DHS has a new campaign called ‘Stop the Bleed‘ and Phokus Research Group has introduced a new line of products for institutional use. Phokus works with the user group to create bundles of their Individual Active Shooter Throw Kits in different configurations. The design is Modular. The Throw Kits attach to the larger bags via Velcro allowing a wide variety of load outs and quick deployment when they are needed. Additionally, each Throw Kit is poly bagged with zipper entry so you not only can see what’s in it, but also maintain it.
For example, the kit above is a bit more extensive and offers additional tools aside from the Individiual Active Shooter Throw Kits. It could be stored at an entry control point.
This is the Active Shooters Bag which might go in a patrol car or stored at a central location on each floor of a building. It can be hung when needed and the six Throw Kits quickly put into action.
Each Individiual Active Shooter Throw Kits contains:
-1 x Tourniquet (CAT or SOFTT-W)
-1 x Combat Gauze
-1 x Chest Seal
-1 x Frog Guaze (Z-fold nonwoven gauze)
-1 x Frog Tape (6 x 2″x9″ strips of medical tape)
-1 x Pair of Nitrile Gloves
Tags: Phokus Research Group
These kits are a very good idea. However, there is still a huge hole in this market segment that needs to be filled. These kits are sized for use on adults. I wish the medical community would come up with trauma kits sized for children–especially for worse case scenarios like Sandy Hook. A few years ago, I travelled with my eight year old daughter to Africa. I took a trauma kit and was forced to cut down the tourniquet, re-dosage the meds in the kits to handle the reduced body weight of a child. I also had to special order smaller sized nasal airways, catheters for IVs, and needles designed specifically for children. If the trauma medical sales community could put together something designed and sized for children it would be most useful, save lives, and probably sell well (even though it would be me a much smaller market–physically and fiscally).
The Stop the Bleed campaign/effort is brand/kit/device neutral. I’m fairly certain Dr. Levy and crew are not recommending one company’s products over others
Are the throw kits available separately?
Yes
Right , I’m off to try and chase some up, thanks