Transforming Combat Medicine

Geneva is dedicated to advancing research in expeditionary medicine, battlefield health, and prolonged field care to reduce warfighter mortality and morbidity. Our experts work to identify and overcome combat casualty care limitations, empowering first responders to deliver critical treatment as close to the point of injury as possible.

Importance of Combat Casualty Care Research within the Military

Combat casualty care research is vital within the military as it focuses on advancing medical interventions, technologies, and strategies to improve survival rates, reduce morbidity, and enhance recovery for Service Members injured in combat. This research directly supports the health, readiness, and resilience of military personnel, ensuring they can return to duty or civilian life with the best possible outcomes, while also improving medical practices that benefit the broader public.

• • Over a 10-year period, ~1,000 U.S. military personnel could have been saved by innovations in battlefield trauma care.¹
  • The majority of battlefield wounds occur to the extremities (55%) and head/neck region (30%).
  • The risk of death significantly decreases for combat casualties surviving greater than 4 hours post injury.²

¹Based on data collected from 2001-2011 in Eastridge BJ, et al. 2012. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 73(6 Suppl. 5):S431-S437.

²Shackelford SA., del Junco DJ, et al. 2021. Case-control analysis of prehospital death and prolonged field care survival during recent US military combat operations. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 91(2S): S186-S193 DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003252.

The Geneva Advantage

Geneva accelerates military medical R&D through strategic collaborations, operational expertise, and innovative solutions that amplify research impact, strengthen national defense, and improve healthcare for service members and the communities they serve.