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How Israel's combat medicine has changed
['Daniel Estrin']
NPR Topics: Middle East
How Israel's combat medicine has changedMore Israeli soldiers' lives have been saved in this war compared to previous Gaza wars, due to medical advances, new technology and lessons learned on the operating table.
DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: At an Israeli military base, IDF soldiers present new technology being used to treat wounded soldiers in Gaza.
It's part of a new military protocol aimed at protecting them from potential war crimes prosecution around the world for their role in the Gaza war.
She's been sharing the method she's used to save the limbs of 35 Israeli soldiers in the Gaza war, like one soldier named Nevo.
ESTRIN: More Israeli soldiers' lives have been saved in this war thanks to medical advances and lessons learned on the operating table.
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