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Dick Durbin: Recent improvements in trauma medicine have increased survival rate for battlefield injuries to over 90 percent…

On the recordMarch 8, 2016
Recent improvements in trauma medicine have increased survival rate for battlefield injuries to over 90 percent, unthinkable in previous conflicts.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the significant increase in survival rates for injured soldiers due to medical advancements.

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