VIRTUAL-REALITY AND TELEPRESENCE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE

The profound changes brought about by technology in the past few decad es are leading to a total revolution in medicine. The advanced technol ogies of telepresence and virtual reality are but two of the manifesta tions emerging from our new information age; now all of medicine can b e empowered because of this digital technology. The leading edge is on the digital battlefield, where an entire new concept in military medi cine is evolving. Using remote sensors, intelligent systems, teleprese nce surgery and virtual reality surgical simulations, combat casualty care is prepared for the 21st century.