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Read More >>Two members of the FBI’s ultra-elite Hostage Rescue Team were killed Friday during a training accident involving a helicopter off the coast of Virginia Beach. A spokeswoman for the FBI's Norfolk office, Vanessa Torres, confirmed Sunday the accident occurred Friday afternoon off the Virginia Beach coast, but did not provide additional details. The FBI said in a statement that the two men killed were Special Agent Christopher Lorek, 41, and Special Agent Stephen Shaw, 40. "We mou...
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Scientists have crafted an injectable foam containing oxygen-carrying microparticles that could potentially be used to resuscitate patients undergoing severe oxygen deprivation. The team of researchers, most of whom work at Children's Hospital Boston, demonstrated that the microparticle solution could rapidly oxygenate the blood of rabbits struggling to breath in low oxygen conditions. They report their findings in the latest issue of Science Translational Medicine. "This is a poten...
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Read More >>Chad Cross was hunting for turkey in the woods in Alabama when a venomous pit viper rattlesnake bit him in the lower left leg. Nervous and scared, the Montgomery resident attempted to calm himself and slow his heart rate so as to prevent the quick spreading of the deadly venom throughout his body. He then made a move that saved his life. He pulled out his $10 snake-bite kit. WSFA has the incredible story: WSFA.com: News Weather and Sports for Montgomery, AL. “Best way I can describe i...
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Enter our Zombie IFAK Patch Design Contest on Facebook to WIN a kit! OR Buy now and first 50 kits come with a FREE Emergency Water Filter! ($11.95 value) Introducing Chinook's new 'Plight of the Living Med' Individual First Aid Kit! Whether you're trying to stop the spread of an infectious zombie bite with a tourniquet, Walking Dead style, or caring for the skinned knee you got running from the undead, this compact, lightweight IFAK has the basic medical supplies one might need ...
Chinook Medical Gear, Emergency Preparedness, Home & Travel, Medical Kits | by Diane Zahorodny
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Yesterday, a Fort Worth police officer was chasing down a robbery suspect when the suspect opened fire on the officer, wounding him in the leg. Thanks to the medical training program spearheaded by Sergeant Scott Sikes, this officer was prepared not only with proper medical supplies but with the skills necessary to immediately treat his injury. He may very well have saved his own life as severe bleeding (hemorrhage) is one of the top three causes of preventable death in the field. This incid...
Chinook Medical Gear, Custom Medical Solutions, First Responders, Law Enforcement, Medical Kits | by Jessica
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Chinook Medical Gear, a leader in custom medical solutions and field medical supplies for military, government, law enforcement and emergency medical services (EMS), welcomes new hire Mark Gibbons as account manager for Law Enforcement. Mark brings 30-years of experience in law enforcement, emergency and tactical medicine to his role at Chinook. For the past 22 years, he served as a State Trooper in Maryland, retiring at the rank of Major. Prior to his state police career he held various ...
Chinook Medical Gear, Law Enforcement | by Jessica
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We have recently updated our medical module content images so you can see exactly what is included. You are even able to click each image for a much larger and closer look. What is a Medical Module? Chinook's medical modules are essentially smaller medical kits which are typically procedure specific in nature and vacuum sealed for compact and easy storage. Many of these products were designed with input from military medics including Special Operations. We have many different mo...
Chinook Medical Gear, First Responders, Government, Law Enforcement, Medical Modules, Medical Supplies, Military | by Diane Zahorodny
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Chuck comes to Chinook Medical Gear with over 30 years of experience in the field of combat medicine. He started his career serving 20 years with the U.S. Navy, and followed that with 4 years as procurement officer with the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM). Through his diverse range of emergency medical experiences, Chuck went on to invent the award winning Bolin Chest Seal emergency medical device, and spent the past 5 years as VP of Sales and Marketing and Product Devel...
Chinook Medical Gear, Government | by Jessica
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Chinook invites fans to enter to win our new Emergency Preparedness Medical Kits and prepare for emergencies around the home, office, or on the road this holiday season! To celebrate Chinook's highly anticipated EPMK collection and help raise awareness about emergency preparedness during a critical time of year, Chinook is launching the 'Give the Gift That Could Save a Life' social media sweepstakes on Facebook this month (Nov. 5th through Dec. 3rd). Everyone is invited to register to w...
Chinook Medical Gear, Corporate, Emergency Preparedness, Home & Travel, Medical Kits | by Jessica
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