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The U.S. military builds new medical provision strategies during the Korean War.

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During the Korean War, technologies of casualty and medical evacuation completely shift, including the creation of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.

The U.S. military relies on radio communications to dispatch medical teams and helicopters. Other new forms of medical research and practice also include the use of artificial kidneys, research on extreme cold on the human body, new antibiotic use, and the standardization of medical data keeping.