This mobile operating theatre comes with a team of robots, one of which is remotely controlled by a surgeon (Image: SRI International, Menlo Park, California)
IF a soldier is severely wounded, they have a markedly better chance of survival if they are seen by a doctor within the hour. But what if the closest field hospital is more than an hour away, or the nearby unit doesn’t have the necessary medical expertise?
Help could come in the form of a mobile operating theatre, according to a consortium led by non-profit…
