Written by / Compiled by KMI Media Group staff
MMT 2010 Volume: 14 Issue: 5 (August)
Enhanced Combat Applications Laryngoscope Kit
Skedco’s Combat Applications Laryngoscope Kit (SCAL) has been upgraded to allow battlefield first responders to perform tactical field care using NVGs. The baseline tactical laryngoscope remains equipped with the Surefire 6P flashlight and the Skedco adaptor to permit endotracheal intubation and peripheral IV insertion at night.
“This product is virtually unbreakable in its manner of use,” said Bud Calkin, vice president and general manager. He continued, “We decided to take this a step farther. If we take the night vision (IR) filter and drop it inside the adapter and then put the light in, you can intubate under night vision goggles. And we can take that one step farther. By placing the light adjacent to the hand, the light will shine through your hand or wrist; you can see the veins on the back of your hand or back of your wrist with the NVGs, which allows starting IVs in the dark.”
The kit is already in service with the U.S. Army and Air Force. National stock numbers have recently been assigned to all kit components. The NSN for the complete kit is 6515-01-582-4003.
Future kit upgrades being considered include the addition of an endotracheal tube.
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Emergency Call Processing System Deployed
PlantCML announced the deployment of its next generation VESTA emergency call processing solution at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Texas, the north campus of San Antonio Military Medical Center, located at the U.S. Army’s Fort Sam Houston. PlantCML’s fullcircle security and communications technology will facilitate critical 911 call taking and dispatch processes, bolstering the emergency response capabilities of BAMC’s provost marshal’s office.
A state-of-the-art, 450-bed health care facility, delivering level-one trauma and graduate medical education, BAMC requires the most advanced communications technologies available. The VESTA solution, often selected by progressive military call centers, provides BAMC dispatchers full, touch-screen control of both wireline and wireless calls. It incorporates a number of standard and advanced PBX features with automatic number identification/automatic location identification capabilities.
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New Oxygen Producing Device
PlantCML announced the deployment of its next generation VESTA emergency call processing solution at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Texas, the north campus of San Antonio Military Medical Center, located at the U.S. Army’s Fort Sam Houston. PlantCML’s fullcircle security and communications technology will facilitate critical 911 call taking and dispatch processes, bolstering the emergency response capabilities of BAMC’s provost marshal’s office. A state-of-the-art, 450-bed health care facility, delivering level-one trauma and graduate medical education, BAMC requires the most advanced communications technologies available. The VESTA solution, often selected by progressive military call centers, provides BAMC dispatchers full, touch-screen control of both wireline and wireless calls. It incorporates a number of standard and advanced PBX features with automatic number identification/automatic location identification capabilities. For more information, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
New Oxygen Producing Device
OxySure’s Model 615 is reported to be the world’s first non-combustible oxygen producing device that is a fully encapsulated and self-sustaining. “There is no maintenance, no batteries and no training required. A simple turn of the knob gives you 120 liters of 100 percent pure oxygen at an average flow rate of six liters per minute,” said Mark Allen, government development representative. “This very inexpensive device is a must for injury or trauma, both on the home front or in the battlefield.”
Oxygen is produced when the device’s knob is turned, supplying water to two inert powders. The lightweight OxySure system is an effective means of providing pure oxygen to a patient in remote areas or where the use of compressed cylinders is not conventional or safe. The unit was envisioned primarily for emergency response use with a normal operating window of 15 to 25 minutes, an ideal window before EMS or medevac are available.
Model 615 is FDA approved, listed on the GSA schedule and will soon begin U.S. DoD testing and evaluation.
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