We all know the SAM Splint but they also manufacture other medical devices like this chest seal.
The chest seal adheres via Hydrogel and integrates a rigid, raised-dome valve to ensure one-way airflow from the chest cavity, no matter the pressure applied. Large side vents minimize internal obstruction from blood clots or soft tissue.
Mover over butterfly bandages, there’s a new way to secure cuts.
Used in clinical settings for several years, ZipStitch is now available over the counter for use at home.
Designed to close wounds up to 1.5″ in length and 1/8″ wide, ZipStitch utilizes an adhesive which lasts up to seven days. The advantage is that you can close a wound immediately without access to definitive care.
You attach the bandage to either side of the wound, pull the tabs taut and trim the excess.
ZipStitch is now even available on Amazon.
The K9 + Handler IFAK is designed to support both parts of the team.
Handler:
• 1x Tourniquet: Latest GEN 7 Combat-Applied-Tourniquet
• 1x NPA: Rusch Nasopharyngeal Airway with lube
• 1x Custom Human Patient Card: All-weather, tearproof, w/ elastic
Handler and K9:
• 1x Hemostatic Gauze: QuikClot Combat Gauze® LE
• 1x Pressure Dressing: Olaes® Modular 4” Bandage
• 2x Decompression Needle: 14GA x 3.25?
• 1x Chest Seal Combo Pack: SAM® Chest Seals w/ + w/o valve
• 1x Pair Gloves: Black nitrile
• 1x Pencil: #2 mini pencil
K9:
• 1x Thermometer: 10sec digital thermometer
• 1x Back-up Leash: Also improvised muzzle
• 1x Custom K9 Patient Card: All-weather, tearproof, w/ elastic
The kit comes bundled but without a pouch so that the user can use the pouch which is issued or preferred.
Last week, the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) issued a revised list of approved medical devices for TCCC. This is the first time that new tourniquets have been added to the list in years.
One of these new tourniquets is the Tactical Mechanical Tourniquet available through Combat Medical.
The TMT is now the widest approved TQ. Applied within 30 seconds, the buckle secures the running end of the strap and the windless is secured via a clip. You can both hear and feel when the windless is correctly secured. Additionally, it can be self applied if needed with the strap already running through the buckle. In fact, it will fit limbs between 5-3/4″ and 38″.
The TMT has also been assigned NSN 6515-01-656-6191.
The new Quantum Blood & Fluid Warming System by Lifewarmer is in North American Rescue’s booth at SOMSA.
It’s designed for delivery of normothermic whole blood in forward areas where the Golden Hour doesn’t apply.
The lightweight device (22 oz) will warm the blood up in 24 seconds, delivering up to 2 units of 39°F (4° C) whole blood at 100 ml/ minute with an output temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) on a single battery charge. The battery is an internal battery.
Available From www.narescue.com.
Here’s a sneak peek at upcoming Tac Med Signature series. It consists of user configurable bags and inserts.
Coming this summer from www.tacmedsolutions.com.
The Hammock is the quick and easy way to carry a Tourniquet or other similar sized objects, on an existing belt or MOLLE mounted pouch. You can see it here, mounted below a triple Ten-Speed pouch on a PlateMINUS Carrier.
Here you can see that the slots allow the Hammock to be attached below another pouch so you’ll have a tourniquet with you. It reminds of the old M1910 dressing pouch.
Available in Black, Coyote or MultiCam.
Blue Force Gear products are available for unit and agency orders through Darley Defense.
At the SOMA conference this week SOTECH will be debuting their newest development in their SOF IFAK line – the Rapid First Aid Pack, along with other new developments of SOTECH’s Tactical Medical Modular Care System Generation II. In its latest iteration, SOTECH took its SOF IFAK (circa 2003), narrowed it to a coffin shape and developed a double flapped rip cord no-look opening system. Thus, the zippered pouch could mount to the lower back for one-handed side access much the same as SOTECH’s Viper Flat IFAK system innovation that is now in use around the world. The double flap provides full enclosure retention, quick access, and the ability to easily access contents or to rip the insert out completely. The pouch can be worn lower back on a riggers belt or padded belt, thigh drop, vest or pack. The internal panel is also set up for speed access while other designs are a morass of elastic loops.
SOTECH will also display improvements to its Medical Assault Combat Belt System allowing for multiple under belt attachments, as well as a new pouch marking system and a new modular medical pouch attachment system. Check out our booth in Charlotte at SOMSA Wednesday and Thursday.
