine

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and the implementation of cutting edge

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technologies , enabling prolonged

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stabilization on the battlefield to

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dramatically increase survival before ,

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during , and after surgery . There are

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3 key pillars of care we are focusing

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on , the first being care at the point

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of injury . We want to be able to find

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and triage casualties faster and with

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more accuracy using trusted autonomous

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systems . We will upskill our

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warfighters with next generation

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hemorrhage control and augmented

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reality systems that will allow those

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with limited training to make life

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saving medical impact . The second

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pillar is tactical field care . We want

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to be able to move patients

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autonomously , which will save more

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lives . We also want to enable fewer

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upskilled medics empowered with

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advanced diagnostic and intelligent

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treatment tools to deliver care even

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when support is stretched past its

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traditional breaking point . Finally ,

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we have prolonged field care where

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robotic surgery and trusted autonomy

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provide decision support and allow

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medical professionals to monitor and

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intervene at a scale never before

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possible . Our mission is to ensure our

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warfighters receive world class care

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anytime , anywhere . But achieving this

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vision requires collaboration across

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the DOW for regulators , academia and

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industry . We invite innovators from

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robotics , AI , autonomy , and other

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related fields to help us build the

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live chain . So please join us in

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transforming battlefield medicine and

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safeguarding those who defend our

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nation .