The Slowness of the Pentagon

Tracey Koehlmoos seems to be quite accomplished: Ph.D., MHA, special assistant to the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, an adjunct professor at George Mason University, an army veteran, and a gold star wife. She is quite upset at the slowness of the Pentagon.

In May 2013 she visited Afghanistan. All the medical military people she met expressed the same need. Despite several requests, they did not have tranexamic acid (TXA) which is used to treat or prevent excessive blood loss during surgery and in various medical conditions or disorders. It can decrease the risk of death in people who have significant bleeding due to trauma and could have a significant impact in the reduction of combat casualty from blood loss. Its listing 
on the World Health Organization's Essential Drugs List means that it is cost effective with good evidence on safety and efficacy and; it satisfies an essential healthcare need.

Upon her return to Washington. she met with the appropriate Pentagon manager to try to convince him of the urgency of the situation and the need for TXA. She was unsuccessful then and is still unsuccessful.

I wonder how many deaths could have been prevented had the Pentagon acted within a reasonable time frame.