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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 rate of ankle sprains in military personnel is nearly five times greater than that reported in the civilian population. To minimize the impact of these injuries on Warfighter readiness and lethality, effective preventative and rehabilitative methods are required. However, to prescribe accurate rehabilitative methods clinicians must be able to measure ankle instability (a hallmark of ankle spra ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition characterized by poor pulmonary gas exchange, typically caused by some form of lung injury. Current treatment options are limited, often relying on oxygen treatments and mechanical ventilation, with severe cases requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for supportive care. These treatment options can lead to sig ...

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 ...

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 ...

Severe hemorrhage accounts for more than 90% of all survivable pre-hospital deaths sustained in military combat, so rapid hemostasis using tourniquets or an advanced hemostatic dressing is critical. While hemorrhage is responsible for the vast majority of pre-hospital deaths, infection is the leading cause of future complications including skin graft failure or sepsis. It has been demonstrated tha ...

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 ...