However, since 2004 every American soldier killed in Iraq or Arghanistan has been scanned. The practice of using cr scans to check dead people's bodies started in Switzerland a decade ago. It was quickly adopted by the US Military This has reduced the need for long and laborious autopsies. After a dead soldier's body is nown back to the US eir entire body is put inside a CT scanner. The CT scan results quickly show where a buliet is inside the body. It also reveals broken bones. If a soldier is caughr up in a fight with the enemy, they might d from a bullet, rocket launcher, and land mine explosion or maybe their Army vehicle just rolls over, crushing them underneath. By putting the bodies through CT scanner, the cause of death is discovered more quickly