IDF Launches App Allowing Medical Teams To Transfer Information About Injured Soldiers From Battlefield to Hospital

Since the beginning of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the Medical Corps of the Technological and Logistics Directorate J4 has been supporting combat forces on the battlefield. Each platoon is accompanied by a senior medic, a doctor, or a paramedic.

Until now, medical records for injured soldiers in the field were manually entered on a hand-written form. In November, during the war, a unique application was developed, installed on a tablet held by the various treatment personnel in the field. The medical information on the injured soldier's condition and the treatment provided in the field is put into the application. This information is transferred via NFC cards between the medical personnel on the way to the hospital in Israel to which the injured will be evacuated.

This method allows for the complete and accurate transfer of information between the different medical caregivers, enabling more efficient prioritization of the injured, understanding their condition on the way to the hospital, and the treatment they received in the field until reaching medical teams in hospitals.