British Army team medic trauma pack, 2013 (c)

Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) three compartment pack, Operation HERRICK, Afghanistan, 2013 (c).

The Afghan conflict saw innovations in battlefield medicine. Concepts like the golden hour and the platinum ten minutes were introduced to bring life-saving treatment to soldiers in the critical time immediately after injury. Medics carried a variety of new tools, including bandages soaked in a substance found in shrimp shells that helped blood clot, improved tourniquets to reduce blood loss and morphine auto-injectors for pain relief.

MTP camouflage is designed to blend with the range of environments in Afghanistan and was developed after extensive laboratory tests and field evaluations, which included aerial and scientific photography to provide the right colours and brightness for the new pattern. Computer modelling was used to represent the deserts and mixed environments in Afghanistan. MTP combat clothing replaced the previous Combat 95 uniform.