Interesting article in the Telegraph showing the advances in augmented reality to help medics have the best help possible in theatre. Virtual Brufen and tubi grip incoming.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It's behind a paywall but here's a small snip
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction – a specialist carries out surgery from anywhere in the world, relaying instructions straight onto futuristic glasses.
But the technology is already being trialled by the British Army, which is developing a series of hi-tech communication devices to ensure troops have the best medical capabilities wherever they are in the world.
In the trial, codenamed Project Lara, some of the telemedicine capabilities are already being used in the field.
It includes an augmented reality kit which allows specialists to direct operations from thousands of miles of way, a secure messaging system so that medical information can be shared and assessed from anywhere in the world and a system that remotely monitors and stream to an expert a patient’s vital signs.

Exclusive: Army testing augmented reality glasses so medics can carry out remote ops in war zones
The British Army is developing a series of communication devices to ensure troops have the best medical capabilities wherever they are based

It's behind a paywall but here's a small snip
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction – a specialist carries out surgery from anywhere in the world, relaying instructions straight onto futuristic glasses.
But the technology is already being trialled by the British Army, which is developing a series of hi-tech communication devices to ensure troops have the best medical capabilities wherever they are in the world.
In the trial, codenamed Project Lara, some of the telemedicine capabilities are already being used in the field.
It includes an augmented reality kit which allows specialists to direct operations from thousands of miles of way, a secure messaging system so that medical information can be shared and assessed from anywhere in the world and a system that remotely monitors and stream to an expert a patient’s vital signs.