Most military personnel lack organic reachback access for medical advice while forward deployed, especially those “outside the wire” away from their operating base where they might otherwise call a home-based surgeon. While some special units may have satellite phones, many others do not. Yet even these select units rarely have remote telemedicine capability. In emergency situations where medics are absent or over-tasked, having such access could potentially save lives through rapid triage assistance and medical consultation or instruction. Currently, even with the best practices, an advising doctor on the other end of a radio or SATPHONE call does not have “eyes on” the wounded or sick soldier. Lacking this crucial piece of communication hinders the doctor’s ability to make the correct prognosis or advise a change in operations (such as deployment of CSAR or exfiltration assets) in a timely manner. 

By necessity, militaries will continue to place troops in remote or austere conditions that limit their communication reachback. This necessarily limits the amount of access to medical care that they receive. With Skali, we have modernized communication ability to specifically improve medical care and decision making. This translates to increased operational success because of improved safety and enhanced readiness.