The war had its impact on medical science : a surgical intervention for comatose patients with penetrating brain injuries was created by Iranian physicians treating wounded soldiers , later establishing neurosurgery guidelines to treat civilians who had suffered blunt or penetrating skull injuries . Iranian physicians ' experience in the war reportedly helped U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords recover after the 2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
Iran–Iraq War