Aviat Space Envir Md
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We analyzed 884 moderately severe and severe casualties evacuated by the aeromedical evacuation unit of the Israel Air Force. Of these, 452 were evacuated during the "Yom Kippur" War in 1973, and 432 during 1974-76. ⋯ The advantages of small helicopters for aeromedical evacuation purposes are outlined. The suitability of the aeromedical evacuation system in Israel for wartime as well as for peacetime is pointed out.