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Having been in combat I can tell you that dealing with wounded, be they yours, theirs, or civilian is a tough thing to do. During combat missions I lead I made it clear to my soldiers we did not wound, we killed. Following the rules of egagement is hard but as long as you can identify a threat with a hostile act or a hostile intent you can egage. A prone body or a body in a vehicle with a weapon in arms reach is just such a threat so you put two into it, then the man behind you does the same. Once you start treating a casualty you own him until someone or something takes him out of your hands this is the law of war. So before you touch a body you make sure the threat is gone.
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