My concern over the whole AA thing is they seem to be getting away from the concept of getting someone to hospital and best medical support asap. I know the mil called it the golden hour and they now take a whole trauma team to the casualty in Afgan, but that is for the guys and gals being blown up. It seems that AA's over here are going down the same way, why ? Don't see too many people being blown up over here.
I'd dispute that the approach taken by the MERT in Afghanistan isn't relevant in the civilian sector back home. Trauma is trauma, whether it's as the reult of an IED or an RTC and we'd be foolish to ignore the impressive results achieved by the military.
It's also worth remembering that the concept of taking extended care to the patient, in addition to taking the patient to a definitive care centre, has been evident in civ practice for a number of years and has been shown to work. London HEMS is a prime example.
Apologies for the thread drift.