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- 90% of battle deaths occur in the pre-hospital phase.
- About half of all battlefield fatalities are due to hemorrhage bleeding.
- The majority of the hemorrhage occurs on the battlefield.
- Historically, hemorrhage is the single major cause of death among those killed in action.
- As many as 25% of battle casualties that result in death within 5 to 15 minutes following injury could benefit from rapid hemorrhage control.
- Trauma is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44.
- Trauma causes more deaths annually in the U.S. than all diseases combined.
- Average EMS response time from report of injury to EMS arrival on the scene is 6-8 minutes; average on-scene treatment time is 30-40 minutes, and average transport time to hospital is 8-10 minutes.
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