text: The Wounded and Sick
  agreements so long as GWS or GWS Sea applies to them, except when express provisions in such agreements
  or in subsequent agreements provide otherwise or when more favorable measures have been taken with regard
  to them by one of the parties to the conflict (see GWS, art. 6; GWS Sea, art. 6).
  NON-RENUNCIATION OF RIGHTS
  4-9. Wounded and sick, as well as military medical personnel and chaplains, may not renounce, in whole
  or in part, their rights secured to them by the GWS or GWS Sea or by special agreements (GWS, art. 7; GWS
  Sea, art. 7).
  PROHIBITION OF REPRISALS
  4-10. During international armed conflict, reprisals against the wounded, sick, personnel, buildings, or
  equipment protected by the GWS are prohibited (GWS, art. 46; compare with GWS Sea, art. 47).
  PROTECTION AND CARE OF THE WOUNDED AND SICK
  4-11. All wounded and sick, including members of the armed forces, other persons who are entitled to POW
  status, and civilians, must be respected and protected in all circumstances, whether or not they have taken
  part in the armed conflict (see GWS, arts. 12-13; DOD Law of War Manual, 17.14.1; consider AP I, art. 10).
  They shall be treated humanely and cared for by the party to the conflict in whose hands they have fallen,
  without any adverse distinction based on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other
  similar criteria. They shall not be willfully left without medical assistance and care, nor exposed to contagion
  or infection. They shall not be treated violently, murdered, or exterminated. Only urgent medical reasons will
  authorize priority in the order of treatment, a process called triage. Women shall be treated with all
  consideration due to their sex. A party to the conflict that is compelled to abandon wounded or sick to the
  enemy shall, as far as military considerations permit, leave with them part of its medical personnel and
  materials to assist with their care (GWS, art. 12).
  SEARCH FOR CASUALTIES
  4-12. At all times, and particularly after a military engagement, parties to the conflict must, without delay,
  take all possible measures to search for and collect the wounded and sick to protect them from pillage and
  ill-treatment and to ensure their adequate care. Further, the parties to the conflict shall search for the dead to
  prevent them from being despoiled. Whenever circumstances permit, armistices or cease-fires must be
  arranged or local arrangements made to permit such collection and removal as well as transport or exchange
  wounded and sick from the battlefield. Local arrangements may be made between parties to remove or
  exchange wounded and sick from besieged areas or allow medical or religious personnel and equipment safe
  passage to those areas (GWS, art. 15). The obligation to search for, collect, and take affirmative steps to
  protect the wounded, sick, and dead are subject to practical limitations. Military commanders are to judge
  what is possible and to what extent they can commit their personnel to these duties (see DOD Law of War
  Manual, 7.4.4).
  RECORD OF WOUNDED FALLING INTO ENEMY HANDS
  4-13. Parties to the conflict must record, as soon as possible, any wounded, sick, or dead person under the
  GWS of the adverse Party who falls into their hands to assist in their identification. If possible, these records
  should include (GWS, art. 16):
  * Designation of the power on which he or she depends;
  * Service, unit, personal, or serial number;
  * Surname;
  * First name or names;
  * Date of birth;
  * Any other particulars shown on an identity card or disc;