Special forces medicine in Israel: history and future direction

Ishay Ostfeld, Haim Paran, Jacob Chen, Yotam Barneis, Uriel Dreyfuss, Hagai Kedem, Elon Glassberg

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Abstract

The Special Forces (SF) of the Israel Defense Force (IDF) have a long and pioneering history in tactical and medical aspects. Moreover, the importance of medical assistance is highly regarded in the Israeli SF community. Consequently, as current military challenges of Israel increase, the need for SF activity and for its medical support increases as well. Therefore, the authors anticipate that further development of SF medicine (SFM), as a specific branch of military medicine in Israel, will continue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-120
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals
Volume14
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2014

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