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The direct and indirect effects of severe and prolonged tissue hypoxia due to hemorrhagic shock are leading causes of death following battlefield injuries. About 20% of all battlefield deaths are potentially survivable. Of these, most service members (84%) suffered hemorrhage and potentially could have been saved.  Resuscitation in the field is often seriously inadequate even in patients transpor ...

Advancements in combat aircraft performance and flight equipment design, particularly the use of helmet-mounted display systems (HMDS), have led to an increase in reported neck pain and injury due to G loading among aircrew. These helmet-supported masses shift the center of gravity (CG) forward and superior to the normal CG. With this shifted CG, both low G loading during prolonged use and high G ...

The E.coREADi technology leverages a proprietary enrichment method with high specificity and sensitivity fluorescent enzyme activity assays to detect target organisms. Originally developed as an assay kit to facilitate E. coli testing within wastewater effluents aboard US Navy vessels and ensure EPA compliance prior to discharging treated water, the E.coREADi technology is currently being refined ...

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel involved with the clearance of underwater mines, divers working with explosives and other impulsive noise sources such as underwater explosion (UNDEX) tools are exposed to risk of injury or loss of life. The increased density and viscosity along with the decreased compressibility of water relative to air, mean that underwater blast waves propagate furthe ...

This proposal addresses the need in topic DHA211-006 for a compact, portable, customizable computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) system that provides standardized sensory organization tests (SOT) to selectively manipulate and measure responses by the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems to be conducted in clinic or field environments.  To meet this need, the Barron Associates team pro ...

The innovative product is for neck/back pain and is based on hardware (electrodes, micro-electronics, controller with on/off switch, and alkaline batteries) technology developed with software (algorithms and firmware). The solution embodies an innovative method utilizing functional electrical stimulation (FES). This product is specifically designed for: Neck/back pain during operational conditions ...

Ensuring the safety of drinking water is a global concern and a critical need for the United States Armed Forces. The ability to rapidly detect viable indicator organisms in water sources, including total coliforms and E. coli, in near-real time has been identified as critical to mission success by the US military. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved test method currently used to me ...

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019-2020 has caused a global pandemic, and no preventative measures that are demonstrated broadly effective and safely available. Various platforms for vaccine development are available, including virus vectored vaccines, protein subunit vaccines, genetic vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies for passive immunization. ...

Severe hemorrhage accounts for 90% of all survivable pre-hospital deaths in military combat scenarios, as there is limited access to resuscitation fluids for transfusion. Particularly in scenarios of prolonged forward field care, there is a significant need for hemorrhage control and rapid restoration of blood volume without compromising clotting behavior or gas exchange capabilities. Luna is work ...

Over 50,000 American warfighters had been wounded in action in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom with over 1,500 requiring major limb amputations. Warfighters and first responders must have proper tools for pain management during prolonged field care, allowing rapid stabilization and extraction while mitigating chronic pain effects. Recent studies indicate that magnetic fields can produce temp ...