Military medics train to keep casualties alive until evacuation. In the next war, that could take days, or even weeks.

Military medics train to keep casualties alive until evacuation. In the next war, that could take days, or even weeks.

Military medics and trauma teams are training for a potential battlefield where they must care for wounded teammates for weeks before they can be evacuated.Spc. Edgar Martinez/US ArmyMilitary medics are training for a future war where fast casualty evacuation is no longer a reality.Such a battlefield could see medics tending to stabilized casualties for days or weeks before accessing advanced care.A senior military trauma leader warned that prol…