An Army Officer in a warfare once stated,” The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war”. Indeed, these fighters sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. For the Heroes of the Nation, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has come up with a range of “combat casualty drugs” that can prevent gravely wounded security personnel succumbing to injuries by extending the golden hour till he is shifted to a hospital.
According to developers of the drugs at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a laboratory of DRDO, chances of survival of the soldiers with minor disability are highest when effective first aid care is given within the golden hour. The ‘combat casualty’ spectrum includes bleeding wound sealants, rapid absorptive dressings, glycerated saline and…
