The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host an industry day on April 4 for a program that seeks to assess whether a field medic could handle a complex polytrauma patient on the battlefield through automated resuscitation systems from the point of injury through the entire evacuation process.
DARPA said Thursday it expects the GOLDen hour extended EVACuation, or GOLDEVAC, program to help improve the Department of Defense’s capability to provide medical care for critically injured warfighters.
“Historically, U.S. warfighters have had access to medical infrastructure providing access to relatively rapid evacuation and then medical intervention, but we anticipate such infrastructure will be lacking in future conflicts,” said Lt. Col. Adam Willis, GOLDEVAC program manager.
“GOLDEVAC is designed to bridge the gap and ensure patients can be safely and effectively stabilized from near point of injury and throughout the entire medical evacuation process,” Willis added.
The program will provide performers with an opportunity to work with government agencies to support the transition of GOLDEVAC products to military adoption and commercialization.
Registration for the industry day is open through March 28.
