Blackhawk! Focuses on the Most Common Cause of Preventable Deaths in Tactical Environment with Launch of its Integrated Tourniquet System(TM).NORFOLK, Va. -- Mike Noell, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Blackhawk! Products Group([TM]) announced the addition of Blackhawk's Integrated Tourniquet tourniquet (t  r`nĭkĕt, –kā, tûr`–), compression device used to cut off the flow of blood to a part of the body, most often an arm or leg. System into their new Warrior Wear([R]) apparel
line. At recent events directed towards the Law Enforcement and Military
Medical Community, Blackhawk announced that the revolutionary system was
in the final phases of testing and should be available during Q1 of
Calendar 2008.
"At Blackhawk we get up every morning dedicated to using our resources to help save lives," explained Noell. "When medics and doctors that deal with combat and tactical medical needs see the system, they at once understand the immediate life saving potential. Four tourniquets in the pants and four tourniquets in the shirt (two in the short sleeve version), correctly positioned and oriented to the upper and lower extremities, are immediately accessible under existing gear and can be operated by the wearer, their buddy, or a medic medic: see alfalfa. . Immediate application minimizes loss of blood, the single greatest medical problem resulting in death from injuries sustained to the extremities among our troops today. An additional feature is that our design allows users to train with the system over and over rather than having to replace each tourniquet after a single use, whether during training or in the field using the same system they will wear in tactical operation," further explained Noell. "The Integrated Tourniquet System (I.T.S.([TM])) was the brainchild of Dr. Keith Rose. Dr. Rose, a tactical medicine consultant for Blackhawk's Special Operations Operations conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to achieve military, diplomatic, informational, and/or economic objectives employing military capabilities for which there is no broad conventional force requirement. Division, was in the military for several years on a forward surgical team and has extensive field experience in trauma and burns. He is currently working with humanitarian groups worldwide and worked directly with Blackhawk's R&D team to make sure that the system met real world requirements, and was also consistent with the medical training doctrine typically used by Military, Law Enforcement and the Civilian communities," elaborated Eric Yeates, Director of Blackhawk's R&D. "Blackhawk's Injection Molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. Team collaborated on the patent pending design of the Tourniquet System; our Apparel design teams designed the pants and shirts to carry the system, and our Factory's rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. capability allowed us to get sample systems into the hands of users very early in the design process so we could incorporate their input from the beginning of the project," concluded Yates. "The majority of preventable deaths come from loss of blood resulting from leg and arm wounds that is not protected by body armor Noun 1. body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard . Ten percent of preventable combat deaths are from extremity bleeding and 50-70% of all combat injuries are extremity wounds," explained Dr. Rose(a). The fact that you can always find the tourniquet with the Integrated Tourniquet system and the speed with which you can immediately apply it will dramatically impact not only loss of life but also the amount of time that it takes to recover from extreme blood loss injuries," Dr. Rose further explains. Blackhawk intends to incorporate I.T.S. into its current line of apparel and will also license the technology to other manufactures that currently provide apparel to the Military, Law Enforcement, and Outdoor community. About BLACKHAWK!([R]): Blackhawk! Products Group[TM], founded in 1993 by President and CEO Mike Noell, is a leading US manufacturer of tactical, military and law enforcement equipment. It is a global manufacturer of Blackhawk! Tactical[TM] nylon gear; Blackhawk! Body Armor[TM]; Blackhawk! Law Enforcement[TM], Blackhawk! Hydration hydration /hy·dra·tion/ (hi-dra´shun) the absorption of or combination with water. hy·dra·tion n. 1. The addition of water to a chemical molecule without hydrolysis. 2. [TM] systems; Blackhawk! Protective Gloves and Gear[TM], Masters of Defense([R]) Knives and Blackhawk! Blades[TM]; CQC CQC China Quality Certification Center CQC Caiga Quien Caiga (Argentinean TV show) CQC Close Quarters Combat (gaming league) CQC Close Quarters Combat (hand to hand) ([R]) Holsters; Night-Ops([R])Illumination Tools, Dynamic Entry([R])Manual Entry Tools; Warrior Wear([R]) Apparel; and Blackhawk! Outdoors[TM] hunting gear. Blackhawk headquarters is in Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States of America. With a population of 234,403 as of the 2000 census, Norfolk is Virginia's second-largest incorporated city. , with US manufacturing facilities in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Montana, and Idaho. For more information on Blackhawk and Blackhawk products, log on to www.Blackhawk.com or call 800-694-5263. (a)New England Medical Journal 2004. Gawande A. "Casualties of war-military care for the wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan." 351; 2471-2475. |
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