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The limited ability to rescue HICP, while under fire or into a hazardous environment, is itself a major cause of poor outcome and death.

In the CBRN contaminated battlefield, combat-related injuries are “combined” – related to both, trauma and contamination. The time to aid a victim is crucial. This is even true for combination injuries. Hence there is a need to provide solutions for autonomous battlefield triage, safely extraction of HICP from the battlefield, providing instant availability information about vital signs, rapidly diagnosing life-threatening injuries, remote access of medical personnel to the casualty and delivering life-saving interventions. Extraction robots and dedicated evacuation vehicles may decrease the risk to the soldier and combat medic by life-saving robotic-assisted interventions, and by safely moving wounded soldiers out of the line of fire. Tele operated and autonomous surgical robots may deliver expert surgical care within the “golden hour” on the battlefield as well as during transport to military treatment facilities. In CBRN situations, notably under radiation exposure, further restrictions have to be dealt with such as limited accessibility of the affected areas and concerns regarding the safety of the rescuing personnel.